# Load text file to create zones

**URL:** <https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/load-text-file-to-create-zones/1130>\
**Category:** FLAC3D\
**Created:** [August 18, 2023, 10:56am UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/load-text-file-to-create-zones/1130 "2023-08-18T10:56:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Umer99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b77776/32.png) [@Umer99](https://forum.itascainternational.com/u/Umer99)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 10:56am UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/load-text-file-to-create-zones/1130/1 "2023-08-18T10:56:56Z")

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Hi everyone, I have a text file containing data points that I created in Rhino Grashopper. I want to load this file in FLACED to create zones. How can I load this file using Fish or Python script commands? Thanks  
Kind regards,  
Umer Fiaz.

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**Author:** ![ndahlhaus](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.itascainternational.com/ndahlhaus/32/123_2.png) [@ndahlhaus](https://forum.itascainternational.com/u/ndahlhaus)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/load-text-file-to-create-zones/1130/2 "2023-08-18T12:05:00Z")

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Hi Umer,

using FISH you could load the file with the command [file.all](https://docs.itascacg.com/itasca900/common/fish/doc/fish_manual/fish_fish/file_utilities/fish_file.all.html). After that you only have to split the single list entries with [string.split](https://docs.itascacg.com/itasca900/common/fish/doc/fish_manual/fish_fish/string_utilities/fish_string.split.html?highlight=split) or [string.csv.from](https://docs.itascacg.com/itasca900/common/fish/doc/fish_manual/fish_fish/string_utilities/fish_string.csv.from.html?node7832) and then you can create the zones with [zone.create.gp](https://docs.itascacg.com/itasca900/flac3d/zone/doc/manual/zone_manual/zone_fish/zone_intrinsics/fish_zone.create.gp.html?node3484) or [zone.create.pos](https://docs.itascacg.com/itasca900/flac3d/zone/doc/manual/zone_manual/zone_fish/zone_intrinsics/fish_zone.create.pos.html?node3486). Note, however, that the gridpoints must be specified in the correct order (more on this can be found in the [zone.create.gp](https://docs.itascacg.com/itasca900/flac3d/zone/doc/manual/zone_manual/zone_fish/zone_intrinsics/fish_zone.create.gp.html?node3484) documentation).

Cheers,  
Nils

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**Author:** ![Umer99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b77776/32.png) [@Umer99](https://forum.itascainternational.com/u/Umer99)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/load-text-file-to-create-zones/1130/3 "2023-08-18T13:42:02Z")

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Thank you very much. I will check on all these steps.

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**Author:** ![Umer99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b77776/32.png) [@Umer99](https://forum.itascainternational.com/u/Umer99)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/load-text-file-to-create-zones/1130/4 "2023-08-18T13:57:57Z")

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I used the following command " f = file.all(points\_zones.txt)" but this give me an error.

**lgpcom: no. grid-points linked = 0.**  
\*\*\*\*\* Unused extra parameter 2 (file.open) found on command line.\*\*  
\*\* While processing line 1 of source\*\*

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**Author:** ![msepu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9e5f3/32.png) [@msepu](https://forum.itascainternational.com/u/msepu)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/load-text-file-to-create-zones/1130/5 "2023-08-18T14:53:21Z")

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i think te points\_zones.txt should be with quotations marks → ‘points\_zones.txt’