check for new file in directory

[mlauber71]

There was a debate about a similar task and I built a workflow to suggest how this could work. For more advanced scenarios you might want to check out the KNIME server.

Start a Workflow, e. g. a database query, after a certain time

@USCHUKN1ME I tried to build a system you might be able to expand and use. The idea is to have a workflow that would iterate a number of times (v_number_of_intervals) with a set interval (of seconds) between (v_seconds_interval) them. The workflow looks for a trigger_file.csv if this file has changed from the last time the loop has run a component would be executed. If the file has not changed nothing would happen. Admittedly not the most elegant way but you could build a small automatic execu…