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  • 03 Oct

    Question about a Limagito rule and file date filtering

    File date filtering

    Q: We are currently thinking about creating a new Limagito rule to process files, and I would like to get your advice on the best way to implement it.

    Here is the context:

    • Every day, a large number of XML files are dropped into three different folders.
    • For each folder, we would like to identify the files that were created between yesterday at 3:00 AM and today at 2:59 AM.
    • The files identified in each folder will then be zipped and uploaded via SFTP.

    We initially thought about using the DateFiler function with the “Older than” and “Younger than” conditions. However, we realized that if a user manually triggers the rule, the time window will no longer be correct.

    Is there a way to define the time window as “yesterday at 3:00 AM to today at 2:59 AM”, regardless of when the rule is actually executed?

    A: We added a new ‘File Date Relative – Time Absolute Filter’ in version v2026.10.3.0

    In your case you’ll need both include and exclude file date filter:

    limagito filemover file date filtering

    limagito filemover file date filtering

    If you need any help about this new ‘file date filtering’ option, please let us know.

    Best Regards,

    Limagito Team

    #managedfiletransfer #filetransfer #filemanagement #limagito

  • 10 Jan

    Using an absolute date in the Filedate Filter

    Wondering if there is a way to only move files newer than a particular date. I see that I can include or exclude files older than a specific number of days or hours (which are *relative* times), but nothing with specific date/time (*absolute* times).

    We got the following question from  a long time user. We added this option in ‘v11.101.11.0’. This will compare the FileDate with an absolute Date. Option is added in the Include and Exclude Filedate filter. Set the ‘File Date Filter Reference’ to ‘Date Absolute’ to enable this option.

    FileFilter.DateTimeRefAbsolute

    Regards,

    Limagito Team

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