Apologies for the newbie question – I’m testing out the batch mode and I’d like to something simple.
I’d like to open a csv file and then write it back out to the file system.
I’ve defined two workspace variables as strings
input_path – STRING
output_path – STRING
However, when I go configure the CSVReader Node the variable Settings panel does not allow me to select the variable as an input path.
Many thanks in advance!
Phil
Hi @pcheung, and welcome to the KNIME community.
The file reader nodes require variables that have a PATH data type so you need to convert the string to a “path”.
If you already have the required file location in a string variable, use the String to Path (Variable) node to create the required variable that will then be acceptable to the CSVReader node.
Hope that helps
@pcheung as an addition I would recommend to read the “KNIME File Handling Guide”
https://docs.knime.com/latest/analytics_platform_file_handling_guide
Although it is lengthy it will give you valuable insights about how KNIME works.
Thanks! I’ll give that shot!
Thanks for the link! I’ll read through it!
