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15 Jul

Can you use the date in a file name to create the subdirectory?

Q: Can you use the date in a file name to create the subdirectory? So, when moving the attached file, we would like to create a sub-directory of:

C:\Users\niall\WindowsDatabase\Destination\Valuation\2021\06. Jun\ ,

Where ‘2021\06. Jun\’ is derived from the name of the source file? Thinking if we can pull a date variable/parameter from the filename we could pass it into the directory set-up. I can’t see how to get there.

A: Yes this is possible using some Pascal Script.

We received the following filename from the customer: ‘Valuation_2021-06-21.csv’. We’ll use this in the following example but remember we can adjust the script for any other filename you might have.

1.Using a Windows folder as Source:

Limagito File Mover Windows Folder as Source

2.Open our ‘Pascal Script’ option:

Limagito File Mover Pascal Script Menu

3. Add and enable the following ‘On Destination’ Pascal Script:

Var
  tmpDate: TDateTime;
  tmpDatePart: String;
  tmpList: TStringList;
 
Function GetDateFromString(const aInput: String): TDateTime;
var
  wYear, wMonth, wDay: Word;
Begin
  wYear := StrToInt(Copy(aInput, 1, 4));
  wMonth := StrToInt(Copy(aInput, 6, 2));
  wDay := StrToInt(Copy(aInput, 9, 2));
  Try
    Result := EncodeDate(wYear, wMonth, wDay);
  Except
    Result := 0;
  End;
End;
 
Begin
  // Valuation_2021-06-21.csv
  psExitCode:= 0;
  // ... add your code here
  tmpList := TStringList.create;
  Try
    tmpList.delimiter := '_';
    tmpList.DelimitedText := psFileName;
    If tmpList.Count >= 2 Then
    Begin
      tmpDatePart := tmpList.Strings[1];
      psLogWrite(1, '', 'DatePart from File ' + psFilePath + psFileName + ': ' + tmpDatePart);
      tmpDate := GetDateFromString(tmpDatePart);
      // 2021\06. Jun\
      If Not (tmpDate = 0) Then
      Begin
        psVSA := FormatDateTime('YYYY', tmpDate);
        psVSA := psVSA + '\' + FormatDateTime('DD', tmpDate);
        psVSA := psVSA + '. ' + FormatDateTime('MMM', tmpDate) + '\';
        // Debug        
        psLogWrite(1, '', 'Result psVSA: ' + psVSA);
        psExitCode := 1;
      End
      Else
        psLogWrite(1, '', 'GetDateFromString Error, ' + tmpDatePart);
    End
    Else
      psLogWrite(1, '', 'Count FileName _ Parts Error, ' + psFileName);
  Finally
    tmpList.free;
  End;
End.

Limagito File Mover Pascal Script

4. Adjust the ‘Create Subdir option’ to %VSA in your Destination Setup. We used a Windows folder as Destination in our example.

Limagito File Mover Destination Setup

5. RunTime Log Result:

Limagito File Mover RunTime Log

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If you need any info about this ‘date in a file name to create the subdirectory’ feature, please let us know.

Best regards,

Limagito Team

By Limagito-Team Pascal Script date, filename, subdirectory

14 Jul
Q&A 44: How-To Backup your Limagito File Mover Settings manually
Backup your Limagito File Mover Settings. We tried to make this as simple as possible because we understand when a system crashes you need to be up and running asap. That’s why we store all our settings default within the following single folder: ‘C:\ProgramData\LimagitoX’. The main settings file is the SQLite file called ‘LimagitoX.sqlite’.
Besides that when using the File Mover as Service you need to remember the ‘Logon As’ account which you used. Don’t forget to keep a copy of the installer. We don’t need any .net or Java version.
To be on the safe side:
– Create a backup of your settings regularly (manually or automatic)
– Remember the ‘Logon As’ account of the File Mover Service
– Keep a backup of the ‘Limagito File Mover’ installer you used
1.To create a backup of your settings open the ‘Tools’ menu and select ‘Options’.
2.Click ‘Backup Settings Database Now’.
3. Check your freshly created backup. Open the ‘Tools’ menu and select ‘Settings Directory’.
4. Now you are in the subfolder ‘Bak’ of our default ‘Settings’ folder. There should be a subfolder with the current date as folder name. In our case this is ‘20210714180640’, we use ‘YYYYMMDDHHNNSS’ as format.
5. The subfolder contains all the settings files you need in case your system would crash. Place a copy of this folder on a different (storage) system.
FYI, be sure to create a backup of any ‘non default’ files you are using together with our file mover (private key files, public key files, ..).
>> Now your backup is ready <<
6. In case of a system crash you’ll first need to run the installer on the new system. The installer will create our default Settings folder: ‘C:\ProgramData\LimagitoX’. Copy & paste all files from a previous backup folder into our default settings folder so it looks like the following screenshot again. You need to do this before you start any File Mover Application or Service.
Next, use the LimagitoXC.exe (Config Tool) to install the File Mover Service. Before you start the Service, first change the default ‘Logon As’ user of the File Mover Service to the one you were using before.

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If you need any info about howto ‘Backup your Limagito File Mover Settings’, please let us know.
Best regards,
Limagito Team
By Limagito-Team Q&A Settings Backup backup, settings

12 Jul

Adjust datepart of a filename with Limagito File Mover

Q: Adjust datepart of a filename with Limagito File Mover. I have a file name “thisfile_20210712” and after transfer I would like to reduce one day “thisfile_20210711”. I can try to figure out with regex but what if the day is 20210801” that would be challenge for regex . I don’t know if you have any thing to allow external window host script to run after the job to fix this.

A: Yes this is possible using some Pascal Script. If you think this is too difficult for you, just contact us and we’ll help.

We received an example file of the customer:

This is the example “thisfile_20210711_new.pdf”
Expected: “thisfile_20210710_revised.pdf”

1.Our Source is a Windows Folder.

Limagito File Mover Windows Folder as Source

2. Add the following ‘OnDestination’ Pascal Script. This script will strip and adjust the datepart in the filename.

Limagito File Mover Pascal Script Menu

Limagito File Mover On Destination Pascal Script

Var
  iList: Integer;
  tmpDate: TDateTime;
  tmpDatePart: String;
  tmpList: TStringList;
 
Function GetDateFromString(const aInput: String): TDateTime;
var
  wYear, wMonth, wDay: Word;
Begin
  wYear := StrToInt(Copy(aInput, 1, 4));
  wMonth := StrToInt(Copy(aInput, 5, 2));
  wDay := StrToInt(Copy(aInput, 7, 2));
  Try
    Result := EncodeDate(wYear, wMonth, wDay);
  Except
    Result := 0;
  End;  
End;  
 
Begin
  // thisfile_20210711_new.pdf
  psExitCode:= 0;
  // ... add your code here
  tmpList := TStringList.create;
  Try
    tmpList.delimiter := '_';
    tmpList.DelimitedText := psFileName;
    If tmpList.Count >= 3 Then     
    Begin
      tmpDatePart := tmpList.Strings[1];
      psLogWrite(1, '', 'DatePart from File ' + psFilePath + psFileName + ': ' + tmpDatePart);     
      tmpDate := GetDateFromString(tmpDatePart);
      tmpDate := psIncDay(tmpDate, -1);
      //
      If Not (tmpDate = 0) Then
      Begin
        tmpList.Strings[1] := FormatDateTime('YYYYMMDD', tmpDate);
        // Iterate
        For iList := 0 to (tmpList.Count-1) Do
        Begin
          If iList = 0 Then
            psVSA := tmpList.Strings[iList]
          Else  
            psVSA := psVSA + '_' + tmpList.Strings[iList];        
        End;  
        psLogWrite(1, '', 'Reesult psVSA: ' + psVSA);        
        psExitCode := 1;
      End
      Else          
        psLogWrite(1, '', 'GetDateFromString Error, ' + tmpDatePart);
    End
    Else
      psLogWrite(1, '', 'Count FileName _ Parts Error, ' + psFileName);        
  Finally
    tmpList.free;
  End;  
End.

3. In your Destination setup we’ll use the File Renaming option to rename the originale filename to:

the adjusted filename (%VSA)
‘new.pdf’ part to ‘revised.pdf’

Limagito File Mover File Renaming

4. RunTime Log Result:

Limagito File Mover RunTime Log Result

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If you need any info about this new ‘Adjust datepart of a filename’ option, please let us know.

Best regards,

Limagito Team

By Limagito-Team Pascal Script datepart, filename, rename

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