Get a list of files from a folder

OL Connect Professional Designer
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Hello. My first question.

In a printing environment. I have to load dynamically images ( PDF files ) from a folder.

The file to load depends on the folder content that is variable. So I need to create a script that get the list of files in a folder.

Any idea?

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You do not need a script…there is already a plugin in Workflow…“Folder Listing” found in the Inputs section.

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Thanks hamelj.

I can see this module generates a XML output in Workflow.
I can’t see how integrate this to make a image selection in a template
Sorry but I don’t have many experience with this products.
Regards

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You could setup a process in Workflow in which you use the:

  • Folder listing plugin to get the list of images in a folder.
  • Use the XML generated list and extract the images name while saving them temporary into an external file using the Create File plugin / Send To folder plugin with concatenation checked. That will create a file with the name of all images to load.
  • Using Folder capture plugin, you grab that file and using the “%c” system variable (which loads in the whole content of the file) you pass that variable to the Connect Datamapper.
  • In the Datamapper you now have the list of images that you can use in a script and call them.

There is more detail into that solution but this forum is not the place to setup a whole configuration. If you want, we have a team of project specialist that can do it for you; you need only to contact your OL Reseller to get more info onto it. We also have training available either in our Montreal (Canada) office or at your site.

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Thanks Hamelj. I think it can be a good approach. I’ll try in this way.
Regards