Load file content in memory

Filename is defined in a field

Takes a filename from a field

get filename from a field

A field containing the filename

File or directory

The file or directory path to be added

Add

Adds the file or directory to the selected files

Browse

Uses the local file browser to select a path

Regular Expression

Allows files to be included based on a regular expression

Exclude Regular Expression

Allows files to be excluded based on a regular expression

Selected files

The selected files to load into memory

Show filename(s)

Previews the selected files

Encoding

The file encoding (UTF, ISO, …​)

Ignore empty file

Ignores empty files

Ignore missing path

Ignores missing paths

Limit

Limit the rows loaded from the file

Include filename in output?

Allows the filename to be included in the output

Filename fieldname

Field containing the filename

Rownum in output?

Allows the row number to be included in the output

Rownum filename

Field containing the row number

Add files to result filesname

Add files to resulting files name

Name

The name of the imported field.

Element

File content or size

Type

The data type for this field

Format

The format mask

Length

The field length

Precision

The precision option depends on the field type, but only Number is supported; it returns the number of floating point digits

Currency

Symbol used to represent currencies

Decimal

A decimal point; this is either a dot or a comma

Group

A method of separating units of thousands in numbers of four digits or larger. This is either a dot or a comma.

Trim type

Type of trim: none, left, right, both

Repeat

Enter ‘Y’ if you want to reuse the value from the last non-empty row when the corresponding value in this row is empty. Enter ‘N’ to leave the row empty.

Get fields

Retrieve available fields based on the file contents

Short filename field

The field name that contains the filename without path information but with an extension.

Extension field

The field name that contains the extension of the filename.

Path field

The field name that contains the path in operating system format.

Is hidden field

The field name that contains if the file is hidden or not (boolean).

Last modification field

The field name that contains the last modification.

Uri field

The field name that contains the URI.

Root uri field

The field name that contains only the root part of the URI.

Preview rows

Preview the rows generated by this transform.