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# Read Text File

This action can read the text contents of a file.

## **Properties**

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### **Input**

* **File Name**: set the file where the text defined upper to be input; either a variable or directly the file name.

### Output

* **Output**: The variable which will be used to store the text contents.

{% hint style="info" %}
**Note:** This variable must be a string.
{% endhint %}

### **Misc**

* **Display Name**: action display name in your implementation project.
* **Wait Before**: number milliseconds robot to wait before executing the action.
* **Wait After:** number milliseconds robot to wait until moving to the next action.
* **Abort on Error**: True/False
* **Retry Times**: Specifies the number of times to retry an action if it doesn't end successfully. Default value 0 (no retry); Use -1 if you want to retry indefinitely.&#x20;

## **Use Case**

### **Potential Use Cases**

* Read a contract to extract specific information.
* Read a report.