Operations -- HOLD

[sebastiens]

Hello

I have one question about my workflow. I would like to create a workflow with hold. Because when i send a file by avid this files is taking before the end of the export ( I have check the growing files but the files is taking before the end of the export )
I send a files "test.wav" and i would like to wait until "test.mxf" is create in the same folder.
I use the operation HOLD Wait for files ===> D:\FFAStrans0.8.0\test\%s_original_name%.mxf
The process remains blocked on operation HOLD even if me file is created.

I use the software since one year and it is a revolution, thank you for the job.

Seb

[admin]

Hi sebastien's, thank you for using FFAStrans and welcome to the forum!

This issue has been addressed for the next release.

-steinar

[arjan]

Hello,
I see in the latest releasenotes that this problem is solved (The "Hold"-node failed when waiting for files from variables). I wonder if you can also use this option with a ftp location as watch folder.
Anyone any idea how you can do that?
I do need to wait to have the xml file to be in the ftp folder before I can download the mxf with the same filename.

[admin]

Hi arjan, thank you for using FFAStans and welcome to the forum!

You cannot wait for ftp-files in the "Hold"-node. What you could do is make a two-part workflow: One to download mxf and xml files from ftp to a temporary local path. A second one to monitor the temporary local path for mxf files and use the "Hold" node to wait for the xml file. This should work.

-steinar

[arjan]

Hi steinar, thank you for your answer.
The work-around works fine. On the local folder the mxf is waiting for the xml.