Reading the invoice
In this section, you will read the invoices that have been downloaded from the mail. The following diagram explains the high-level process of reading the invoices:
Figure 14.15 – Reading the invoice details
Here, you will be extracting the customer details and invoice particulars from the read invoices. Let's begin designing this process:
- Let's start by creating a new sequence with the name
Read_Invoice. - Then, in the Variables panel, create a variable with the name
currentDirectoryPath, choose the type asString, and typeDirectory.GetCurrentDirectory()in the Default section. - Also, create two more variables, the first named
invoicesof theString[]type (an array ofString) and the second namedinvoicePathof theStringtype. - In the
Read_Invoicesequence, drag and drop the firstAssignactivity. Pass theinvoicesvariable in the To section andDirectory.GetFiles(currentDirectoryPath+"\Invoice"...