Directory Cleaner

Use this dialog to configure the 'Directory Cleaner'.

Directory Cleaner dialog

param

Clean selected directory before sending files

Check this field to enable the 'Directory Cleaner' function.

The directory cleaner will delete all files from the directory specified below that matches the extension specified below, when a new file is sent.

No backup is made of the delete files!

param

Directory to clean

Use this field to specify the name of the directory that should be cleaned.

The directory cleaner will delete all files from the directory that matches the extension specified below, when a new file is sent.

No backup is made of the delete files!

param

Real name

This field shows the actual path used, with any environment variables expanded.

param

Second directory to clean

Use this field to specify the name of the directory that should be cleaned.

The directory cleaner will delete all files from the directory that matches the extension specified below, when a new file is sent.

No backup is made of the delete files!

param

Real name

This field shows the actual path used, with any environment variables expanded.

param

Delete files with extension(s)

Use this field to specify the extension(s) of files that should be deleted.

To specify multiple extensions separate them with a comma.

Using the wildcards * and ? is supported.

To allow files without extensions, specify a comma at the beginning.

Example: To scan delete with extensions .ISO and .NC, specify: ISO,NC

Example: To delete files where the first letter of the extension is N, specify: N*

Example: To delete all files without an extension, or with the extension NC, specify: ,NC

param

Skip files

Use this field to specify a list of filenames that should not be deleted.

To specify multiple names separate them with commas.

Using wildcards is allowed.

Example: $MDI.H, SYS*

param

Clean sub-directories

Check this field to clean out sub-directories also.

param

Delete empty sub-directories

Check this field to delete empty sub-directories.

param

Skip directories

Use this field to specify a list of directory names that should be skipped.

To skip the cleaning of multiple directories separate them with commas.

Example: SYSTEM, PLC

param

Delete files older than

Use this field to specify how long files should remain in the 'Send directory' before they are automatically deleted.

DNC-Max only checks if any files should be deleted, when a new file is sent.

param

Debug mode (no files are deleted)

Check this field to run the cleaner in debug mode.

When running in debug mode no files are deleted.