Move Files

Description

The Move Files action moves a number of files and/or folders to alternate locations on your file system.

This works also on remote file systems (via VFS, e.g. with FTP.

Example for a move (rename) of a file on a FTP server (username/password must be given for source and destination).

In this tab you can specify the files and/or folders to move.

Option	Description
Workflow action name	The name of the workflow action.
Settings	Include Subfolders: also move the content of sub-folders Move empty folders : also move empty folders Simulate : don’t actually move anything, just see if it’s possible at all. Copy previous results to args : use the result files from the previous workflow action (actions) as files and/or folders to move.
Files / Folders	You can specify the list of files or folders with destinations and wildcards in this grid. You can add a different source/destination on each line. NOTE: You can use the “Add” button to add a line to the Files/Folders list

In this tab you can specify the destination of the files and/or folders and their new filenames.

Option	Description
Destination file	Create destination folder : use this option to create the destination folder Destination is a file Do not keep folder structure : flatten the sub-folder structure if any sub-folders are used Add date to destination filename (yyyyMMdd or 20091231) Add time to destination filename (HHmmss or 235959) Specify date time format : allows you to specify your own date-time format. The default is yyyyMMdd’‘HHmmss Add date before extension If destination file exists: select one of these options: Do nothing Overwrite destination file Create file with unique name Delete source file Move source file to folder : use the lower part of the dialog (next option in this grid) Fail
Move to folder	Destination folder : the target folder to move to Create folder Add date Add time Specify format : allows you to specify your own date-time format. The default is yyyyMMdd’‘HHmmss If file exists in destination folder: select one of these options: Do nothing Overwrite file Unique name Fail

Option

Description

Destination file

Create destination folder : use this option to create the destination folder
Destination is a file
Do not keep folder structure : flatten the sub-folder structure if any sub-folders are used
Add date to destination filename (yyyyMMdd or 20091231)
Add time to destination filename (HHmmss or 235959)
Specify date time format : allows you to specify your own date-time format. The default is yyyyMMdd’‘HHmmss
Add date before extension
If destination file exists: select one of these options:
- Do nothing
- Overwrite destination file
- Create file with unique name
- Delete source file
- Move source file to folder : use the lower part of the dialog (next option in this grid)
- Fail

Move to folder

Destination folder : the target folder to move to
Create folder
Add date
Add time
Specify format : allows you to specify your own date-time format. The default is yyyyMMdd’‘HHmmss
If file exists in destination folder: select one of these options:
- Do nothing
- Overwrite file
- Unique name
- Fail

Option	Description
Success on	Success condition : select one of these option: Success when all works fine Success when at least x files moved (specify x in the limit field below) Success when number of errors lesser than (specify the max number of errors in the limit field below)
Result files name	Add files to result files name : add the target file names to the list of result files of this workflow action for use in the next workflow actions.