Monitored files

Specify the names of directories and files to be monitored on the File Trigger Information screen or with the Management Information Batch Registration command (utliupdt).

Monitoring subdirectories

When you specify 'Yes' for Monitor Subdirectories (SUBDIRECTORY), you can monitor files in the subdirectories of the monitored directories.

Monitoring multiple files

Use a regular expression or a wild card to monitor multiple files at the same time.

When you specify 'Yes' for Use Regular Expression (REGEX), you can use regular expressions in file names.

When you specify 'No' for Use Regular Expression, you can use wild cards in file names.

For example, specify '*.txt' for File Name (TARGETFILENAME) to monitor all files with the .txt extension in the directory that you specify for Path to Directory (DIRECTORYNAME).

However, you cannot use a regular expression or a wild card for specification of Path to Directory.

Note

  • You cannot specify a regular expression and a wild card together.

  • HULFT does not monitor a file if the total length of the path to the directory and the file name exceeds 200 bytes. Be sure to take this into account when you include a regular expression or a wild card (an asterisk (*)) in the path to the directory or the file name that you specify for Path to Directory and for File Name.

  • If you specify a file name that includes a regular expression or a wild card (an asterisk (*)), HULFT does not monitor files that are used for exclusive control of HULFT networked file locking (files whose names start with '.#HULLOCK.'). Refer to Handling of networked files for details.

  • When monitoring networked files, you need to disable the NFS client attribute cache when mounting the directory in which the monitored files are stored.

    Refer to Handling of networked files for details.