Instead of retrieving my text I get "com.google.appinventor.components.runtime.File@4419e4b0"

[Keops75]

Ok, so relatively new user here. I hope someone will be able to clear this up for me.

I've included a *txt file as media in my project. I'm trying to read this file using the File / ReadFrom function. I've understood that I need to prefix the filename with // in order to retrieve it from the assets. But. Instead of the file I've included, I get the following text "com.google.appinventor.components.runtime.File@4419e4b0", when running the app using AI Companion, android 10.

I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. Please help.

[WatermelonIce]

Most probably you get the file component instead of the text.

You should drag the variable from the GotText event:
Example:

[Kumaraswamy]

@Keops75

com.google.appinventor.components.runtime.File@4419e4b0

That's the ID of the file component, I think your using File1 block?

[WatermelonIce]

@Kumaraswamy

That's the ID of the file component,

This is what I've just said.

[Keops75]

Ah, brilliant! Thanks for helping out!

[WatermelonIce]

You're welcome. If any of the post solves your problem, please mark as solution.