Delete file using RMA

oryagel · Post by **oryagel** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 4:50 am

Hi,

I created an action profile which should send an email with specific file attached and then delete that file.

The email part is OK.

To delete the file I created an "Execute external program" action:
cmd /c del C:\ProgramData\ABC\BatchErrors\%NewestFile%
I configured the action to be executed by RMA.
The RMA has permission to execute external program.

The file isn't being deleted.
Any idea what could be the issue?

Thanks

KS-Soft Europe · Post by **KS-Soft Europe** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 7:54 am

%NewestFile% can be specified for test parameters of test methods:
- Folder/File Size
- File/Folder Availability
- Count Files
- Text Log
- Compare Files

Also %NewestFile% can be specified in the "Attach file" parameter of Send e-mail (SMTP) action.

Please check the manual or visit our web site for more information about:
Send e-mail (SMTP) action: http://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/mfra ... m#actEMail
where can be used Macro variables http://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/mfra ... htm#macros

oryagel · Post by **oryagel** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 7:59 am

Thanks

Can you think of a way to delete the file after email was sent?

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:21 pm

HostMonitor/RMA actions allow you to remove specific file so its not a problem when you know file name.
If you don't know name, that's the problem...
May be there is some workaround but I need to understand your settings.

I am confused at the moment:
- RMA cannot send e-mails, so I assume you are using some 3rd party application? Then I do not understand how you pass %NewestFile% to that application

- If you send e-mail using HostMonitor then HostMonitor has access to the file so it can remove it. Why do you use RMA? Read-only access for account used by HostMonitor?

What kind of test triggers this actions?

Regards
Alex

oryagel · Post by **oryagel** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 1:23 am

HostMonitor sends the emails, not RMA.

How can I use HostMonitor to delete the file with the %NewestFile% variable?

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 11:03 am

There is no such option. May be there is some workaround but I need to understand your settings.
What kind of test triggers this actions?

Regards
Alex

oryagel · Post by **oryagel** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 11:11 am

Hi,

The test type is: Folder/File Availability

The alert is executed if the %NewestFile% in specific folder is newer than 10 minutes.

Thanks

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 11:29 am

Then you may use %FileName% variable for both actions
http://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/mfra ... .htm#macro

Note: there is another problem. This action should be started after Send-EMail sends the file, right? Then I think you need to start this action after "2nd consecutive bas result" (if you send e-mail after 1st bad result). If some 3rd party application can add another file between actions, then this file will not be removed...

Regards
Alex

oryagel · Post by **oryagel** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 12:41 pm

Thanks.
I can't know the fle name before it's being created, that is why I want to use the %NewestFile%.

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 3:25 pm

%NewestFile% can be used as parameter of "FileFolder Availability" test. Then test will find such newest file and set %FileName% variable that can be used by actions triggered by this test method. Please check the manual.

Regards
Alex

oryagel · Post by **oryagel** » Sun Feb 06, 2011 4:47 am

Thanks