The Monitor Folder object is used to
monitor for changes to files in a folder that you specify.
Use the Monitor Folder object to
watch for new files greater than a certain size that are added to
the folder.
To configure the Monitor Folder
object you need to know the path of the folder that you want to
monitor, and the events that will trigger this object.
File
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Type the path of the folder
that you want to monitor.
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Trigger conditions
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Select the options to determine
which events will trigger this object:
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File
modified – trigger this object if a file in the folder is
modified, such as when a user opens the file, makes changes to it,
saves it, and closes it.
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Folder size (KB) – trigger this object
if the size of all the files in the folder is less than or greater
than a size that you specify. Select the option from the drop-down
list, and type the size in kilobytes in the field.
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Number of files – trigger this object
if the number of files is less than, greater to, or equal to a
number that you specify. Select the option from the drop-down list,
and type the number of files in the field.
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Polling interval
(seconds)
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Type the frequency (in seconds)
that this object should check for changes to the folder that you
are monitoring.
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You must configure a connection to a
UNIX computer before you can use this object. To configure a
connection, see
Connecting to a UNIX Server
for instructions.
Name
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Description
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Full path name
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The path of the folder to be
monitored.
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File Folder
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The name of the folder to be
monitored, without the path.
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File Name
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The name of the file in the
monitored folder that was changed.
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Change type
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The type of change that
triggered this object–added, deleted, or changed.
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Number of added files
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The number of files that were
added to the monitored folder.
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Number of deleted files
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The number of files that were
deleted from the monitored folder.
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Number of changed files
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The number of files in the
monitored folder that were changed.
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