tFileDelete Standard properties

File Name

Path to the file to be deleted. This field is hidden when you select the Delete folder check box or the Delete file or folder check box.

Directory

Path to the folder to be deleted. This field is available only when you select the Delete folder check box.

File or directory to delete

Enter the path to the file or to the folder you want to delete. This field is available only when you select the Delete file or folder check box.

Fail on error

Select this check box to prevent the main Job from being executed if an error occurs, for example, if the file to be deleted does not exist.

Delete Folder

Select this check box to display the Directory field, where you can indicate the path the folder to be deleted.

Delete file or folder

Select this check box to display the File or directory to delete field, where you can indicate the path to the file or to the folder you want to delete.

tStatCatcher Statistics

Select this check box to gather the Job processing metadata at a Job level as well as at each component level.

Global Variables

DELETE_PATH: the path to the deleted file or folder. This is an After variable and it returns a string.

CURRENT_STATUS: the execution result of the component. This is a Flow variable and it returns a string.

ERROR_MESSAGE: the error message generated by the component when an error occurs. This is an After variable and it returns a string. This variable functions only if the Die on error check box is cleared, if the component has this check box.

A Flow variable functions during the execution of a component while an After variable functions after the execution of the component.

To fill up a field or expression with a variable, press Ctrl+Space to access the variable list and choose the variable to use from it.

For more information about variables, see Using contexts and variables.

Usage rule

This component can be used as standalone component.

Connections

Outgoing links (from this component to another):

Row: Main.

Trigger: On Subjob Ok; On Subjob Error; Run if; On Component Ok; On Component Error.

Incoming links (from one component to this one):

Row: Main; Reject; Iterate.

Trigger: Run if; On Subjob Ok; On Subjob Error; On component Ok; On Component Error; Synchronize; Parallelize.

For further information regarding connections, see Using connections in a Job.