Originally Posted by Berserk

Although I didn't see it in the above code, does it contain something like the following?

Code:

file.open(QFile::ReadOnly);

I did see some "if not opened in readonly" things in the last posts, but not an explicit .open() function.

Or does a QFile open the file directly after declaring it?

I thought that.. if it's not opened, nothing is read, and the QString stays empty.