I am currently evaluating switching a task that currently uses another 3rd party app to use VisualCron. The task monitors multiple directories and kicks off a workflow when an image is dropped in one of the directories.

Before going down the VC road, I was wondering if anyone has any experience with VC file triggers and large file volumes. In some cases, thousands of images could be dropped at a time.

1. Is there a best practices threshold that I should know about in terms of what VC can handle?

2. Also does VC subscribe to windows events or does it poll the target folders?

Thanks

John

We have done successful tests with about 300 files. We have just not tested more.


1. There are a couple of settings you should think of when testing:

a. check "Put Job in queue". This make VisualCron process one file at a time which prevents conflicts
2. use Variables to pickup the actual Triggered file.

Dynamic folder Variable: {TRIGGER(Active,LastTrigger,File.Result.Folder)}
Dynamic file name Variable: {TRIGGER(Active,LastTrigger,File.Result.Name)}
Dynamic file full path Variable: {TRIGGER(Active,LastTrigger,File.Result.FullPath)}

These Variables can be used wherever in VisualCron.

2. It uses Windows events. But you can choose to "poll" if you are monitoring a Samba folder or similar that does not support Windows events.

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Thanks for the quick response. Much appreciated.