Hi, I have an export process (non FME) from system that writes a file to a folder every day and gives that file a name depending on the date. eg 2465_20210514_01.csv. I would like to set a scheduled job in FME to read the new file in every day and process an output from it. Can I set up a reader in FME to pick a file based on a name that changes but with the same format (with the only change being date). Many thanks.
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Can I use a reader to find a file name that changes depending on the date?
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Multiple ways to do this.
- Create the filepath dynamically, feed this to the FeatureReader.
- Pretty straightforward.
- Attached a sample workspace.
- Scan all files in the directory, parse the date from the filename and filter current date.
- You might need to do this if the input is more flexible, like if the prefix and suffix are not fixed. Or multiple files each day.
- This can be a lot slower if the directory contains a lot of files.
- I prefer this one to because I prefer to be (feel like I am) in control.
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Thank you very much for the quick reply. So of the second option "scan all files in the directory...." - is this something that can be done in FME? Thank you.
+66Thank you very much for the quick reply. So of the second option "scan all files in the directory...." - is this something that can be done in FME? Thank you.
Yes, this can be done with the "Directory and File Pathnames" reader.
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