Wait for File Step

Brief description

In this step you can choose to wait for the file to be created or deleted.

Step Information

Step Name (Not required)– the custom name of the process step that labels the editor’s process step box

Input Parameters

  • File path (Required) existing string variable name or value that specifies the full file path
  • Timeout (Not required) -Provide the existing integer variable name or value for the timeout in seconds that you want to wait. Otherwise, the robot will wait until the file is created or deleted (the maximum duration is 24 hours due to cases where we need to cancel processes that last longer than 24 hours).

Output Parameters

  • Output (Required) existing boolean variable name or value that specifies if file is cretaed/deleted

Error handling

  • Throw exception (Required):
    • T (true)
    • F (false - default value)

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