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ReportHi! This isn't the first time I've posted here, its the second time for a similar reason - PAD f*****g up on data types. While I'm too traumatised to even think about what went wrong last time (something about a file path not recognising itself) I'm now facing an issue where PAD claims that "This data type can't have trailers" despite the fact that I am copying verbatim the trailer names from ones that have worked before. Specifically, I am using the pretences of ".Name" and ".Size" and yet, as you can see by the below screenshots, PAD incorrectly states that this can't be done.
- Image of the new script with empty parameters stating it can't work: https://i.imgur.com/a8qMahJ.png
- Image of another script with the same parameter names and formats as in the new script: https://i.imgur.com/yy3L5EN.png
- Image of the same other script showing that it works perfectly fine with "Files.Name" etc: https://i.imgur.com/GIPaXrI.png
Despite it being a Flow Variable by default and working fine, I have tried making it an Output and Input variable as well as using the Data Type of DataTable and List but both refuse to work. I have also tried doing it as "%Files[0].Name%" as a user on Reddit suggested: https://i.imgur.com/uxP5P3N.png
The following isn't as important but may provide context as to why I want this
So I want to have a large script that could run for 20-40+ minutes, what it does doesn't matter too much. In the interest of saving where I leave off (in case the script crashes in the middle of processing) I want to take the variable of Files and store it in long term memory. This way, if it crashes, the script can look to see if it has existing/remaining data, and if it does then it will pick up where it left off. To do this I have written "Files", "Files.Name" and "Files.Size" and the total ammount of processes to do into a file. I did have this as a .txt but realised it should be an Excel file. So I wrote the code to transcribe it and now I'm trying to write the code to extract the data and write it to a list so it can continue: https://i.imgur.com/KMe3Hrq.png
So I want to have a large script that could run for 20-40+ minutes, what it does doesn't matter too much. In the interest of saving where I leave off (in case the script crashes in the middle of processing) I want to take the variable of Files and store it in long term memory. This way, if it crashes, the script can look to see if it has existing/remaining data, and if it does then it will pick up where it left off. To do this I have written "Files", "Files.Name" and "Files.Size" and the total ammount of processes to do into a file. I did have this as a .txt but realised it should be an Excel file. So I wrote the code to transcribe it and now I'm trying to write the code to extract the data and write it to a list so it can continue: https://i.imgur.com/KMe3Hrq.png
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