# List Files from PC

Gets a list of files in a specified location through MIS Communicator.

Action available for the following operating systems:

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### Parameters

* **Communication Profile** *\<unquoted string> -* The name of the specified communication profile.
* **Search String** *\<unquoted string> -* The pattern string to search files in PC (Example: "\*.txt" - lists all txt files in PC). Wildchars are allowed to perform generic searches.
* **Process Sub-dirs.** *\<unquoted string> -* This parameter defines if the user want to search files in sub-directories or not. The possible values for this parameter are: *Yes*, *No* or *dynamic*.

*Targets*

* ***File's List** \<unquoted string> -* Control or variable to save the returned list of files.
* **Number of files** *\<unquoted string> -* Control or variable to save the returned number of files.

*Return*

* **Items Separator** *\<string> -* The string separator for the list of files.
* **Hidden** *\<unquoted string> -* Defines if the user wants to perform that search in hidden mode or not.

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If the specified file does not contain the character "\\" in the path, the path taken is indicated in the product configuration KCxx, plus the folder "TRyyyy \ ToPDA."
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If the specified file begins with the character "\\" in the path, the path taken is indicated in the product configuration KCxx.
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MIS Communicator is the program in charge of managing communications between terminals and PC applications developed by Sysdev partners or by Sysdev through the development platform Kalipso. For more information about MIS Communicator click [here](https://doc.sysdevmobile.com/miscommunicator/).
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