APPL Variable for FTP Downloaded File?

[David Lock]

CA (DE)

Version 11.3

Area:   File Transfer - (FTP Download)

 

I am downloading a file from an FTP site.

I specify in the Remote File Name field I specify MEMO* meaning I want to pick up a file that has the PREFIX of MEMO

 

In the Local File Name field I specify just the path where I want the file to be written.

 

However, in a subsequent job I wish to notify users that a file has arrived and I wish to reference an APPL variable to obtain the downloaded file name, much like the File Trigger mechanism which has [%APP._ftfile and %APPL._filename] variables to work with.

 

I would also like to use it in a UNIX job to copy the file from the downloaded location to a backup directory.

 

I would hope CA (DE) has a variable that hold the downloaded file name in?

 

Thanks.

[Anon Anon]

Hi David,

 

Currently we do not have this functionality.  I believe this would be a very useful functionality to have and others in the DE community would benefit as well.  Please go ahead and submit an idea for this enhancement.

 

Regards,

Pradeep

[Anon Anon]

lockey,

 

You can place a file trigger job to look for MEMO* in your Local field name location.  Since you just ftp'd a file to this location you know the file will be there and the file trigger will immediately set the APPL._ftfile value, you can then run the following type of javascript in a link or on your notification job to set an application level variable.

if (APPL._loadmode == 'false') {
var temp = APPL._ftfile;
var start = temp.lastIndexOf('/');
APPL.filename = temp.substr(start + 1);
}

The value of the filename will be in APPL.filename variable.

 

Hope this helps,

Dewey