File Exists

Description

File exists is a step in the Lookup Plugin for Process Studio Workflows. This step verifies the existence of a file where the filename comes from previous steps. The result is a Boolean flag field that gets added to the input fields in the output.

Configurations

No.	Field Name	Description
1	Step name	Specify the name of the step as it appears in the workflow workspace. This name has to be unique in a single workflow.
2	Filename field (RegExp)	Specify the input field that will contain the filename at runtime Note: The field supports regular expressions for the last segment (node) of the file path. For example, C:\\Users\\Documents\\Project\\files\\file_*.txt, the regular expression will only apply to the file_*.txt segment. Wild Cards Example: 1. * : Matches zero or more characters in the last segment. Path: C:\Users\Documents\Project\files\file_*.txt Explanation: To match any file in the folder, that starts with file_ and has a .txt extension. 2. ? : Matches exactly one character in the last segment. Path: C:\Users\Documents\Project\files\file_?.txt Explanation: To match any file in the folder where file_ is followed by exactly one character and ends with .txt, such as file_a.txt, file_1.txt 3. [abc] : Matches any one of the specified characters in the brackets. Path: C:\Users\Documents\Project\files\file_[abc].txt Explanation: To match any file in the folder where file_ is followed by a, b, or c and ends with .txt, such as file_a.txt,or file_b.txt, or file_c.txt
3	Result fieldname	Specify the name of the field that will contain the boolean flag.
4	Add filename to result	Enable checkbox if you want to add the filename to the list of filenames that can be used in the next process entry.
5	Include file type	Enable checkbox to specify the file type in a field.
6	File type field	Specify the name of the field that will contain the file type as a String: "file", "folder", "imaginary"