Reader Directives

The directives that are processed by the Path reader are also listed below. The suffixes shown are prefixed by the current <ReaderKeyword>_ in a mapping file. By default, the <ReaderKeyword> for the Path reader is PATH.

Note: See Directory and File Pathnames Reader Parameters for detailed information on the Workbench parameter settings.

PATH_GLOB_PATTERN

Specifies the search pattern to use when looking for files and folders.

Required/Optional

Optional

Values

Yes | No

Default: * (See the table in Directory and File Pathnames Reader Parameters for all supported characters.)

Mapping File Syntax

PATH_GLOB_PATTERN *.*

Workbench Parameter

Path Filter

PATH_TYPE

Required/Optional

Optional

Values

ANY (default) | FILE | DIRECTORY

Mapping File Syntax

PATH_TYPE ANY

Workbench Parameter

Allowed Path Type

RETRIEVE_FILE_PROPERTIES

Required/Optional

Optional

Values

YES | NO (default)

Mapping File Syntax

CALCULATE_FILE_SIZES YES

Workbench Parameter

File Properties