When using File / Folder Watcher sometimes it is very important to provide consequent Action with information what files / folders have been watched and / or in what location on disk (path).
Instead of providing fixed values when configuring File Actions, user can specify that these values are to be taken from File / Folder Watcher by using Variable Wizard when applicable.
Variable Wizard and File / Folder Watcher
Variable Wizard gathers data on monitored files / folders and allows using it as parameters in Actions. The list below provides an example on what values are passed to selected Action parameter field when the file that activates Trigger is "C:\My Documents\Images\My Picture.jpg".
| Available dynamic variables | Preview |
| Full path with file name | C:\My Documents\Images\My Picture.jpg |
| Full path without file name | C:\My Documents\Images\ |
| File name with extension | My Picture.jpg |
| File name without extension | My Picture |
| File extension | .jpg |
| Root directory / folder | C:\ |
| Full path with file name (8.3 filename) | C:\MYDOCU~1\IMAGES\MYPICT~1.JPG |
| Full path without file name (8.3 filename) | C:\MYDOCU~1\IMAGES\ |
Note that on file systems that do not support 8.3 file names (e.g. exFAT) the long file name will be returned by Variable Wizard even if 8.3 file name value is requested.
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