Creating a file watcher for an ftp server

[timjcw32767]

I am looking for ideas to best create a file watcher for and ftp server.  Will I need an agent on the ftp server?  Currently I use EVNT to watch for files on internal servers.

[laura_albrecht_automic]

You can certainly install an agent on the server.  That gives you full functionality.  You could also use the SFTP agent.  That is an RA agent that will allow you to transfer files to servers that don't have agents installed.  Generally used I would think for transferring files externally, but I would think you could use it internally as well.  That's a different type of agent though so you'd have to have a license for it.  

[Pete Wirfs]

You should be able to check without an extra agent.  If the FTP server is on your local network, you may be able to open up a share to the desired folder and use an EVNT against it.  If it is an FTP server outside of your local network, you could run an RA.FTPJOB to either list or get the desired file in a loop until it is successful.

[Anon Anon]

I don't think RA ftp agent can watch files on an sftp server, though you could use custom scripts in it or move the files from the sftp server to an internal server location and watch them.

[laura_albrecht_automic]

You're right Alex_Amirtharaj_2199 !  I lost the piece about the file "watcher" in my answer.  You'd need the full functionality of the agent to use the File Event.  Thanks.