File tab

Text file input step

Use the File tab to enter the following connection information for your source.

Option	Description
File or directory	Specify the source location if the source is not defined in a field.Click Browse to display the Open File window and navigate to the file or folder. For the supported file system types, see Connecting to Virtual File Systems. Click Add to include the source in the Selected files table. If the source location is defined in a field, use the Accept filenames from previous steps to specify your file name.
Regular expression	Specify a regular expression to match filenames within a specified directory.
Exclude regular expression	Specify a regular expression to exclude filenames within a specified directory.