Navigation:  Actions > Files > File Checksum >

File Checksum Options Tab

Previous pageReturn to chapter overviewNext page

This tab of the File Checksum action specifies the information about the file to be processed.

 

Action: The action to perform.

 

Compute: Calculates the checksum/hash for the specified filename.  If the Database filename field is blank, the checksum value will be stored in the FILE_CHECKSUM_VALUE temporary macro, otherwise, the checksum value will be stored in the XML database file.
List: Lists all files in the XML database.
Verify: Verifies all entries in the XML database.

 

Filename: The filename or directory to compute checksums for (required for Add action).  If a directory is specified, the FILE_CHECKSUM_VALUE will be populated with the hash of the last matching file.

 

Hash type: The type of checksum to calculate (MD5, SHA, or Both).

 

Database filename: The XML database file to store or read hash values to/from.

 

Do not store full path name: If checked, the full path name is not stored in the XML database file.

 

Remove base path: If provided, the specified base path will be removed from the full path name.