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Admiral Huddy

Admiral Huddy

Admiral Huddy

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Can anyone think of a windows solution to look for a file with a specific name (.cvsv) that arrives in a designated folder, then sends that to a recipient by email?

Thanks
 
I'd probably be writing a python script to do it. But that would rely on having access to an SMTP server for sending emails.
 
If you're not able to write code yourself, try looking at RPA tools. Microsoft's Power Automate might do the job for you.
 
chroniclard said:
Easy enough to write a c# console app to do it.
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If you know c# ;)

touch said:
Is that a typo for .csv or actually some real filetype you're using? Most email servers will reject email with non-standard file type attachments.
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yes, it was sorry. The csv is being dropped into a share from an external source and emailed internally. As the file can come in at any time, the email means the user doesn't have to keep checking.

hood1971 said:
One application I have been trying for other automation tasks is Robointern.
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This works a treat - Just needed a small script. Was up and running within a half hour.
 
touch said:
Is that a typo for .csv or actually some real filetype you're using? Most email servers will reject email with non-standard file type attachments.
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chroniclard said:
True. :p Well what do you know? :)

*edit, resolved. :cool:
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I'm an old school IBM midrange programmer.. If i told you precisely, you'd think you'd have entered the Twilight Zone - believe me. :D
 
Another thumbs up for Powershell - either set up a FileSystemWatcher on the folder in question, or just do a DIR, sorted by lastwritetime, and use Send-MailMessage if required.

You might find SendGrid useful as well if you've no handy SMTP server.
 
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