Processing documents in a hot folder for printing

摘要

When it is detected that a file has been stored in a hot folder, an apparatus stands by for a predetermined period of time not to process the file based on settings associated with the hot folder. When the predetermined period of time elapses, the apparatus processes the file based on the settings associated with the hot folder.

主权项

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
a creating unit configured to create a folder by designating on whether a print setting file is associated with the folder or not; a detection unit configured to detect a file stored in the folder created by the creating unit; a processing unit configured to process the file detected by the detection unit; and a control unit configured to control, in a case where said detection unit detects the file stored in the folder, the processing unit to suspend operation for a predetermined period of time without processing the file, wherein the control unit controls the processing unit to process the file in a case where the file is not in a locked state and the predetermined period of time has elapsed, and wherein, in a case where the folder is created by designating that the print setting file is associated with the folder, the processing unit processes data to be printed which is stored in the folder, as the file to be processed by the processing unit, and in a case where the folder is created by designating that the print setting file is not associated with the folder, the processing unit processes the print setting file and corresponding data to be printed that are stored in the folder, as the file to be processed by the processing unit.