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Command: Insert File as Text

Function: The command copies the contents of a text file to the active editor at the current cursor position.

Call: The command is not in any menu by default. You can insert it into a menu by means of the Tools → Customize dialog in the Text Editor command category.

Requirement: The file has to have the .txt file extension. The command is available in a text editor only.

Many development environments and text processing applications provide the option of exporting code and text as a plain text file. The command can copy the contents of this file to the editor.

For more information, see: Text editor