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# File Reader Input Adapter Sample

## About This Sample

This adapter sample illustrates the use of the TIBCO StreamBase® Text File Reader Adapter by reading a file and emitting a tuple that contains the file's contents in a string field.

## Importing This Sample into StreamBase Studio

In StreamBase Studio, import this sample with the following steps:

- From the top-level menu, select File → Load StreamBase Sample.

- Enter `filer` to narrow the list of options.

- Select File Reader input adapter from the StreamBase Standard Adapters category.

- Click OK.

StreamBase Studio creates a project for the sample.

## Running This Sample in StreamBase Studio

1. In the Project Explorer view, open the sample you just loaded.

   If you see red marks on a project folder, wait a moment for the project to load its features.

   If the red marks do not resolve themselves after a minute, select the project, right-click, and select Maven → Update Project from the context menu.

2. Open the `src/main/eventflow/`packageName`` folder.

3. Open the `filereader.sbapp` file and click the Run button. This opens the SB Test/Debug perspective and starts the module.

4. In the Manual Input view, click Send Data to send the default `null` tuple.

5. In the Output Streams view, observe tuples emitted on the `Status` and `Data` output streams, the latter of which contains the contents of the configured default file, `MyFile.txt`.

6. Press F9 or click the Terminate EventFlow Fragment button.

## Sample Location

When you load the sample into StreamBase Studio, Studio copies the sample project's files to your Studio workspace, which is normally part of your home directory, with full access rights.

### Important

Load this sample in StreamBase Studio, and thereafter use the Studio workspace copy of the sample to run and test it, even when running from the command prompt.

Using the workspace copy of the sample avoids permission problems. The default workspace location for this sample is:

    studio-workspace/sample_adapter_embedded_filereader

See Default Installation Directories for the default location of `studio-workspace` on your system.