1hew-ComfyUI-1hewNodes/web/docs/1hew_LoadTxt/en.md

Load Txt - Load text files

Node Purpose: Load Txt reads .txt content from a file path or a folder and outputs the text plus the filename stem. It supports folder scan, optional recursive subfolders, encode selection, and indexed file selection via index.

Inputs

Name	Port	Type	Default	Range	Description
file	-	STRING	""	-	Text file path or folder path. Supports absolute paths and also resolves relative paths against ComfyUI input/output/temp directories.
encode	-	COMBO	auto	auto / utf-8 / utf-8-sig / gbk / utf-16	Text read option; auto tries common text formats in sequence.
index	-	INT	0	-8192-8192	Text file index when file is a folder; supports negative indices via modulo selection.
include_subdir	-	BOOLEAN	false	-	Include subfolders when file points to a directory.

Outputs

Name	Type	Description
text	STRING	Loaded text content.
filename	STRING	Filename stem of the selected text file.

Features

• File or folder input: reads a single .txt file or selects from a directory.
• Encoding compatibility: auto mode tries utf-8, utf-8-sig, gbk, and utf-16.
• Stable ordering: folder entries are sorted case-insensitively for more predictable indexing.
• Indexed selection: use index to pick one file from a folder; negative indices wrap by modulo.
• UI preview: shows the loaded text directly in the node panel.

Typical Usage

• Read prompt templates from a folder by index for batched workflows.
• Load one config text file and feed the text output into prompt or text-processing nodes.

Notes & Tips

• Only .txt files are matched currently.
• The node raises an error when the path does not exist or no valid text files are found.