How to start a BPEL Process using the File Adapter

Hi
I would like to automatically start a BPEL Process when I store a file in a specific directory. Can this be done using the File Adapter?.
Regards,
Néstor Boscán

Yes, there are samples of how to do this in the BPEL samples directory.

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