List File

The List File activity lists files in a specified directory on the local file system.

Configuring the List File Activity

To configure the List File activity, fill in the required fields in the activity panel.

Configuration

Field	Required	Description	Example
Name	Required	Unique identifier for this activity step	MyActivity
Description	Optional	Optional description of the activity's purpose	Reads a file from S3
Resource	Required	Drag and drop a ABSConnection resource from the workspace.
Directory	Optional	Base directory to list files from	my-data-bucket
File Path	Optional	Optional path to a specific file to retrieve	data/reports/2024/
Prefix	Optional	Filter files by name prefix (e.g., log_, report-)	logs/
Max Results	Optional	Limit the number of files returned (default: 100)	100
Sort By	Optional	Choose how to sort the results Options: Name, Size, Date modified, Path.
Recursive	Optional	Enable to scan through all subdirectories
Descending	Optional	Sort results in descending order

Input

Field	Required	Data Type	Description	Example
File Path	Optional	String	Full path to a specific file or directory in the storage container.	data/reports/2024/
Prefix	Optional	String	Filter files by a specific name prefix (e.g., log_, report-).	logs/
Max Result	Optional	Number	Maximum number of results to return. Defaults to 100 if not specified.
Recursive	Optional	Boolean	Enable recursive search through subdirectories.
Descending	Optional	Boolean	If true, sort the file list in descending order.

Output

Field	Required	Data Type	Description	Example
Path	Optional	String
Files	Optional	Array
Total Files	Optional	Number		0