read data from text file

This id done now. Actually it is not working with txt file... i tried with .doc, and it worked!
weired groovy!! (or I missed something??)

my testdata.doc file contains - Line1
Line2
Line3
Line4
Line5
Line6
Line7
Line8
Line9
Line10


def list = []
def f=new File( "C:\\testdata.doc" )

f.eachLine { line -> list.add( line ) }
log.info "start"
log.info list[0]
log.info list[1]
log.info list[2]
log.info list[3]
log.info list[4]
log.info list[5]
log.info list[6]
log.info list[7]
log.info list[8]
log.info list[9]
log.info list[10]

The above program displays results with strange characters... any idea? any other way to read file sequentially line by line?? or reading excel would be best! please post the code if u have, or suggest!

If you are using a .doc file, I think the strange characters are formatting characters that are normally invisible in an editor. I think the simplest solution would be to save your data as a .txt file, and use that.

/Nenad
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