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SFTP Input
The SFTP Input task retrieves files from a secure FTP site through an encrypted connection.
Masks are typically used to select multiple files to be retrieved from the server.
The SFTP Input and "SFTP Output" on page617 tasks are part of a separate installer and are
not included in the Workflow installer. The SFTP plugin installer can be downloaded from the
Resource Center, under 'Plugins' in PlanetPress Connect.
Input
The SFTP Input connects to the specified FTP server and path, and retrieves a list of all files
corresponding to the specified mask. These files may be of any format, even formats that are
not readable by PlanetPress Workflow. The files are not deleted from the server when they are
downloaded. They are added to a list of processed files for this server. These lists are located
under C:\ProgramData\Objectif Lune\.
Processing
Each file captured by the input is sent down through the process, one at a time. When the file is
finished, the process goes back to the input which feeds another file down, as long as there are
files in the queue. Once all the files are gone, the task polls the FTP folder again to see if new
files are present and, if so, the process continues with these files. Otherwise, the process ends.
Output
The output of this task is a series of individual files, one after the other. These files are not
modified in any way from when they are captured from the source FTP server.
Task properties
General Tab
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Server Settings group
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FTP Server: Enter the IP address or host name of the FTP server to poll.
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User name: Enter the name of a user account on the FTP server.
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Password: If account named in the User name box is password protected, enter the
password here.
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