About Sun Adapter for File

The File Adapter supports sample Projects and to test your Sun Java^TM Composite Application Platform Suite configuration. For a more feature-rich solution to processing flat file records, we recommend that you use the BatchAdapter. The Batch Adapter provides a number of pre- and post-processing features that the File Adapter does not offer, including system rename, copy, and delete operations that you can configure before and after you run a Collaboration, as well as other features such as regular expression matching for filenames.

The File Adapter exchanges data between an external file system and the Sun Java Composite Application Platform Suite. You can use this adapter for:

• Reading information from an external file to the Sun Java Composite Application Platform Suite.

• Writing information from the Sun Java Composite Application Platform Suite to an external file.

Adapter Operation

The File Adapter is provided as part of the Sun Java Composite Application Platform Suite and operates as follows:

• As an inbound adapter, the File Adapter polls an input directory for files based on a file name matching a specified regular expression. When the adapter detects a matching file, it opens the file and publishes the data to a Collaboration or Business Process Service.

• As an outbound adapter, the File Adapter writes processed data to an output file.

Setting Properties

You can set configuration properties for the File Adapter, including names and locations of source and destination files, in the File Adapter Properties dialog box.