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Delete Files/Folders (Table)

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This nodes deletes files and folders listed in a Path column. The node has got an optional input port for a File System connection which can be used to delete files and folders on different file systems. Note that if the node is connected to a file system all paths will be resolved against the connected file system. In case the input column contains a path from a connected file system and no filesystem connection is connected, the node will fail during execution.

This node can access a variety of different file systems. More information about file handling in KNIME can be found in the official File Handling Guide.

Node details

Input ports
  1. Type: Table
    Input table
    The input table containing a Path column.
Output ports
  1. Type: Table
    Output table
    Table containing the list of files/folders that have been deleted. Based on the fail options, there are additional boolean columns which indicates whether a deletion was successful or not and if a file existed or not.
File System Connection (Dynamic Inport)
The file system connection.
  1. Type: File System

Extension

The Delete Files/Folders (Table) node is part of this extension:

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