https://forge.codesys.com/forge/talk/Engineering/thread/34803cff99/2020-02-27T14:11:45.229000ZRecent posts to External File2020-02-27T14:11:45.229000Z2020-02-27T14:11:45.229000Zeschwellingerhttps://forge.codesys.com/u/eschwellinger/https://forge.codesys.come6cbd2be2a3a677fa8a4d42996707e5a87cfdb03

<div class="markdown_content"><p>Hi,<br/> which plc are you using (it depends on the runtime version too)</p> <p>You could check with the CODESYS file browser,<br/> the file will be downloaded runtime Directory /Plclogic/Application</p> <p>BR<br/> Edwin</p> <p><img alt="IMG: externalfile.jpg" rel="nofollow" src="https://forum.codesys.com//download/file.php?id=2917"/></p></div>

2020-02-27T14:11:44.810000Z2020-02-27T14:11:44.810000Znmmhttps://forge.codesys.com/u/nmm/https://forge.codesys.com0630338ea124ce0f7ed277fd1171a3c93b5bbd73

<div class="markdown_content"><blockquote> <p><strong>Edwin Schwellinger hat geschrieben:</strong><br/> Hi,<br/> For examle you could download pdf files to the plc and show them in the visualisation or if it is a pc based control<br/> Show them on your target.<br/> Sure maybe if you download inifiles you could read them for examle by inifile reader ..<br/> BR<br/> Edwin</p> </blockquote> <p>Hi Edwin,</p> <p>Thanks for your reply.<br/> I am trying to download a csv file with some values and trying to read them in CoDeSys using SysFileRead but can't read the file.</p> <ol> <li>First issue is that I am not sure if the file is really downloaded onto the PLC as there is no indication</li> <li>Second issue is if it is downloaded what's the location/path of file?</li> </ol></div>

2020-02-27T14:11:44.443000Z2020-02-27T14:11:44.443000Zeschwellingerhttps://forge.codesys.com/u/eschwellinger/https://forge.codesys.com275b7f5336cccc0258b7bea1e1cb8686319775c4

<div class="markdown_content"><p>Hi,<br/> For examle you could download pdf files to the plc and show them in the visualisation or if it is a pc based control<br/> Show them on your target.<br/> Sure maybe if you download inifiles you could read them for examle by inifile reader ..<br/> BR<br/> Edwin</p></div>

2020-02-27T14:11:43.387000Z2020-02-27T14:11:43.387000Znmmhttps://forge.codesys.com/u/nmm/https://forge.codesys.comad54076f1db48b51b0ec39f69c84efd9844cc20f

<div class="markdown_content"><p>Can anyone please explain the purpose of external file in CoDeSys3.<br/> Can we use this file to pass parameters to the project for configration.</p></div>