Description
This job entry allows you to move a number of files and/or folders to alternate locations on your file system.
This works also on remote file systems (via VFS, e.g. with FTP.
Example for a move (rename) of a file on a FTP server (username/password must be given for source and destination).
General tab
In this tab you can specify the files and/or folders to move
Option |
Description |
Job entry name |
The name of the job entry.
Note : This name has to be unique in a single job. A job entry can be placed several times on the canvas, however it will be the same job entry. |
Settings |
- Include Subfolders: also move the content of sub-folders
- Move empty folders : also move empty folders
- Simulate : don't actually move anything, just see if it's possible at all.
- Copy previous results to args : use the result files from the previous job entry (entries) as files and/or folders to move.
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Files / Folders |
You can specify the list of files or folders with destinations and wildcards in this grid.
You can add a different source/destination on each line.
NOTE: You can use the "Add" button to add a line to the Files/Folders list |
Destination file
In this tab you can specify the destination of the files and/or folders and their new filenames.
Option |
Description |
Destination file |
- Create destination folder : use this option to create the destination folder
- Destination is a file
- Do not keep folder structure : flatten the sub-folder structure if any sub-folders are used
- Add date to destination filename (yyyyMMdd or 20091231)
- Add time to destination filename (HHmmss or 235959)
- Specify date time format : allows you to specify your own date-time format. The default is yyyyMMdd'_'HHmmss
- Add date before extension
- If destination file exists: select one of these options:
- Do nothing
- Overwrite destination file
- Create file with unique name
- Delete source file
- Move source file to folder : use the lower part of the dialog (next option in this grid)
- Fail
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Move to folder |
- Destination folder : the target folder to move to
- Create folder
- Add date
- Add time
- Specify format : allows you to specify your own date-time format. The default is yyyyMMdd'_'HHmmss
- If file exists in destination folder: select one of these options:
- Do nothing
- Overwrite file
- Unique name
- Fail
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Advanced
Option |
Description |
Success on |
- Success condition : select one of these option:
- Success when all works fine
- Success when at least x files moved (specify x in the limit field below)
- Success when number of errors lesser than (specify the max number of errors in the limit field below)
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Result files name |
Add files to result files name : add the target file names to the list of result files of this job entry for use in the next job entries. |