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Input
FTPInput connects to the specified FTPserver and path, and retrieves all files corresponding
to the specified mask. These files may be of any format, even formats that are not readable by
PlanetPress Workflow.
Processing
Each file capture 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 to 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.
Properties
General tab
l
FTP Server: Enter the IP address or host name of the FTP server to poll.
l
User name: Enter the name of a user account on the FTP server.
l
Password: If account named in the User name box is password protected, enter the
password here.
l
Port number: Set to use a specific port number. Note: There is no validation to ensure
the port is available. It is the user's responsibility to ensure the selected port is available
and not being monitored by another application or another PlanetPress Workflow task.
l
Directory: Enter the path of the folder to poll on the FTP server. If this box is left empty,
PlanetPress Workflow will poll the root directory.
l
Masks: Enter a single file name mask. Multiple entries are not allowed in this box.
l Connection mode group
l
Active: Select to prompt the ftp client to use the active mode when retrieving files
from the FTP server.
l
Passive: Select to prompt the ftp client to use the passive mode when retrieving
files from the FTP server.
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