How to move directories by sending an xml to a watch folder
Q: I want to move directories recusivly from one volume to another, by sending an xml to a watch folder.
<Move><Dir Src=”C:\Test\Label\In“ Dest=”C:\Test\Label\Out“/></Move>
This moves all files and subdirectories from the source to destination, every time I drop a new file into the processing folder. Each xml will contain one entry (Src and Dest). When a xml file is successfully processed it should go to a ‘backup’ folder.
A: Yes, this should be possible using our Pascal Script option. We’ll read the ‘Scr’ and ‘Dest’ value from the xml, the function and other settings need to be done within our File Mover. Both Src and Dest should be Windows folders or shares. We added an option that will move invalid xml files to an ‘error’ folder.
- We used the following test folder structure:
- The Xml processing folder contains two subfolders:
- Backup: when a xml file is successfully processed it should go to a ‘backup’ subfolder
- Error: invalid xml files will be moved to this ‘error’ subfolder
- Source Setup:
- Variable %VSA ( Variable String A ) will be set using our Pascal Script option
- Destination Setup:
- Variable %VSB ( Variable String B )will be set using our Pascal Script option
- Open our Pascal Script option:
- Enable and add the following ‘On Rule Begin’ Pascal Script:
- You can download the script here
- Do not forget to adjust the Const values
- ctXmlPath: Path where we need to look for xml files
- ctXmlErrorPath: Path where we will move invalid xml files to
- ctRoot, ctChild, ctAttrSrc, ctAttrDest: Where do we need to look in the xml files to find ‘Src’ and ‘Dest’ values.
- Enable and add the following ‘On Rule End’ Pascal Script:
- You can download the script here
- Do not forget to adjust the Const values
- ctXmlBackupPath: Path where successfully processed xml files are moved to
- RunTime Log Result:
- We found a valid ‘xml_processor.xml’ file containing ‘C:\Test\Label\In’ as Src and ‘C:\Test\Label\Out’ as Dest
If you need any help about this ‘move directories by sending an xml’ request, please let us know.
Best Regards,
Limagito Team
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