• AEP Online Help Index

Attachments Writer

Designed to write message attachments in files. File names are stored in the variable list.

Output Directory

Set the name of directory attachment files to be created in. Templates usage is possible.

Filter by source filename

Filters by source filename (wild masks allowed delimeted by semicolon)

NOT met

This check box invert condition (not allow files with filename)

Filenames Variables

The list of variables attachment file names to be stored in.

File name is set by merging Output Directory and attachment name modified with settings on the Advanced tab.

Variables are initialized in the order of attachments listing in an e-mail message. If the number of attachments is smaller than number of variables, an empty line will be written in excess variables. If the number of attachments is greater than the number of variables in the list, excess attachments will be ignored.

Store All Filenames Into Variable

Set variable name all file names to be stored in. File names will be separated by new line symbols.

Sub Directory Name

Set the name of subdirectory attachments to be written in.

Prefix

Set the string to be added in the beginning of subdirectory name. Template usage is possible.

Add Date

Enables adding date to the subdirectory name. Set format of the sring to be added in the text field.

Add Time

Enables adding time to the subdirectory name. Set format of the string to be added in the text field.

Add Unique Identificator

Enables adding a unique identificator to the end of subdirectory name. Set the identificator length in the number field.

File Name

Set template of name of the file attachments to be written in.

Prefix

Set the string to be added in the beginning of file name. Template usage is possible.

Add Date

Enables adding date to the file name. Set format of the string to be added in the text field.

Add Time

Enables adding time to the file name. Set format of the string to be added in the text field.

Add Unique Identificator

Enables adding a unique identificator to the end of file name. Set the identificator length in the number field.

Sample

Shows how the file name would look with current settings.

Date format:

Format	Meaning	Example
d	Day of the month as digits without leading zeros for single digit days.	5
dd	Day of the month as digits with leading zeros for single digit days.	05
ddd	Day of the week as a three letter abbreviation.	Mon
dddd	Day of the week as its full name.	Monday
M	Month as digits without leading zeros for single digit months.	1
MM	Month as digits with leading zeros for single digit months.	01
MMM	Month as a three letter abbreviation.	jun
MMMM	Month as its full name.	June
y	Year represented only by the last digit, if the year is less than 10. Years greater than 10 will be given the value of yy.	9
yy	Year represented only by the last two digits.	09
yyyy	Year represented by the full 4 digits.	1909

Time format:

Format	Meaning	Example
h	Hours without leading zeros for single digit hours (12 hour clock).	1
hh	Hours with leading zeros for single digit hours (12 hour clock).	01
H	Hours without leading zeros for single digit hours (24 hour clock).	1
HH	Hours with leading zeros for single digit hours (24 hour clock).	01
m	Minutes without leading zeros for single digit minutes.	9
mm	Minutes with leading zeros for single digit minutes.	09
s	Seconds without leading zeros for single digit seconds.	5
ss	Seconds with leading zeros for single digit seconds.	05
t	One character time marker string. This will be the first letter of the values in the AM symbol or PM symbol boxes in Regional Options.	A
tt	Multi-character time marker string. This will be values in the AM symbol or PM symbol boxes in Regional Options.	AM

Notes:
1. File creation date and time are used in date and time adding to the file name.
2. For using format symbol (d, M, y, h, H, m, s, t, g) in the filename enter single quote before it.

See also:

Processors