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--- transformations:folderlist [2020/10/06 04:53] – dmitry
+++ transformations:folderlist [2021/07/15 12:25] – craigt
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-===== List of folders =====
+{{ transformations:FolderListAction.png}}
+====== LIST OF FOLDERS ======
+Category: Create / Generate\\
-This action creates a table with a list of folders in specified folder. Such table can later be used for iterations or file commands.
+\\
+=====Description=====
+This action creates a table with a list of folders in the specified folder.\\
+\\
+=====Use cases=====
+Such a table can be used later for iterations, folder commands, or file commands.\\
+\\
+=====Action settings=====
+^ Setting  ^ Description  ^
+|Folder<sup>*</sup>|The folder to extract the list of //direct// subfolders from.|
+|Columns|Provides options to select the types of data to return as fields in the dataset.  See below.|
+|Subfolders|Provides options to scan through subfolders within the chosen folder.  See below.|
+<sup>*</sup> Setting can be specified using a [[:parameters|parameter]].\\
+\\
+====Columns====
+These options define the columns that will be included in the generated dataset. At least one option must be selected.
+^Option^Description^
+|Folder name with pull path|Returns the fully-qualified folder name including absolute path.  Default.|
+|Folder name only|Returns the folder name only, excluding path.|
+\\
+====Subfolders====
+^Option^Description^
+|Scan subfolders|When selected, additional options are presented to define the //scan depth// and //scan error handling//.|
+|Scanning depth|The number of subfolder levels, under the parent folder, the action will scan within.  e.g. "1" will scan through the\\ subfolders found //directly// under the parent folder only; "2" will scan through the subfolders of the subfolders\\ (i.e. 2 levels deep) found under the parent folder.|
+|Ignore scan errors|Select to ignore any errors produced when scanning subfolders for files.  This is useful for avoiding errors when\\ scanning folder depths that may not exist in all subfolders.|
+\\
+=====Community examples=====
+  * [[https://community.easymorph.com/t//2156/1|How to process parent-child data structures]] ([[https://community.easymorph.com/uploads/short-url/zmylfn4Qr0ovzu3e5rybl0LVMNG.morph|Project]]; Module: //Scan 1 folder//; Group: //Tab 1//; Table: //Desktop//; Action position: //1//)
+\\
+=====Shortcuts=====
+Fast ways to create the action:
+  * Press the "Add data" menu button. Pick "Generate data".
+  * Drag a folder with subfolders into the application window.  Select "Generate a list of folders in the folder".
+\\
+=====See also=====
+  * [[transformations:filelist|List of files]]
+  * [[transformations:iterate|Iterate]]
+  * [[transformations:iterateprogram|Iterate external program]]
-**See also:**
-  * [[filelist|List of files]]