Check file\folder

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Good morning I created a process with UiPath that checks the existence of a file or a folder,
and everything works.

The problem is that every day the file you need to check your identity, every day is created with a name given by a prefix and then by the time stamp.

So the name of the file to check will change every day how can I do?

PS: This file is generated by another software and not by UiPath.

Cattura

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One approach would be to replace the timestamp in the filename each day.

System.IO.File.Exists("directory\SourcesRepository "+Now.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd hh;mm;ss")+" (Completo)")
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Correction:
The time will be different, so you can also take this approach to use .GetFiles()

System.IO.Directory.GetFiles("directory", "SourcesRepository "+Now.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd")+"*(Completo)").Count > 0
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@RiccardoWKGRP
You can try following steps:

  1. Get all the files from the folder. Directory.GetFiles(“FolderName”)
  2. Run loop on the first step.
  3. Check if file name contains "now.ToString(“yyyy-MM-dd”). If yes then this is the file which you are interested in.
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@RiccardoWKGRP I think @ClaytonM’s solution is to be used in an if activity, not a path exists activity.

If .Get files is greater than 0 (meaning it exists)

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ok, but I think I did not understand how to do it

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now I understand how to do it but it always turns out that the file does not exist

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Hi, can you show how you did it with screenshot? Also, you might need the extension on the end of the pattern like: “SourcesRepository “+Now.ToString(“yyyy-MM-dd”)+”*(Completo).zip”

That pattern should match the file you are looking for with the “*” (wildcard) representing the time as hh:mm:ss

You can also place the .GetFiles().Count.ToString in a message box or write line to check how many were found, or use .GetFiles()(0) to look at the first item in the list.

Regards.

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hi,
can you post a screenshot for the same?