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FileReadLine

Last update:
May 18, 2026
Note:
You can find the CFFiddle demo of this function and other file functions as part of a project that is shared with you.
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Description

Reads a line from an on-disk or in-memory file.

Returns

The line of the file.

Category

Function syntax

FileReadLine(fileObj)

See also

History

ColdFusion 8: Added this function.

Parameters

Parameter
Description
fileobj
The file object

Example

The following example opens a file, reads each line, outputs each line, and then closes the file.
<h3>FileReadLIne Example</h3> 
 
 <cfscript> 
 myfile = FileOpen("c:\ColdFusion9\wwwroot\test1.txt", "read"); 
 while(NOT FileisEOF(myfile)) 
 { 
 x = FileReadLine(myfile); // read line 
 WriteOutput("#x#"); 
 } 
 FileClose(myfile); 
 </cfscript

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