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# PathCantHaveRegex

A Perl-compatible regular expression to limit the files retrieved by the connector. If the full path of a file matches the regular expression, the file is ignored.

For example, you can use this parameter to exclude files of a certain file type:

`.*\.(doc|xls|pdf)` | Ignore all `.doc`, `.xls`, and `.pdf` files

Type: | String
Default: |
Required: | No
Configuration Section: | TaskName or FetchTasks
Example: | `PathCantHaveRegex0=.*\.pdf PathCantHaveRegex1=.*\.doc`
See Also: | PathMustHaveRegex PathRegexCaseInsensitive DirectoryFileMatch

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Product: Knowledge Discovery File System Connector 25.4

Topic Title: PathCantHaveRegex