Perspective File managment

Ignition
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Looking for some guidance on a project. I am somewhat new to perspective and seem to be missing something.

I'm wanting to create a script that will check a local FTP folder for new files. Then want to do something if new files are found.

I have tried several things and do understand that with perspective you can't browse file system like with system.file.openFile. Am I wrong to think I could just make a project script to do this on some interval?

I can elaborate, but thought I would see what I get back!
Thanks in advance!

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Local to where? If in the gateway, then a gateway timer event script should be able to handle this, as long as the gateway service has privileges in that folder.

If you mean local to the UI client, then no can do. That would be a huge browser security hole.

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Sorry, local to gateway. This is the direction I am headed now! Gateway event script.

Thanks!
-Blake