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Retrieve Files that Match the Filter Criteria from a FTP server

To retrieve files that match the filter criteria from an FTP server, complete the following steps:

  1. Check out and open the process.

  2. In the Toolbox pane, click Internet. A list of activities is displayed.

  3. Double-click or drag the FTP Get File activity into the process.

  4. Link the activity appropriately with other activities in the process.

  5. Right-click the FTP Get File activity. A shortcut menu is displayed.

  6. Select View Properties. The FTP Get File window is displayed.

  7. Click the FTP Server tab. The corresponding screen is displayed.

  8. In the FTP Directory field, select the appropriate System Resource that contains the connection information for the FTP server which contains the file you are trying to retrieve.

  9. Click the Files To Get tab. The corresponding screen is displayed.

  10. Select the Get Files that Meet Criteria check box and select the appropriate input field editor and the set the field to a value that is a file name.

Note: 
You can use either text or wildcards (*) to filter the files that have been retrieved. To delete all files from the specified folder, leave the field blank.
For example:
File.txt returns the file named ‘File.txt’
File* returns all files that begin with ‘File’
*.txt returns all files that end with ‘.txt’.
File*txt returns all files that begin with ‘File’ and end with ‘.txt’

 

Related Topics
Delete files retrieved using FTP from the FTP server
Retrieve Specific Files from a FTP server via FTP protocol
Specify Where to Store Files Downloaded via FTP

Source
BPM Designer Topics > Overview of Activities and Activity Topics > Internet Activities > FTP Get File
Last modified at 7/31/2020 11:53 AM