Loading json files from res:// paths

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4.1.1.stable.mono
Runtime Version: .NET 9.0.6
Runtime Identifier: osx-arm64
Process Architecture: Arm64

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Hi there. Apologies if this is a commonly asked question. I’ve tried following solutions which i’ve found online but thus far haven’t been able to rectify the issue.

I’m trying to load json file configuration data in. It works fine in debug, but the check for the path fails when i export.

This is where the exception is blowing when i try to load a language file.

        string path = $"res://assets/translations/{languageCode}/game.json";

        if (!FileAccess.FileExists(path))
            throw new Exception($"Language file not found: {path}");```
        using var file = FileAccess.Open(path, FileAccess.ModeFlags.Read);
        string json = file.GetAsText();

I’ve got the export set to the json files:

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And we have the files here:

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I know i’m doing something fundamentally incorrect here, but i just can’t fathom it. Again, works fine running from the editor or a vscode debug build. The exported build was also fine before I added this in. There must be something odd with importing json files as the Exception is always being thrown when the file check occurs for the file.

Many thanks in advance!

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At first glance, I’m thinking the most likely culprit is the language directory name, although that might not be the case.

Try using ResourceLoader.ListDirectory() to inspect what’s what in the exported project.

You could also try setting the export filter to *.json, though in my experience it will export json files just fine without it.

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Bit embarrassing, but the ListDirectory check just uncovered the issue. The mac I’m developing this on is more forgiving when it comes to things like upper and lower case.. the Steamdeck being archlinux is not.

In short, the en-GB and ja-JP folders were capitalised in the code and lower case in the directory structure.

Thank you for pointing me in the correct direction :).

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