{"title":"Create File/Folder Variables","nodeType":"Other","id":"*EgOX1gHkh6df_n56","factoryName":"org.knime.filehandling.utility.nodes.createpaths.CreatePathVariablesNodeFactory","factoryId":"org.knime.filehandling.utility.nodes.createpaths.CreatePathVariablesNodeFactory","path":["IO","File Folder Utility"],"owner":"knime","ownerAccountId":"account:team:b5f0848f-496d-4e6a-b869-fa3532248db7","description":"<p>This node allows to create <a href=\"https://docs.knime.com/latest/analytics_platform_file_handling_guide/index.html#path\" rel=\"ugc nofollow noopener noreferrer\">path flow variables.</a> This is done by selecting a base folder and then defining a list of paths pointing to files/folders relative to the base folder. After executing the node the specified list of paths is accessible for subsequent nodes via flow variables.</p>\n             \n            <p><i>Note:</i> The default base folder is the <a href=\"https://docs.knime.com/2021-06/analytics_platform_file_handling_guide/index.html#working-directory\" rel=\"ugc nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> working directory</a> of the <a href=\"https://docs.knime.com/2021-06/analytics_platform_file_handling_guide/index.html#relative-to\" rel=\"ugc nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> workflow data area</a> , as defined by “.“ in the Folder field.</p>\n             \n            <p><i>This node can access a variety of different</i> <a href=\"https://docs.knime.com/2021-06/analytics_platform_file_handling_guide/index.html#analytics-platform-file-systems\" rel=\"ugc nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <i>file systems.</i> </a> <i>More information about file handling in KNIME can be found in the official</i> <a href=\"https://docs.knime.com/latest/analytics_platform_file_handling_guide/index.html\" rel=\"ugc nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <i>File Handling Guide.</i> </a></p>\n            \n        \n        ","shortDescription":"Creates paths to files/folders and exposes them as flow variables.","keywords":[],"deprecated":false,"streamable":false,"tags":["IO","File Folder Utility"],"icon":"data:image/png;base64,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","views":[],"inPorts":[{"objectClass":"org.knime.core.node.port.flowvariable.FlowVariablePortObject","color":"ff4b4b","dataType":"Flow Variable","optional":true,"name":"Input variables (optional)","description":"Input variables (optional)."}],"outPorts":[{"objectClass":"org.knime.core.node.port.flowvariable.FlowVariablePortObject","color":"ff4b4b","dataType":"Flow Variable","optional":false,"name":"Flow Variables with path information","description":"Flow Variables with path information."}],"dynInPorts":[{"groupName":"File System Connection","groupDescription":"The file system connection.","types":[{"objectClass":"org.knime.filehandling.core.port.FileSystemPortObject","color":"178ba5","dataType":"File System"}]}],"dynOutPorts":[],"additionalSiteInformation":{"url":"https://update.knime.com/analytics-platform/5.12","trusted":true,"enabledByDefault":true,"name":"KNIME Analytics Platform 5.12 Update Site","version":"5.12.0"},"dialog":[{"sectionName":"Options","fields":[{"name":"Folder","description":"Select a base folder for your paths.","optional":false},{"name":"File/Folder variables","description":"A list of file/folder locations that will form a path with the selected base folder. 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