File.getContents()

Method Description	Method used to return the content of the file. Important: Content held in memory is limited to 10MB. Note: You can access CSV or text files (including files over 10MB) using File.appendLine(options) or File.lines.iterator().
Returns	The file content as a string.
Supported Script Types	Server scripts For more information, see SuiteScript 2.x Script Types.
Governance	None
Module	N/file Module
Since	2015.2

Errors

Error Code	Message	Thrown If
SSS_FILE_CONTENT_SIZE_EXCEEDED	The file content you are attempting to access exceeds the maximum allowed size of 10 MB.	You attempt to return the content of a file larger than 10MB.

Syntax

Important:

The following code sample shows the syntax for this member. It is not a functional example. For a complete script example, see N/file Module Script Samples.

          //Add additional code 
...
var fileObj = file.load({
    id: 145
});
if (fileObj.size < 10485760){
    fileObj.getContents();
    }
...
//Add additional code 

        

Related Topics

• file.File
• N/file Module
• SuiteScript 2.x Modules
• SuiteScript 2.x

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