Watchdog

Monitors a directory and its subdirectories for any new files with the specified extension. When a file is detected, it returns the file's path and executes the specified activities within the loop.

Category: Flow Control & Logic · Group: General · Activity name: Watchdog

Example

with Watchdog("./incoming", ".xlsx", newFileVariable="newFile"):
    WriteLine(newFile)

Inputs

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
Directory Path	string	Yes		The path to the directory to be monitored.
File Extension	string	Yes		The extension of files to be monitored.
New File Path Variable	string	Yes		The variable designated for storing the path to each new file.

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