Hi Larry, Even shorter on mouseUp answer file "Select a file." put url("file:" & it) into fld myOutput end mouseUp Of course that is only good for a text file. Simon -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/reading-a-file-tp4683550p4683559.html Sent from the Revolution - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.