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--- transformations:folderlist [2021/03/19 12:51] – craigt
+++ transformations:folderlist [2023/04/21 00:59] (current) – Add date mod, date created, read-only options craigt
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 {{ transformations:FolderListAction.png}}
 ====== LIST OF FOLDERS ======
-Category: Create / Generate
+Category: Create / Generate\\
+\\
 =====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.\\
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 =====Action settings=====
 ^ Setting  ^ Description  ^
-|Folder|The folder to extract the list of //direct// subfolders from.|
+|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]].\\
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 ====Columns====
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 |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.|
+|Date created|The date the folder was first created.|
+|Date modified|The date the folder was last changed or updated.|
+|Read-only|Returns a "true"/"false" value signifying whether the folder is flagged as read-only (TRUE) or read-write (FALSE).|
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-=====Use cases=====
+=====Community examples=====
-Such a table can be used later for iterations, folder commands, or file commands.\\
+  * [[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".
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