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05 Nov
How to setup a rule that reads a list of folders from a file
How to setup a rule that reads a list of folders from a file
Q: I wonder can you help me. I have a Source folder with hundreds of subfolders, each with a 5-digit numeric name –
c:\source\23432, c:\source\76453 – you get the idea
Inside each subfolder is a list of .txt and/or .inp files. – that’s kind of irrelevant.
I’m trying to setup a rule that reads a list of folders from a file, one per line
I want the rule to move t or copy the contents of just those subfolders to a destination which will also have the entry from the file somewhere in the destination path – e:\destinatio\<foldername>\target for eample
I’ve tried use %FSA in various ways, but I’m hitting a brick wall. Any ideas?
Limagito: Could you send me an example of such a file which contains the folders to copy
It’s as simple as these – so the source folders would, for example, be c:\source\<linefromfile> and the destination would be e:\dest\<linefromfile>
$List of folders from a file\list of folders from a file$
Limagito: ok both text files are just examples I guess. Th text file to read from would always have the same name or would there be multiple txt files?
For each rule, the text file will always be the same – one text file per job. The contents of each source folder however will change
A: This is possible using a custom script.
We are using a Windows folder as source.
This folder contains subfolders, each with a 5-digit nummer.

Please open our ‘Pascal Script’ option:
Please enable and add the following ‘On Rule Begin’ Pascal Script. Don’t forget to adjust the ctTxtFile const. The script will read the content of the external text file and will set to our %VSA variable. This %VSA variable will be used in the Directory setup later.
You can download the script: here
The Directory Filter setup is very important in this case:
Enable ‘Include Subdirectories’
‘Exclude Basedirectory’, because we only are interested in the content of the subfolders
Set ‘Subdirectory Filter Depth’ to ‘1’. Only the first level folder name is the one that will be used to check if it exists in the txt file.
Switch to the ‘Dir Name’, ‘Include’ tab:
Add %VSA as Directory Include Filter
Switch to ‘Advanced’ tab:
Set ‘SubDir Search Mode (WIN) to ‘Exclude Complete Invalid SubDirs’
The reason is that we will not scan invalid subfolders. So, if we can not find the folder name (5-digit numeric name) in the external text file, we’ll skip the subfolder completely.
We used a Windows Folder as Destination with default setup options:

RunTime log result:
Destination output result:
#filetransfer #filemanagement
If you need any help with this ‘list of folders from a file’ request, please let us know.
Best Regards,
Limagito Team
By Limagito-Team Filters Pascal Script list of folders

02 Nov

How to filter files based on reading their content header data

How to filter files based on reading their content header data

Q: How to filter file from read content in file. Header data date=today yyyymmdd

I want is as shown in the picture below.

$filter files based on reading their content header data\filter files based on reading their content header data$

A: In this case the Source must be a Windows folder or share:

limagito file mover windows folder as source

Test file inside of: C:\Test\Customer\In\

limagito fil emover test file example

Please open our Pascal Script option:

limagito file mover pascal script option

Please enable and add the following ‘On Destination’ Pascal Script:

Var
  iList: Integer;
  tmpCurrentDate, tmpEntry, tmpFile: String;
  tmpList: TStringList;
Const
  ctRunDate = 'RUNDATE=';
Begin
  psVSA := '';
  psExitCode:= -2;
  tmpCurrentDate := FormatDateTime('YYYYMMDD', Now);
  tmpFile := psFilePath + psFileName;
  psLogWrite(1, '', 'Searching for RUNDATE inside File: ' + tmpFile);
  tmpList := TStringList.Create;
  Try
    Try
      tmpList.LoadFromFile(tmpFile);
      // Iterate
      For iList := 0 to (tmpList.Count - 1) Do
      Begin
        tmpEntry := AnsiUpperCase(tmpList.Strings[iList]);
        If pos(ctRunDate, tmpEntry) <> 0 Then
        Begin
          tmpEntry := psStringReplace(tmpEntry, ctRunDate, '');
          If tmpEntry <> '' Then
          Begin
            If SameText(tmpEntry, tmpCurrentdate) Then
            Begin
              psExitCode := 1; // Filter found
              // Debug
              psLogWrite(1, '', 'Valid RUNDATE found: ' + tmpEntry);
              // Break
              Break;
            End;  
          End;
        End;
      End;
     Except
       psLogWrite(1, '', 'LoadFromFileError, ' + tmpFile);
     End;
  Finally
    tmpList.Free;
  End;
End.

limagito file mover pascal script option

We added the following filename include filter because it is important to only process text based files:

limagito file mover file filter setup

We added a Windows folder as Destination:

limagito file mover destination setup

RunTime Log result:

limagito file mover runtime log result

#filehandling #filetransfer #filemanagement

If you need any help with this ‘filter files based on reading their content header data’ request, please let us know.

Best Regards,

Limagito Team

By Limagito-Team Filters Pascal Script content data, content header data, filter files

29 Oct
How to filter file from read content in file header data
Q: How to filter file from read content in file Header data date=today yyyymmdd
A: We received an example of the file we need the content from. The filename of this text file stays the same, it is being updated each day by the customer.
This is an example of the content of this file where we need to read ‘RUNDATE=’ value and use it as ‘Include File Filter’.

In our test setup we used a Windows folder as Source and Destination. Source and Destination can be any type. The text file where we need to read the content from and use it as filter must be located on a Windows folder or Share.

Subfolders Test Environment:
– Data: contains the text file we will check for the ‘RUNDATE’ entry that will be used as file filter.
– In: Files to be moved
– Out: Destination of files
Please open our ‘Pascal Script’ option:

Enable and add the following ‘On Rule Begin’ Pascal Script. I’ve attached the script (script.txt). Don’t forget to adjust the ctTxtFile Const to your actual setup. The script will load the text file when the Rule is triggered, it will strip the part after ‘RUNDATE=’ and will set this to our %VSA variable that will be used in the FileName Include Filter setup.
Var iList: Integer; tmpEntry, tmpFile: String; tmpList: TStringList; Const ctRunDate = 'RUNDATE='; ctTxtFile = 'C:\Test\Customer\Data\fxrate0000_getdata.txt'; Begin psVSA := ''; psExitCode:= 0; tmpFile := ctTxtFile; psLogWrite(1, '', 'Searching for filter from File: ' + tmpFile); tmpList := TStringList.Create; Try Try tmpList.LoadFromFile(tmpFile); // Iterate For iList := 0 to (tmpList.Count - 1) Do Begin tmpEntry := AnsiUpperCase(tmpList.Strings[iList]); If pos(ctRunDate, tmpEntry) <> 0 Then Begin tmpEntry := psStringReplace(tmpEntry, ctRunDate, ''); If tmpEntry <> '' Then Begin psVSA := '*' + tmpEntry + '*'; psExitCode := 1; // Filter found // Debug psLogWrite(1, '', 'File Filter adjusted to: ' + psVSA); // Break Break; End; End; End; Except psLogWrite(1, '', 'LoadFromFileError, ' + tmpFile); End; Finally tmpList.Free; End; End.

Add the following File Filter Setup:

Important, do not forget to enable ‘Allow parameters in File Name Filter’:

Now enable and trigger the Rule. RunTime Log Result:

#filehandling #filetransfer #filemanagement
If you need any help with this ‘filter file from read contents’ request, please let us know.
Best Regards,
Limagito Team
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