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Settings:SearchAreas:Add Exclude Folder (Method)

  • Updated2023-02-21
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Owning Class: NI DataFinder

Requires: LabVIEW DataFinder Toolkit

Adds to a DataFinder configuration a folder that is to be excluded from a search area. You can use this method only when you are working with a DataFinder that is running on the same machine. The method does not support DataFinder federations.

Note  You cannot create exclude folders that nest inside each other.
Note  It can take quite some time to add a folder that is to be excluded from the search. During this time the DataFinder is not available.
Note  Only use the method Add Exclude Folder for the configuration of the DataFinder My DataFinder.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
searchArea Search Area ClusterSpecifies the search area in which the DataFinder excludes a folder from the search. A search area is a folder that the DataFinder indexes for the search.
name Specifies the name of the search area. Use each name only once in all the search areas.
local path Specifies the path of the search area, which the DataFinder uses to index the files.
client path Specifies the client path for accessing a search area. This setting is only relevant for DataFinder servers of the DataFinder Server Edition.
path PathSpecifies the path to the folder that the DataFinder excludes from the search.

Output Value

None

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