It is often useful to read a local or network directory and populate a PhixFlow stream with the names of the files. This can be used as a reference list for subsequent processing and can also form the basis of a duplicate detection pattern, ensuring that files are not processed more than once. The examples below show how to read the entire folder contents, as well as just specific file types.
The model for these examples is 004 Read a List of Files in a Directory
Example 1: Read all files
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File Collector Configuration
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Attribute Expression to Read Filename
Example Folder and Results in PhixFlow
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Copying Multiple PhixFlow Objects
Modified Expression to read just the CSV files
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Mode Ref: 004
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