Adding File extensions via Scripts
(Scripted FTP)
Embedded Files
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The Challenge: We are using FTP to our local IFS as a pass through to our trading partners server via SFTP. Some trading partners will not accept the file without an extension. We tried RENAME and it seems it does not work anymore.
The Challenge: We are using FTP to our local IFS as a pass through to our trading partners server via SFTP. Some trading partners will not accept the file without an extension. We tried RENAME and it seems it does not work anymore.
Is there some kind of job log that I can look at when the communication script runs? So that I know what is happening.
Is there some kind of job log that I can look at when the communication script runs? So that I know what is happening.
The Analysis: To troubleshoot why RENAME is not working, check the FTP log (which is the master communication session):
The Analysis: To troubleshoot why RENAME is not working, check the FTP log (which is the master communication session):
The 550 error - "Specified directory does not exist or cannot be accessed" means you might have mispelled the directory in the CD command or is missing a level in its path. If you are NOT specifying the directory from the root, consider the default path/directory the user profile, it signons to the server. In this log, the first 257 (line 00017) is the default directory when signing on.
The Solution: If you could not have RENAME running, this is an alternative. By default, FTP sends the files with name of the communication session. To rename it with an extension, you should modify your script and do an explicit PUT within the !PUT_SESSION-!END_PUT loop using the following script:
The Solution: If you could not have RENAME running, this is an alternative. By default, FTP sends the files with name of the communication session. To rename it with an extension, you should modify your script and do an explicit PUT within the !PUT_SESSION-!END_PUT loop using the following script:
PUT &filename; &filename;.edi
PUT &filename; &filename;.edi
This will copy the files with an added ".edi" extension (please be mindful of punctuations). And if the directory in the CD command is still wrong, the file will be found in the default directory the user is assigned to as it comes in. If you need to variably change the directory by Trading Partner/TPR, check this article out.
This will copy the files with an added ".edi" extension (please be mindful of punctuations). And if the directory in the CD command is still wrong, the file will be found in the default directory the user is assigned to as it comes in. If you need to variably change the directory by Trading Partner/TPR, check this article out.
Original SND Script
SND Script with explicit PUT
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