Monitor Folder Changes

Monitor one or more folders within a designated top-level (i.e., root) folder for specific events, with the option to include subfolders:

• Monitoring more than one folder requires that the folders are named according to a pattern that can be represented using asterisks (*) as wildcards.

• The wizard will monitor the specified folders until:

  • One of the defined events occurs; or

  • The command reaches the timeout limit you have specified

• Events to be monitored can include one or more of the following:

  • Folder created or renamed (to match the specified pattern)

  • Folder deleted

This command can be particularly useful if a wizard requires that a certain folder be created prior to proceeding.

1. Enter the full path of the root folder in which to monitor folders; and

   Indicate whether or not to also monitor subfolders.

2. To monitor the root folder: Leave this field blank;

   To monitor a single folder within the root folder: Enter the name of the folder to monitor; or

   To monitor multiple folders within the root folder: Enter a naming pattern for the folders to monitor, using asterisks (*) as wildcards to represent one or more characters in the folder name, for example:

   • The pattern log folder* will monitor log folder 2017, log folder-temp, log folders, etc.

3. Select one or more events for which to monitor.

4. Enter the name of the variable into which to place the path of the new, renamed, or deleted folder.

5. Indicate if the wizard should stop monitoring (i.e., timeout) after a certain number of minutes.

6. Instruct the wizard how to handle any errors encountered. Read more about error handling.