Folder DAT
Summary
The Folder DAT lists the files and subfolders found in a file system folder and monitors any changes.
For each item found, a row is created in the table with optional columns for the following information:
- Name
- Base Name
- Extension
- Type
- Size
- Depth
- Folder
- Path
- Relative Path
- Date Created
- Date Modified
- Date Accessed
Parameters - Folder Page
Active
active - When off, the DAT outputs a single-row table with only the headings, useful when dormant or when sending the DAT to a Replicator COMP.
Root Folder
rootfolder - The folder in the filesystem whose contents will be displayed in the DAT list.
Refresh
refresh - When on, it monitors the specified folder(s) of the filesystem.
Refresh Pulse
refreshpulse - The pulse button reads the folder contents once.
Asynchronous Update
async - When on, the update happens asynchronously from the main thread so it doesn't make TouchDesigner drop frames or pause. As a result, the Folder DAT way not update its data within the next frame after the change on disk.
Name Format
nameformat - ⊞ - Select whether to include the filename extension or not.
- Include Extension
extension-
- No Extension
noextension-
Date Format
dateformat - ⊞ - The format used to display the item's dates in the table.
- Standard
std- A standard date format.
- Epoch
epoch- A reference date format.
Type
type - ⊞ - The types of contents to display.
- Files
files- Include files.
- Folders
folders- Include folders.
- Files and Folders
filesandfolders- Include both files and folders.
Folders
folders - Use Pattern Matching to specify which folders are included. Matches the folder path. Delimiters used are spaces and commas. To match spaces, enclose the entire search term in double quotes.
Names
names - Use Pattern Matching to specify which names are included. Delimiters used are spaces and commas. To match spaces, enclose the entire search term in double quotes.
All Extensions
allextensions - Includes all file extensions.
Image Extensions
imageextensions - Includes image contents that are supported by TouchDesigner. See supported File Types.
Movie Extensions
movieextensions - Includes movie contents that are supported by TouchDesigner. See supported File Types.
Audio Extensions
audioextensions - Includes audio contents that are supported by TouchDesigner. See supported File Types.
Extensions
extensions - Use Pattern Matching to specify which extensions are included. Extensions listed here should not include the period. E.g *txt, not *.txt.
Include Subfolders
subfolders - Includes the subfolders from the root folder specified.
Minumum Depth
mindepth - Set a minmum depth for the subfolders the Folder DAT should recursively search through.
Limit Depth
limitdepth - Turns on the Maximum Depth parameter to limit searching through subfolders. Turning this toggle off will search through all subtrees.
Maximum Depth
maxdepth - Set the maximum depth for the subfolders the Folder DAT should recursively search through.
Parameters - Columns Page
Name
namecol - The name of the folder or file. In the case of a file this includes the extension. ie. myfile.txt
Base Name
basenamecol - The name of the folder or file. In the case of a file this form does not includes the extension. ie. myfile
Extension
extensioncol - The file extension of the file, blank for folders. ie. txt
Type
typecol - The type of file as reported by the operating system.
Size
sizecol - The size of the file in Bytes. Folders do not report any size.
Depth
depthcol - How many folders deep the item is found from the Root Folder. Items on the Root Folder level have a depth of 0.
Folder
foldercol - The path of the folder, or in the case of a file, the path of the folder the file is found in.
Path
pathcol - The full path to the folder or file.
Relative Path
relpathcol - The relative path to the folder or file from the Root Folder.
Date Created
datecreatedcol - The date of creation.
Date Modified
datemodifiedcol - The date of most recent modification.
Date Accessed
dateaccessedcol - The date of most recent access or opening.
Parameters - Common Page
Language
language - ⊞ - Select how the DAT decides which script language to operate on.
- Input
input- The DAT uses the inputs script language.
- Node
node- The DAT uses it's own script language.
Edit/View Extension
extension - ⊞ - Select the file extension this DAT should expose to external editors.
- dat
dat- various common file extensions.
- From Language
language- pick extension from DATs script language.
- Custom Extension
custom- Specify a custom extension.
Custom Extension
customext - Specifiy the custom extension.
Word Wrap
wordwrap - ⊞ - Enable Word Wrap for Node Display.
- Input
input- The DAT uses the inputs setting.
- On
on- Turn on Word Wrap.
- Off
off- Turn off Word Wrap.
Info CHOP Channels
Extra Information for the Folder DAT can be accessed via an Info CHOP.
Common DAT Info Channels
- num_rows - Number of rows in this DAT.
- num_cols - Number of columns in this DAT.
Common Operator Info Channels
- total_cooks - Number of times the operator has cooked since the process started.
- cook_time - Duration of the last cook in milliseconds.
- cook_frame - Frame number when this operator was last cooked relative to the component timeline.
- cook_abs_frame - Frame number when this operator was last cooked relative to the absolute time.
- cook_start_time - Time in milliseconds at which the operator started cooking in the frame it was cooked.
- cook_end_time - Time in milliseconds at which the operator finished cooking in the frame it was cooked.
- cooked_this_frame - 1 if operator was cooked this frame.
- warnings - Number of warnings in this operator if any.
- errors - Number of errors in this operator if any.
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