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File Meta Info (legacy)

IOFile Handling (legacy)
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This node finds out meta information about the files referenced by the URI column and appends it to the table.

This legacy file handling node has been replaced by the Files/Folders Meta Info and will be deprecated in the foreseeable future. For further information about the new file handling framework see the File Handling Guide.

Node details

Input ports
  1. Type: Table
    Input table
    Table that contains the URI of the files in a column.
Output ports
  1. Type: Table
    Output table
    Input table with the meta information appended. Contained information:
    Directory
    If the file is a directory or not.
    Hidden
    Is the file hidden.
    Size
    Size of the file. If the file is a directory, the sizes of the contained files will be summarized.
    Size (human readable)
    Size of the file in human readable form.
    Last modified
    The last time the file was modified.
    Permissions
    Read (r), write (w) and execute (x) permissions of the file.
    Exists
    If the file exists.

Extension

The File Meta Info (legacy) node is part of this extension:

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