Fileset-Local: Read files once a day

[Michael Lacriola]

Unix platform, CL 5.8 rev 1

I have a fileset-local protocol defined to read files based on a specific extension. I ihave a tps_dirparse to select the specific files, and trying to use advanced scheduling to tell it when to start reading. I cannot get this to work for the life of me.

I start the thread, place files of extension .abc in, wait a minute or two, then place files with extension .xyz (directory parse is set to look at this extension only). Adv. Scheduling is defined to be at ten minutes after I start thread. As soon as .xyz hit the directory, about 30 secs later, it processes them.

Is there another way of handlingthis or am I missing something? I’m almost ready to call support

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[Robert Kersemakers]

Hi Michael,

You configured advanced scheduling to be at ten minutes after you start the thread? Is that a new feature in 5.8? Because I’m not aware of this in 5.7.

What I would do is put some more ‘echo’ commands in your tps_dirparse proc to see what files are looked at and how often this happens. This way you can see whether your advanced scheduling is working correctly.

Zuyderland Medisch Centrum; Heerlen/Sittard; The Netherlands

[James Cobane]

I’m not aware of the setting to read x number of minutes after starting the thread; the schedule settings are the same as cron. Regardless of your “schedule”, if you bounce the thread, the thread will perform an initial read based on your scan and read settings of the thread.  This a “good” thing because of you have a file that comes in after your schedule, you can simply bounce the thread to pick up the file.  The thread will then adhere to the schedule after that initial scan.

Hope this helps.

Jim Cobane

Henry Ford Health

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