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Caution: 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 Workflow will try to remove all the files located in that
folder, including all the system and hidden files. So when using a Folder Capture, be aware of
where you are capturing.
Processing
Each file capture by the input is sent down through the process, one at a time. When the file is finished,
the process goes back to the input which feeds another file down, as long as there are files in the
queue. Once all the files are gone, the task polls the input folder again to see if new files are present
and, if so, the process continues with these files. Otherwise, the process ends.
Output
The output to this task is a series of individual files, one after the other. These files are not modified in
any way from when they are captured from the source folder.
Task properties
General Tab
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Folder list: Enter the full path of the folder from which the input files are to be taken.
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Masks: Enter a single or multiple file names or use file name masks. See "Masks" on page291.
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Treat as regular expressions: When ticked, the contents of the Mask field are deemed to
be a regular expression . You can specify multiple masks based on regular expressions,
separating the regular expressions by a semicolon.
The checkbox is not ticked by default. Please refer to Regular Expressions for more inform-
ation.
Note: No Variable Data can be used inside this field if the Treat as regular expressions
option is ticked. The percent sign, the curly brackets and the period are all key elements of
the RegEx syntax, therefore they cannot be mixed and matched with Workflow variable
data syntax (e.g. %1, ${global.myvar}, etc.). Also, there is no validation of the RegEx being
specified.
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Sort files by: Select a given sorting method to prompt PlanetPress Workflow 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 Workflow take the files without sorting them first.
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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.
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