The Read/Write Files from Disk Node do not working

[try2020-code]

Bug Description

i am sure my file path is right , i put it to File(s) Selector ,when i click "test step" ,it do not working and then it show a msg say "Node executed successfully" ,but it do not return any result

1. i am sure the n8n install to my windows pc ,not docker or any vm
2. i am sure the file file have any permissions

To Reproduce

1. go add Read/Write Files from Disk and set read type
2. write a file path ,it type is txt
3. click the "Test step"
4. see any result?

Expected behavior

return any result

Operating System

windows

n8n Version

new

Node.js Version

v20.14.0

Database

SQLite (default)

Execution mode

main (default)

[Joffcom]

Hey @try2020-code,

It looks like the issue here could be with the path separators, Can you try replacing the \ with / and see if that works?

[try2020-code]

hi it looks useful ,but i think it a problem , the path should be '' in win system , i know the '/' in linux but ... can we Identify and fix it?

[Joffcom]

Hey @try2020-code,

Technically Windows will support both \ and / but yeah I agree we should do something in the node to automatically replace these to make life easier.