Error importing text file into AE...

[mikeb123XXX]

I'm trying to import a text file into AE to auto-populate a text box with the expression in the sourceText:

footage("text.txt").sourceText;

The text file is in Plain Text format. However, when I try and drag the text.txt file into my project or try to import it via File>Import>File... I get the following errors:

1) After Effects error: Could not read from source. Please check the settings and try again.

2) After Effects error: file 'text.txt' cannot be imported – this '@hvb' file is damaged or unsupported.

I've tried this with multiple text files in case the first file was corrupt, but I still get the errors.

I was under the impression that you could import text files into AE. Is this not the case?

[Mylenium]

Without any system info and other details nobody can tel lyou much. simply sounds like soem other program has its claws on the file, which could be anything from the system's indexing service to security tools to who knows what.

Mylenium