method openForRead

This method opens a file on disk for reading only. It will not create/truncate or alter the file. The stream position is set to the beginning of the file.

var fileStreamObj = shell.serviceManager.basics.fileStream;
var streamReaderObj = shell.serviceManager.basics.rawStreamReader;

fileStreamObj.openForRead("c:\\temp\\test.txt");
streamReaderObj.stream = fileStreamObj;
//see rawStreamReader method for reading sample

fileStreamObj.close();