Problem accessing .csv file in build. How to fix this?

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I have .csv file in asset folder.

While I am running project in Unity everything is ok. But once I start compiling a build under Windows application cannot read that file.

How to access it?

5

I don’t think you can access the assets from a build.

What you can do is use a TextAsset. In the script you want to use the .csv from, add a public TextAsset csvFile; variable. Then you can drag your file in the variable in the inspector and access the text using csvFile.text :slight_smile:

And then if you want to save it as a file in the build, to modify the file or allow users to access it for example, you can write the text to a new file in Application.persistentDataPath.

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If you change files in the asset folder during a build, things can get messed up, so you can’t edit the unity project during a build. I can’t see why you would need to look at it in the first place, however. Just wait until it finishes.

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You can try to close the .csv file first, or make sure your .csv has been saved before compiling.

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Try using Application.persistentDataPath instead of Application.dataPath

Another option that could help is using Resources to save the file, more info here:
Unity - Scripting API: Resources