The File eWay uses the FILE transport attributes definition to read from a file or write to a file. When designating a pattern of files to be read, the * (asterisk) is a wildcard meaning “zero or more characters.”
Table 3–4 lists the attributes of the FILE TAD.
Table 3–4 Attributes for the FILE Transport Attributes Definition| 
 Name  | 
 Display  | 
 Type  | 
 Req?  | 
 Direction  | 
 Default  | 
 List  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
 FilePattern  | 
 FilePattern  | 
 String  | 
 Yes  | 
 Both  | ||
| 
 Directory  | 
 Directory  | 
 String  | 
 Yes  | 
 Both  |