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The On Error Tab is common to all tasks. Details can be found on "Task Properties Dialog" (page 51).
Folder Capture Input Task Properties
Folder Capture input tasks retrieve data from a specified folder. You can limit the files pulled in from the folder by entering
masks for the file that are more specific than the default mask *.* which captures all files in the folder.
It is important to note that the Folder Capture input task processes files in the specified folder and that correspond to your
mask one at a time, and will return to the input task once the current file has finished processing. Each time it returns to the
Folder Capture input task, it again only captures one single file. It does this until there are no more files in the folder and will
also capture any new file that were added during the time it processed other files. Once no more files are found, it stops proc-
essing until it is scheduled to run again.
This is an important consideration when scheduling a task, as the Folder Capture will keep capturing files as long as new files
are added, even if it means continuing to capture and process outside its scheduled time. It is also important that while the
Folder Capture input task is processing files it keeps a copy of each file in a temporary folder, and will not delete any of these
files until it has finished processing all of them. This may cause issues with running out of disk space.
As with any task that can refer to network resources, it is important to understand the considerations involved with
paths and permissions of these resources. Please refer to the "Network Considerations" (page 16) page in the
Advanced Configuration and Options chapter (Reference Guide, in English only).
If you create a Folder Capture input task that takes any file it finds in the root folder of one of your hard disks, then
PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools will try to remove all the files located in that folder, including all the system and hid-
den files. So when using a Folder Capture, be aware of where you are capturing.
General Tab
l Folder: Enter the full path of the folder from which the input files are to be taken.
l Masks: Enter a single or multiple file names or use file name masks. See "Masks" (page 178).
l Sort files by: Select a given sorting method to prompt PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools to sort the files in the source
folder before taking them (and thus to take them in a specific order). Select None to let PlanetPress Suite Workflow
Tools take the files without sorting them first.
l Sort order: If you selected a sorting method in the Sort files by box, select the order in which you want the files to
be sorted.
l Use archive attribute: Select to turn on the archive attribute of the data files found in the source folder and to leave
them in their original location (i.e. to take copies of the source files). Note that PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools never
takes source files that have their archive attribute turned on (so the source files will not be taken again and again).
When this option is turned off, PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools removes data files from the source location.
l Capture files in sub-directories also: Select to capture files from child folders of the source folder as well.
l Sort directories first: If you selected a sorting method in the Sort files by box, and if you want the folders present
in the source folder to be sorted first, select this option. When this option is selected, the chosen Sort order is applied to
each separate folder, not across folders. The subfolders themselves are always processed in alphabetical order,
regardless of the sort order.
l Include hidden files: Select if you want any hidden folders or files present in the source folder to be taken as well.
l Include empty files: Select if you want any empty folders or files present in the source folder to be taken as well.
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