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Backup filename: Enter the file name that you wish the input data file backup to be saved under.
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Delete Existing Metadata: Check to remove any Metadata from memory. This option is disabled
on initial input tasks, and is checked by default on secondary input tasks.
Job Information definitions
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%1 - User name: Contains the user name that was used to connect to the FTP server. This is
useful if this task is used as a secondary input and the information is defined dynamically.
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%2 - FTP Server: Contains the FTP address of the server from which the files were retrieved.
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%3 - Source file name: Contains the name of the current file that was retrieved from the server.
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%4 - Folder: Contains the FTP folder from which the current file was retrieved.
Miscellaneous Tab
The Miscellaneous tab is common to all tasks.
Check the option Use as step description to display the text next to the icon of the plugin in the Pro-
cess area.
HTTP Client Input
HTTP Client Input tasks use the HTTP protocol to issue HTTP GET commands (queries) to HTTP serv-
ers. Replies received from the HTTP servers are used as jobfiles and are thus passed on to following
tasks.
Input
This initial input task retrieves a single file as specified in the URL option. This file may be of any
format, even formats that are not readable by PlanetPress Workflow.
Processing
No processing is done by this task. The file retrieved is not changed in any way.
Output
HTTP Client Input will output a single file which was retrieved from the web. Metadata is not generated
by this task.
Task properties
General Tab
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URL: Enter the URL of the HTTP server from which the file must be downloaded. Since this is a
variable property box, variables may be used, as well as the Get Data and Select Data
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