{"title":"String to Path (Variable)","nodeType":"Manipulator","id":"*ZQhbBU6AJWXWZgxn","factoryName":"org.knime.filehandling.utility.nodes.stringtopath.variable.StringToPathVariableNodeFactory","factoryId":"org.knime.filehandling.utility.nodes.stringtopath.variable.StringToPathVariableNodeFactory","path":["IO","File Folder Utility"],"owner":"knime","ownerAccountId":"account:team:b5f0848f-496d-4e6a-b869-fa3532248db7","description":"<p>This node converts the selected string variables into <a href=\"https://docs.knime.com/2021-06/analytics_platform_file_handling_guide/index.html#path\" rel=\"ugc nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> path variables</a> .</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":"Converts string variables into path variables.","keywords":[],"deprecated":false,"streamable":false,"tags":["IO","File Folder Utility"],"icon":"data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAAACXBIWXMAAAsTAAALEwEAmpwYAAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAARnQU1BAACxjwv8YQUAAAB7SURBVHgBtZILDoAgCIbBdbCOhjfzZn+jYhX5KK1vQ8QH/EOJPgKNuEhwl/Dgsu7PucVcjIoJFaq3VLxS8D88Wm3SAejLwczHM2qgFmOklNI6N382O3tRYKgS27S5957gJYnIrYo/4wG2JsDwazUfaBDes1EPa2Np8B8s12FcdrfOzkwAAAAASUVORK5CYII=","views":[],"inPorts":[{"objectClass":"org.knime.core.node.port.flowvariable.FlowVariablePortObject","color":"ff4b4b","dataType":"Flow Variable","optional":false,"name":"Input Variables","description":"Input variables."}],"outPorts":[{"objectClass":"org.knime.core.node.port.flowvariable.FlowVariablePortObject","color":"ff4b4b","dataType":"Flow Variable","optional":false,"name":"Appended variables","description":"Input variables with additional converted Path variables."}],"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":"Variable selection","description":"The String variables that will be converted to Path variables. The variables have to contain Strings with correct Path <tt>/foo/bar.txt</tt> syntax.","optional":false},{"name":"File system","description":"Select one of the following options for the file system to use:\n<ul><li><b>Connected file system</b> : Connect a file system port to this node to use it.</li><li><b>Local file system</b> : The local file system of the machine running KNIME. Note that this option is not available when working remotely.</li><li><b>Current space</b> : The space that contains the current workflow.</li><li><b>Embedded data</b> : The embedded data of the current workflow.</li><li><b>URL</b> : A custom URL.</li></ul>","optional":false},{"name":"Relative to","description":"Choose the base location to which the file path is relative to.\n<ul><li><b>Space</b> : The root of the space that contains the current workflow.</li><li><b>Workflow</b> : The current workflow itself.</li></ul>","optional":false},{"name":"Timeout","description":"The timeout in milliseconds used when reading from or writing to a URL.","optional":false},{"name":"Suffix added to the new variables","description":"The suffix that will be added to the name of the String variables that are converted to create the names of the new Path variables.","optional":false},{"name":"Fail if file/folder does not exist","description":"Checks if the files or folders referenced by the created Paths are existing and will abort if one is not.","optional":false},{"name":"Append suffix if variable already exists","description":"If selected, and if an output flow variable has the same name as an existing one, a unique suffix is appended to make the name unique. If not selected, the output flow variable will overwrite the existing flow variable.","optional":false}]}],"links":[],"kudos":[],"kudosCount":0,"bundleInformation":{"bundleVersion":"5.12.0.v202605041104","bundleName":"KNIME Filehandling Nodes","bundleSymbolicName":"org.knime.filehandling.utility.nodes","bundleVendor":"KNIME AG, Zurich, Switzerland","featureSymbolicName":"org.knime.features.base","featureName":"KNIME Base nodes","featureVersion":"5.12.0.v202606261225","featureVendor":"KNIME AG, Zurich, Switzerland","extensionId":"*bjR3r1yWOznPIEXS"},"frequentSuccessors":[]}