# StarTeam checkout exclude file extension

**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/starteam-checkout-exclude-file-extension/516
**Category:** Discussion
**Created:** [July 3, 2007, 5:31am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/starteam-checkout-exclude-file-extension/516 "2007-07-03T05:31:06Z")
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### Author: ![deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/deleted_user/32/937_2.png) [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2007, 5:31am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/starteam-checkout-exclude-file-extension/516/1 "2007-07-03T05:31:06Z")

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Anyone know how to exclude certain file extensions on a StarTeam checkout action?&nbsp; We have an action that checks out our entire view, (contains 20-30 different file extensions at least), so we are just doing a \*.\*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; but I would now like to exclude certain file types from being checked out.&nbsp; Is this possible ?

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thanks,

mike martin

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### Author: ![angus](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/b3f665/32.png) [@angus](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/angus)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2007, 1:31am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/starteam-checkout-exclude-file-extension/516/2 "2007-07-04T01:31:13Z")

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Hi Mike,   
  
 Unfortunately, there’s no way to do this just with a StarTeam action. The best solution is probably to create a FileSet using FileSet define (Include _._ and then Exclude the extensions you don’t want). Then use a File Iterator to iterate the fileset and check out each file.   
  
 This will (unfortunately) be much slower than a single checkout action, but it will only check out the extensions you need.   
  
 Please let me know if you’d like more help getting this working.   
  
 Regards,   
  
 Angus