T37 - Synchronize folders |
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Synchronize two folders
 T37.atmn
Note: Save the .atmn file in My Documents -> Automation Anywhere -> Automation Anywhere -> My Tasks.
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Create New Task
Click on New -> Task Editor. |
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Loop through each file in a folder
Using the Loop command from the Conditions / Loops category, select "Each file in a folder" option. Select a source folder by clicking on the "Browse..." button.
Start Loop " Each File in F:\SourceFolder"
End Loop |
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Check for the existence of the file in the destination folder
Using the IF command from the Conditions/Loops category, select "File does not exist" option from the IF interface. In the "Select File" textbox specify "F:\DestinationFolder\$FileName$.$Extension$".
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"F:\DestinationFolder\": It is destination folder in which the current file is to be searched.
"$FileName$.$Extension$": $FileName$ and $Extension$ are system variables.
$FileName$ : Contain the name of the file currently referred in the loop without the extension.
$Extension$: Contain the extension of the file currently referred in the loop. |
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Copy the file from the source folder, if the file does not exist in the destination folder
Using the Files/Folders command from the Programs/Files/Windows category, select "Copy File(s)" option from the Files /Folders interface. In the "Source File(s) with Path" textbox specify, "F:\SourceFolder\$FileName$.$Extension$". and in the "Destination Folder with path specify "F:\DestinationFolder\$FileName$.$Extension$"
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"F:\SourceFolder\": It is the source folder referred in the loop, from which the file has to be deleted.
"F:\DestinationFolder\": It is the destination folder, whose files are compared with the source folder. |
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Synchronize destination folder
Repeat steps 2,3 and 4, for coping files from destination folder that are not existing in source folder. |
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