How to Work with Processes > Working with the Data File Processes Group

Process Purpose

The "Check Directory" process is used to check the existence of a specific directory (folder) and to retrieve its properties.

When you add a process, you are required to define its settings. This occurs in the process's properties window which is displayed automatically after having added the "Check Directory" process.

If any subsequent edition is required, double-click the process to open its properties window and enter the necessary modifications.

Fill in the following options:

Check Directory Name
Target	Enter the name and path of the target directory to check OR click to select the variable with the intended value.
Store Result into Variables
Available space	Click to select the variable that will receive the available space info of the directory. See To Select/Create a Variable.
Number of files	Click to select the variable that will receive the number of files info in the directory.
Total size	Click to select the variable that will receive the total size info of the directory.
Date of the dir.	Click to select the variable that will receive the date of the directory info.
If Directory … Go to
Exist	Select a target location from the drop-down or list, in case the directory exists. See Detail of a window below. When defining a screen as a target destination (ex: via a “Go to” process), you CANNOT use variables to specify the name of that target screen. You must select the intended screen from the available drop-down/list.
Does not Exist	Select a target location from the drop down or list, if the directory “Does not Exist”. See Detail of a window below. When defining a screen as a target destination (ex: via a “Go to” process), you CANNOT use variables to specify the name of that target screen. You must select the intended screen from the available drop-down/list.

Detail of a window:

"S:Menu" is a screen included in the same program as the process.

"R:Routine_1" is a routine included in the same program as the process.

If required, use the icons on the upper right corner of the process properties window:

Click this icon to create a new data file. Go to Creating a Data File to see how to fill in the several options available.

Use the icon to attach any relevant notes to this process. Click it and enter your notes in the resulting text box. These notes will be displayed in the corresponding "Actions" tab or "Process" window (in the "Notes" field) and in the "Developer Report".

After filling in the required options, click to conclude or to abort the operation.

The added process is displayed in the corresponding "Actions" tab or "Process" window.

You can use relative paths to refer the file(s) you want to use in your project. See Working with Aliases.

If you want to use a label as a target destination, you can use the "Auto-Label" mechanism. This alternative to the "Set Label" process allows you to create a label in the properties window of a process - specifically, in the fields used to define target destinations (ex: the "If Error..." type fields). See To Automatically Create a Label.

Use the right-click in MCL-Designer's input boxes to access some related options as well as the general "Cut", "Copy"; "Paste"; "Search" actions (active/inactive according to the current context).

Ex: If you right-click the "Variable" input box (included in a "Conversion's" properties window), you are provided with general editing/search actions and other more specific options such as "Variable Select" (see "Variable Select"); "Variable Insert" (see "Variable Insert"); "Insert Special Character" (see To Insert Special Characters into a Control's Text Input Field) and "Localization Select" (see Localization List).

If you right-click another input box, it may provide other possibilities.