Filewatcher rule

William Burgos

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]**** Purpose of the customize rule ****[/font][/color]
[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][color=#282828]Attached is one customize optimizer rule that will add a filewatcher that will check a predefined folder and every time a new file is added to that folder the rule will fire up specified process. In this example it will write to the status bar log that has find a new file.[/color][/font]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]****Requirements for this customize rule ****[/font][/color]
[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][color=#282828]The rule requires coresuite Version 3.40 or higher and SAP Business One 8.8 or higher. It also requires the creation of an extended code functions in coresuite customize.[/color][/font]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]**** Procedure to use the customize rule ****[/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]1. Download the attached *.zip file[/font][/color]

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2. Unzip the attach file and you will have a FileWatcher.cocu file and a extendedCode_FileWatcher.txt text file.
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]3. Import the FileWatcher.cocu file in SAP Business One view > Administration > Add-Ons > coresuite customize > Import / Export > Import rules > All Active[/font][/color]

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4. In SAP Business One, open Administration > Add-Ons > coresuite customize > Extended Code.

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5. Click on the Edit button for the Using/Import statements. Add to the code the following line: "using System.IO;" press the save button (floppy disk icon) and close window.

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6. Click on the Edit button for the Global methods and variables. Open the extendedCode_FileWatcher.txt file using notepad and copy/paste the code into the window.

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7. Press the save button and close window.

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]8. In SAP Business One, open Administration > Add-Ons > coresuite customize > Optimizer.[/font][/color]

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[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]9. Double click on the rule Filewatcher and the code window will open.[/font][/color]

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[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]10. Change the C:\temp for the folder you want to watch, save and click the active checkbox.[/font][/color]


[font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][color=#282828]>> Every time a file is added to the specified folder you should get a message on the status bar stating that a new file has been added. Toi change the behavior of the filewatcher, just add your custom code on the Extended Code function watcher_FileCreated.[/color][/font]