Get Files via FTP

Description

Get a file with FTP is a Process Entry in the File Transfer plugin for Process Studio Processes. Get a File with FTP process entry retrieves one or more files from the specified remote directory via an FTP server.

Note: Some FTP servers do not allow files to be FTP'ed when they contain certain characters (spaces for example). Therefore, when choosing filenames for files to be FTP'ed, be sure to check upfront whether your particular FTP server is able to process your kind of filenames.

Configurations

No.	Field Name	Description
1	Process Entry name	Specify a unique name for the process entry, on the workspace area. A process entry can be placed on the canvas several times; and each instance of the entry must have a unique name.
	Server:
1	FTP server name / IP address	The name of the SFTP server or the IP address
2	Server Port	The TCP port to use. This is usually 22
3	User name	The user name to log into the SFTP server
4	Password	The password to log into the SFTP server
5	Proxy type	Select from the list: HTTP/SOCKS5
6	Proxy host	Proxy server host name
7	Proxy port	Proxy server port number
8	Proxy username	Proxy server account user name
9	Proxy password	Proxy server account password
	Advanced:
1	Binary mode?	Enable if files must be transferred in binary mode
2	Timeout	The FTP server timeout in seconds
3	Use active FTP connection	Enable if you are connecting to the FTP server using Active mode; you must set your firewall to accept connections to the port that your FTP client will open. The default is Passive mode.
4	Control encoding	Encoding matters when retrieving file names that contain special characters. For Western Europe and the USA, ISO-8859-1 usually suffices. Select encoding that is valid for your server.
	Files tab:
1	Process Entry name	Specify a unique name for the process entry, on the workspace area. A process entry can be placed on the canvas several times; and each instance of the entry must have a unique name.
	Remote:
1	Remote Directory	The remote directory on the SFTP server from which we get the files. Use the "test folder" button to connect to the remote server and validate that the folder exists.
2	Wildcard (regular expression)	Specify a regular expression here if you want to select multiple files.
3	Remove files after retrieval?	Delete the remote file after the file is transferred.
4	Move files after retrieval?	Enable checkbox to move files after retrieval
5	Move to a folder	Moves files to specified folder
6	Create a folder	Creates folder that will contain files
	Local:
1	Target Directory	The remote directory on the SFTP server from which we get the files. Use the "test folder" button to connect to the remote server and validate that the folder exists.
2	Include date in filename	Adds the system date to the filename (_20101231)
3	Include time in filename	Adds the system time to the filename (_235959)
4	Specify date time format	Enable to provide your own date/time format; the default is yyyyMMdd'_'HHmmss
5	Date time format	Select date time format
6	Add date before extension	Adds date to the file name before the extension
7	Don't overwrite files	Enable to skip, rename, or fail if a file with an identical name already exists in the target directory
8	If file exists	Action to take if a file with an identical name already exists in the target directory
9	Add filenames to result	If checked the name of the file is added to the result stream.
	Advanced tab
	Success Condition:
1	Success on	Sets conditions of success
2	Limit files	Sets number of files associated with a condition of success
	Socks Proxy Tab
	Proxy:
1	Host	Socks Proxy host name
2	Port	Socks Proxy port number
3	Username	User name associated with the Socks Proxy account
4	Password	Password associated with the Socks Proxy account