Processing multiple files at once
Often, with batch processes, it is required that multiple files are processed by the same job in a single tranche. This example shows how this can be achieved by merging a group of input files into a single output.
Getting ready
Open the jo_cook_ch08_0120_multipleFiles
job. You will notice that it is currently reading a single file to a temporary file, and then copying the temporary fileto a permanent output.
How to do it...
The steps for processing multiple files at once are as follows:
- Add a
tFileList
component, open it, and set the directory tocontext.cookbookData+"/chapter8"
. - Click on the + button under the Filemask box, and add the filemask
"chapter08_jo_0120_customerData_*.txt"
. - Your
tFileList
should look like ...
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