File reader service

1. Overview

The File reader service reads the content of a file and puts it in the MessagePart-Out. The content can be returned as TEXT, XML or BYTES.

In the table below, you will find an explanation of these properties.

All attributes with a * are mandatory.

Attribute Description

Attribute	Description
Name*	By default, we fill this out with the technical tag, followed by a serial number. Changing the name is optional.
Enabled	Set this value to true, if you want this service to be enabled.
File Location*	Location of the local source file. It must be a URI format starting with `file:` or `classpath:`. Examples: For Windows [source,bash] ---- file://localhost/c$/WINDOWS/clock.avi file:///c:/WINDOWS/clock.avi ---- For Linux: [source,bash] ---- file://localhost/etc/fstab file:///etc/fstab ----
Return Type*	TEXT for String, XML for Document and BYTES for Bytes Message Part. The default is TEXT.
MessagePart-Out	Name of the MessagePart in a ConnectMessage where the content of the file is being stored.
Description	Description of the specific service. This is for documentation purposes.

Name*

By default, we fill this out with the technical tag, followed by a serial number. Changing the name is optional.

Enabled

Set this value to true, if you want this service to be enabled.

File Location*

Location of the local source file. It must be a URI format starting with file: or classpath:.

Examples:

For Windows

For Linux:

Return Type*

TEXT for String, XML for Document and BYTES for Bytes Message Part. The default is TEXT.

MessagePart-Out

Name of the MessagePart in a ConnectMessage where the content of the file is being stored.

Description

Description of the specific service. This is for documentation purposes.

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