[FTP] Copy/Move from Remote

Q100008: [FTP] Copy/Move from Remote

Copies or Moves files from an FTP host to a specified local folder.

Parameter In/Out Description Other Info
FTP connection In The FTP connection string contains the host information and authentication information for the account to use. Connection type: sysFTP
File source In The remote FTP files (pathnames) to copy/move. To dynamically select file on the remote host, combine this with the FileList output parameter from the [FTP] Find on Remote module.
Copy or Move? In Choices: Copy, Move
COPY files or MOVE (copy, then delete source) files(s)?
Default: Copy
Destination folder InOut The target folder on the local filesystem, to copy or move the file(s) to.
Example: C:\Temp\IncomingFiles
Replicate subfolders? In Option to determine if subfolder structure from source should be replicated. Default: False
Ignore if same size? In Option to ignore copying eligible file(s) that already exist on the destination if filesize is same. Default: False
Log output level In Choices: Minimal, Verbose
The level of execution detail you want to appear in the log.
Default: Minimal
Processed file list Out List of pathnames (files) that were copied or moved.

(Italics = required parameters)

Notes

The module [FTP] Copy/Move from Remote works very similarly to the general [Files] Copy/Move module. The difference is that this module is specifically for copying files from a remote FTP server, to a destination on your JobServers local filesystem.

 
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10/3/2023 1:06:46 AM
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