# File Read Read data from a specified text file. Action available for the following operating systems: ![](/files/-MAlQBZuuTnc6hyzKSVQ) ### Parameters * **File ID** *\ -* The identification to the file that the user wants to read. The File ID used in a previous [Open File](/kalipso5/developing/form/actions/actions-description/group-files/file-open.md) action. * **Target** *\ -* The control or variable to save the readed data from file. * **Details** *\* * **Read Chunck and Length** *\ -* If the user wants to read a chunck of data from the file, he must indicate the number of characters to he wants to read. * **Read Line and End Line Chars** *\ -* If the user wants to read a line of the file, he must indicate the end characters of each file line. * **Coded** *\ -* Defines if the readed data is being coded or not. If user chooses YES to this parameter, values between '<' and '>' are considered to be the ASCII value and will be converted to the respective char, otherwise nothing happens. {% hint style="info" %} When the end of the file is reached this action generates an error. In this case, the ERRORCODE can be compared to -512 to know if the error is due to an end of file. {% endhint %} --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://doc.sysdevmobile.com/kalipso5/developing/form/actions/actions-description/group-files/file-read.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.