Is there any way to save and open files from godot to a chosen folder?

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I’m making a level editor and I would want the player to be able to create files and give them a name with the usual “saving file window”. I’d also like for the player to be able to pick a file in the same kind of window so the game reads it. Is there any way or should I find a different sistem to open files (I can work with that)?

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You can use the FileDialog node with the signal file_selected(path: String).

Read the documentation here if you want to see what else it can do.

For saving and reading files, you will want to use FileAccess.open like the following examples:

Writing

func on_file_selected(path: String) -> void:
    var file = FileAccess.open(path, FileAccess.WRITE) # Write to the file
    file.store_string("Hello from Godot!")
    file.close()

Reading

func on_file_selected(path: String) -> void:
    var file = FileAccess.open(path, FileAccess.READ) # Read from the file
    var file_as_text = file.get_as_text()
    file.close()

NOTE: on_file_selected is connected to the signal file_selected

Read the documentation here if you want to see what else it can do.

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Thanks a lot!