| File Monitor task to monitor directory for total accumulated files |
| Date Updated - 07/22/2007 |
| Description User needs to monitor a folder for incoming files. Whenever the total files in the folder exceeds 10, he needs to launch a script that will process the files files and move them out of the folder. |
| Solution 1) Create the Command / WinCommand task to launch your file processing script (TaskTitle = fileCrunch) 2) Create a File Monitor task as follows: Dir to monitor = c:\production\incoming Filename = [leave blank] Task to Run = fileCrunch Select the option: Run task if total files in directory greater than 10 3) Schedule this task to run every 2 minutes i.e. this task will run continuously 24 hours a day. If more than 10 files are accumulated into the folder, the file processing program is launched via the Command / WinCommand task. |