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24 July 2012

Qlikview: Server: How to monitor a folder and trigger a QVS EDX task

I built a desktop windows application which monitors a certain folder and triggers an EDX task on qlikview server when a file is copied into the folder. The application also provides archiving option.

If you would like to try it yourself, please do the following steps:

1) Create an EDX task on the qlikview server:



2) Copy the EDX_Trigger_Desktop.exe and EDX_Trigger_Desktop.exe.config into the same folder, modify the values in the following entries of the config file according to your setup and run the exe file.
<add key="QMSAPIURL" value="http://localhost:4799/QMS/Service"/>
<add key="Taskname" value="EDXTEST"/>
<add key="TaskPassword" value="EDXTEST"/>
<add key="FolderToMonitor" value="C:\TEMP"/>
<add key="ArchiveFolder" value="C:\TEMP\ARCHIVE"/>

3) The application will display the values (folder to monitor, QMS URL, etc.) from configuration files. if necessary, these values can be modified manually in this screen:

Click the START button to start folder monitoring.

4) Copy a file into the folder which is being monitored and check if the EDX task is triggered on qlikview server.



The application and source files can be downloaded from the following links:
Facts, known issues, etc.:
  • The application is developed with MS Visual Studio 2010 Express
  • It triggers an EDX task on Qlikview Server version 11.