Directory Browser vs File Poller snap
Hi,
I am new to Snaplogic. I would like to read all the files in a specific directory at specific intervals. I am evaluating two options. Would like to know the pros and cons of each.
Option 1: D...
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Directory Browser doesn’t actually read the files. It just returns the list of files in a directory. So you’d have to use a File Reader for each of the files output by the Directory Browser.
I think what you want is the Mutli File Reader instead. It basically combines the Directory Browser + File Reader functionality into one snap and it’s far more efficient. But be aware that it has limited functionality during Validation – I think it only reads one file. But if you Execute the pipeline, it will read them all.
