# Reading files from a folder(s) ...where to start learning?

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**Category:** Coding Questions\
**Created:** [May 11, 2020, 11:12pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/reading-files-from-a-folder-s-where-to-start-learning/20761 "2020-05-11T23:12:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chrisir](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/chrisir/32/45_2.png) [@Chrisir](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Chrisir)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 11:17pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/reading-files-from-a-folder-s-where-to-start-learning/20761/2 "2020-05-11T23:17:50Z")

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> [@Is the a "load all text files in a directory" (\*.txt) function in processing?](https://discourse.processing.org/t/is-the-a-load-all-text-files-in-a-directory-txt-function-in-processing/20507):
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> Hello All, I have a more general question. I have a data analysis program I have been working on that takes in .txt files using loadStrings(). Before I run the program I am manually reformatting the names of the .txt files so loadStrings() can point to a specific filename. I would like to program some code so all .txt files are loaded in without needing to have a specific file location. Really simple example: “This is the full file name and I only want to get JUST THIS PIECE of information…

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