topic Re: For Loop to store all related files in QlikView

For Loop to store all related files

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:32:14 GMT

Hi. I am trying to run this statement for all the .txt files available in the directory. I tried using a For loop but it only picked up the 1st .txt file available in the directory. Appreciate help from you guys out there...

for each Ext in 'txt'
for each FileName in ('$(sPathResources)'&'\*.' &Ext)
File:
LOAD *
FROM [$(FileName)]
(txt, codepage is 1252, embedded labels, delimiter is spaces);

STORE File INTO $(FileName).qvd (qvd);
DROP Table File;
NEXT FileName
NEXT Ext

p/s: sPathResources = path where files are stored.

Re: For Loop to store all related files

jeffmartins — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:43:24 GMT

Hi erin wan,

Try to use this code

for each File in FileList('$(sPathResources)\*.txt')

File:

LOAD *, FileBaseName() as FileName

FROM [$(File)]

(txt, codepage is 1252, embedded labels, delimiter is spaces);

let vFileName = FieldValue('FileName', 1);

drop field FileName;

STORE File INTO $(sPathResources)\$(vFileName).qvd (qvd);

DROP Table File;

NEXT File

Regards

Re: For Loop to store all related files

rwunderlich — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:10:05 GMT

You are missing the FileList keyword.

for each FileName in FileList('$(sPathResources)'&'\*.' & Ext)

-Rob

Re: For Loop to store all related files

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 01:05:41 GMT

Thanks jeffmartins! It works

Re: For Loop to store all related files

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 01:06:02 GMT

Thanks Rob