FileToStream Activity

The FileToStream activity creates an input stream of a file from the disk. The file is not loaded in the memory, instead the activity opens a stream and passes on the input stream Object Reference in the output to be used in other activities.

General Tab

The General tab has the following fields.
Field Literal Value/ Module Property/ Process Property? Description
Name No The name to be displayed in the process definition
Description No A short description of the activity

Input Tab

The input for the activity is the following.

Input Item Datatype Description
fileName String The path and name of file

Output Tab

The output of the activity is the following.

Output Item Datatype Description
inputStream Object Reference The input stream reference to be used for further processing

Fault Tab

The Fault tab lists the possible exceptions that can be thrown by this activity. See TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks Error Codes for more information about the error codes and corrective actions to take.

Exception Thrown When...
FileNotFoundException Cannot find the file provided in the fileName parameter