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Configure the data input

Procedure

  1. In the Basic settings view of the tFileList, in the Directory field, click the [...] button to browse to the directory, in this example "C:/Talend/images".
    Screenshot of the component basic settings.
  2. In the FileList Type list, select Files.
  3. Click the [+] button to add a row in the Files area and define a filter to match files. In this example, type in "*.png" to retrieve all picture files.
  4. In the Basic settings view of the tFixedFlowInput, click the Edit Schema button and add a column, filepath of type String.
    Screenshot of the component schema.

    The defined column displays in the Values panel.

  5. Click in the Value cell of the filepath column and press Ctrl+Space to access the global variable list.
  6. From the global variable list, select tFileList_1_CURRENT_FILEPATH.
    Screenshot of the component basic settings.

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