Select Files and Folders API

Select Files and Folders API

This setting selects drive letter, folder path(s), file(s) path, wildcards, or as many combinations as needed.

Input Parameters

The following table provides the input parameters and descriptions.

Parameter

Description

type

For files and folders backup set, the value is Files.

selection

Array of strings, allows selecting folder paths, or wildcards.

files

Array of strings, allows selecting file paths.

 Example for selecting folders

{

    "type": "Files",

    "selection": [

        "%SystemDrive%",

        "e:",

        "x:\\folder1"

    ]

}

Example for selecting combination of files and folders

{

    "type": "Files",

    "selection": [

        "%SystemDrive%",

        "e:",

        "x:\\folder1"      

    ],

    "files": [

      "c:\\folder\\file1.txt",

      "c:\\folder\\file2.txt"

    ]

}