Reading two files at a time

Hi,
My sender system sends two files
1.Header
2.Item
I need to read both the files at a time.
If only both the files are present in the directory,i want pick the files otherwise not.
How can i do this validation in XI??
Thanks.
Rushikesh

Hi Rushikesh,
YOu can do this in two ways,
Either you use BPM or Shell script
BPM:
          get the file in BPM and wait for second file,Furthur proess can be executed only if you get second file.
Shell script:
    Write a script to get two files or conditions in script and exit
    adapter wll call after your script.
Thanks
Prabhakar
Edited by: VenkataPrabhakar Teegavarapu on Oct 21, 2008 11:32 AM

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