This function returns a semicolon-separated list of properties of file or directory a.

If the file or directory does not exist, empty values are returned.

The optional parameter b controls whether only a specific property is to be output. A value in b that is not in the following table will cause the function to terminate with an error. Only one value can be specified.

Short form	Value	Meaning
h	header	Instead of the properties, a header list is returned.
p	parent	Returns the directory the file or directory resides in. The path will be returned as absolute path in canonical form using (/) as separator.
n	name	Returns the file or directory name without path.
t	type	Returns d for a directory, f for a file and ? for a device, named pipe, etc. (in Unix systems).
s	size	Returns the size of the file in bytes or 0 for a directory.
m	modified	Returns the time of the last modification in ISO format.
r	read	Returns true if the file/directory is readable.
w	write	Returns true if the file/directory is writeable.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
a	Relative (to the installation directory of the Integration Server) or absolute path of the file/directory.
b	(optional) Reduction to one specific property (see table above). Note: Use the three dots to select a value.

Examples

Parameter a	Parameter b	Result
./temp/existingfile		/temp;existingfile;f;5000;2011-04-23 12:34:56.0;true;false
./temp/nonexistingfile		;;;;;;
./temp/existingfile	header	parent;name;type;size;modified;read;write
./temp/existingfile	s	5000
./temp/existingfile	size	5000