# Display a shor text file

**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/display-a-shor-text-file/1278
**Category:** Discussion
**Created:** [August 6, 2009, 10:17am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/display-a-shor-text-file/1278 "2009-08-06T10:17:03Z")
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### Author: ![deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/deleted_user/32/937_2.png) [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2009, 10:17am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/display-a-shor-text-file/1278/1 "2009-08-06T10:17:03Z")

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Hi

I want to display a short text file but I don't find a simple way of doing it. Am I missing anything?

Thanks Daphna

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### Author: ![paulsamways](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e8c25b/32.png) [@paulsamways](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/paulsamways)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2009, 1:00am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/display-a-shor-text-file/1278/2 "2009-08-07T01:00:14Z")

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Hi Daphna,   
  
 How do you want to display the short text file? Generally you’ll use the Read Text File action to read the contents of the file into a variable and then you can use another action such as ‘Message Box’, ‘Log Variables’, etc to display the text in your build.   
  
 Regards,   
 Paul.

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### Author: ![deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/deleted_user/32/937_2.png) [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2009, 10:12am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/display-a-shor-text-file/1278/3 "2009-08-09T10:12:47Z")

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Thanks , it works fine.

Is there any limitation on the length of this file??

Daphna

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### Author: ![paulsamways](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e8c25b/32.png) [@paulsamways](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/paulsamways)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2009, 1:11am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/display-a-shor-text-file/1278/4 "2009-08-10T01:11:37Z")

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Hi Daphna,   
  
 There are no hard limits as to how big the file can be but factors such as the amount of available memory may come into effect with very large files.   
  
 Regards,   
 Paul.