[malcymalc]

I want to have a number of windows notepad files available on my PlayBook. Are they accessible automatically, or do I have to use a specific app to read them.

[jeroen_13]

I think you can access them directly via the FileManager

[Xopher]

Either that, or use a cloud service like DropBox.

[Innovatology]

You'll need an app to read plain text files. Files & Folders has a handy text viewer.

[malcymalc]

Tried to download and launch thru bluebox, but get message saying file type (.txt) is unreadable by PlayBook.

[anon(4018671)]

Read Innovatology's post above yours. F&F is a nice app I bought it today. You can also sideload Ghost Commander which is an Android app and free

[malcymalc]

Reluctant to pay for a simple text viewer. Think I'll convert to .doc on my pc then try again.

[pacoman03]

Reluctant to pay for a simple text viewer. Think I'll convert to .doc on my pc then try again.

You don't need to convert or pay for an app. As dentynefire noted above, Ghost Commander, an android file browser, has an integrated text viewer. What he got wrong is the need to sideload it. It is available in app world for free.

[malcymalc]

Still thwarted by bluebox refusing to download. See attached. And download button doesn't appear to do anything

[Majestic Lion]

You can read .txt files via the browser. Type in file:/// in the browser's address bar, then navigate to wherever the file is stored. For example, if it's in your Documents folder:


accounts/ > 1000/ > shared/ > documents/


Hope that helps.

[SCrid2000]

I use this (more for html editing than for .txt editing); it's an Android port, but it's free and it's in App World.
https://appworld.blackberry.com/webs...85461/?lang=en

[borceg]

Not free but it works with any text file https://appworld.blackberry.com/webs...31936/?lang=en