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New Files in Folder Not Triggering Automation

  • November 6, 2025
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darrylh
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This is the first time I have tried setting up an Automation in Flow by monitoring for a new file.



I have a simple workspace that is unzipping a zip file and updating a database with it’s contents. It works in Form and when published to Flow and manually run.

 

I tries following this article bit nothing seems to happen: https://support.safe.com/hc/en-us/articles/25407764152973-Run-a-Workspace-When-Data-Arrives-in-a-Directory

The trigger is set like this:

 

I have a filter checking for zip files:

And then a Workspace:

 

 

In the log file i gives the line:

2025-11-6 15:24:41 | Performing query against PATH dataset `\\MYNETWORK\ICT_GIS\Projects\DAI-XXXX Land Registry Update\Zipped\TEST.zip\'

 

It should be looking in \\MYNETWORK\ICT_GIS\Projects\DAI-XXXX Land Registry Update\Zipped\ for a file called *.zip, but the \ at the end makes it look like that is a folder name (maybe I am just misreading that).

Further down it then has a warning:

Path Reader: No files found in folder 'D:\FME Temp\fmeengines\localhost_Engine2\TempFS_1762442681795_3104\dsR_1_0\TEST.zip_0' using glob pattern '*.zip' with glob filter 'FILE'. No features will be read.

The _0 is confusing to me there.

Any pointers would be great

 

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