Hi Phil, The "properties file" option refers to a Java properties file, like the ones you can read with a Properties File Input transform [1].
Properties are quite common in Java applications and are basically a list of "=" separated key/value pairs. Check for example the wikipedia-page [2] on properties files. Thanks for pointing this out, there is room for improvement in the documentation page for the set variables action. Ticket [3] created, we'll see if we can still squeeze this in with the upcoming 2.7.0 release. [1] https://hop.apache.org//manual/latest/pipeline/transforms/propertyinput.html [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.properties [3] https://github.com/apache/hop/issues/3321 Regards, Bart On Thu, Oct 26, 2023 at 5:18 AM Phillip Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > In the 'Set Variables' action there is a 'Properties File' option, > presumably to read the variables from that file and set the values. > > What format does that file take? And how would 'Variable Substitution' > work in this action? The documentation is not especially helpful in this > respect. > > Regards > > Phil Brown. > >
