Path

This field specifies the path to the directory to monitor for watched files. This parameter requires a fully qualified path to a directory.

If the WATCHSUBDIRECTORIES parameter is set to True, this directory is the root at which the system watches for changes. Otherwise, the system monitors only the specified directory.

For more information, see the Watch Sub-Directories field.

When monitoring for a specific file, this parameter must be set to the fully qualified, correct path of the directory where the file is supposed to be located. In this case, the FILTER parameter must be set to the file name.

This parameter supports Universal Naming Convention (UNC) paths.

The contents of this field must use this syntax:

scalarExpr

where scalarExpr is or resolves to the fully qualified path to a directory.

To designate the path using an expression, click the button to the left of this field.

When you click OK to return to the Event Actions form, the system "wraps" this content within a PATH( ) parameter, which yields this final syntax:

PATH( scalarExpr )

Note: If scalarExpr is a literal value, the system automatically encloses it in double quotation marks when returning it to the Event Actions form. If scalarExpr is an expression, the system does not enclose it in quotation marks.