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Control files have the following syntax:
FOLDER <folder> [<fmask>][-a=<n><u>][-s=<n><u>][-b]
Saving all files of a directory. The effect of the command can be influenced
by various parameters. The individual parameters must be entered in the
described sequence. If more than one criterion is specified, all of the criteria
must apply for the file to be saved.
Event Function
<folder> Directory that is to be searched for files to be saved. Only
the specified directory is searched for files, and not the
subdirectories.
[<fmask>] Optional parameter as a selection criterion for the file
name.
The wild cards * can be used for any number of
characters, and the character ? can be used for exactly
one character.
Example: *.TXT, PGM12?.H
If no parameter is entered, all files of the directory are
saved.
[-a=<n><u>] Optional parameter for specifying the age of the files to be
saved.
Files that are older than the specified period of time will
not be saved.
<n> for the time period:
Input of a number
<u> for the unit of time:
s = seconds
m = minutes
h = hours
d = days
Examples: -a=30s, -a=7d, -a=24h
[-s=<n><u>] Optional parameter for specifying the size of the files to
be saved.
Files exceeding the specified size will not be saved. The
parameter is to prevent
that an NC program with 1 GB is
saved, for example.
<n> for the size:
Input of a number
<u> for the unit of size:
B = byte
k = kilobyte
m = megabyte
Examples: -s=100k, -s=1m
[-b] Binary files are not converted to ASCII files. All binary files
are saved in binary format.