Referencing the Size of a File Within Workflow

We are building a validation that will send back an error if the file size is not what was expected.

What is a way to return a file size within an Alteryx workflow without loading the file, so if the file is larger than we expect we can cancel the job before bringing in the file?

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IraWatt

Hey @elsastark,

You can use the directory tool to find the size of a file:

Once you have identified your file you can add a message tool to throw an error if the size is larger then an expected value

philipmannering

You could use the Directory Tool. Here's the size of my test file in bytes,

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IraWatt

Hey @elsastark,

You can use the directory tool to find the size of a file:

Once you have identified your file you can add a message tool to throw an error if the size is larger then an expected value

philipmannering

You could use the Directory Tool. Here's the size of my test file in bytes,

elsastark

Thank you @IraWatt and @PhilipMannering!

philipmannering

Then you can use the Message Tool to create the error if it doesn't match what you expect. Example attached.

test-file-size.yxzp

IraWatt

No worries @elsastark 😄

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