The filter parameter is PRE_PROCESS does not work
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The filter parameter is PRE_PROCESS does not work

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Article ID: 244582

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Products

CA Automic Workload Automation - Automation Engine

Issue/Introduction

The filter in red below does not work. As a result, it does not find any files that start with letter O

:SET &HND = PREP_PROCESS("&HOST","WINCMD","O???????.TXT","CMD=DIR /A-D &FOLDER","UC_LOGIN=&LOGIN")
:PROCESS &HND
:  SET &LINE = GET_PROCESS_LINE(&HND)
:  SET &FILEDATE = SUBSTR(&LINE,1,10)
:  SET &FILEDATE = CONV_DATE('MM/DD/YYYY:&FILEDATE','YYYYMMDD')
:  print &filedate
:  IF  &FILEDATE  < &OLD
:    SET &FILENAME = SUBSTR(&LINE,40)
     DEL "&FOLDER\&FILENAME"
:  ENDIF
:ENDPROCESS

 

Environment

Release : 12.3.4

Component :

Cause

N/A

Resolution

Use the filter "* O*.TXT" as shown below? Please note that there's a space between the first * and o. 

 

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:SET &HND = PREP_PROCESS("&HOST","WINCMD","* O*.TXT","CMD=DIR /A-D &FOLDER","UC_LOGIN=&LOGIN")

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