The windows file system files in a directory or folder can be a data source for generating records, one per matching file.
To set this once you have chosen File System as a data source type, find the folder that you’d like to report on by browsing to the folder or typing it in directly.
Then select if you want to search just this folder or all sub-folders by checking Search child folders.
Then in the field File Folder Match, enter any matching name in the format of *name*.ext, or *.ext or *name.ext or name*.ext, or leave blank for all files.
Alternatively, you can use the matching system of Regex to match to by checking field Use Regex . This can be used for more complicated matches.
Next, you can select the sort type from a choice of
- File Name
- Date of creation, that is the date the file was created, then by file name.
- Date last modified, then by file name.
- File type, by extension, then by file name.
- File size, with size in bytes, then by file name.
Once done, you can return to the main window
The extra field tags generated by this are
- SourcePath: the path to the directory used as a source of data from the file metadata
Akson uses names SourceFolder, SourceDirectory, FolderSource, DirectorySource, Directory and Folder. - FileMatchString: A match check for the file name
Also uses names MatchString, FileMatch, MatchTo, MustMatch. - MatchIsRegex: A true/false for using the Regex expression for matching the file name
ALso uses name IsRegexMatch - TopDirectoryOnly: Search only the chosen directory, not any sub directories or child folders
Also uses names OnlyTopDirectory, ShallowSearch. - SortBy: Order of files to use by.
Also uses name SortOrder.