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Sort order of files

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JosAikema

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Jan 30, 2006
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hi all,

We are using the file adapter to process multiple files. Is it possible to give the file adapater some kind of sort-order? By example sorting by name or sorting by datetime?

With regards,

Jos Aikema
 
No. Not directly. If you use the batch or shell (depending on OS) adapter to do a dir or ls with options to create a list of files in the order you want, you can pass the list to a RUN map to process in the order you want.



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Haven't needed to do much of this but you can sort up/down but you can't assigne specific fields/columns to sort on when working with flat files.

It's a simple sort ordering by reading the records left to right.

 
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