SFTP

  • 17 Apr

    Use referenced files during FTP and SFTP upload with shortcut files

    Use referenced files during FTP and SFTP upload with shortcut files

    Q: After hearing many positive testimonials regarding your product, I finally have the opportunity to work with it. I’ve been tinkering for a few weeks and I’m very impressed with the functionality and speed. I am attempting to architect a rather challenging solution. If possible I would like to present an overview of the requirements and the approach I have been building out and testing. Obviously, I am open to any suggestions regarding a better approach to accomplish these goals with your product.

    I need to deliver approximately 9,000 files daily to each of (8) FTP destinations. That’s not an actual 72,000 files daily as each of those eight destinations utilize a text file filter. I know from experience with our current solution that this isn’t as easily achieved as one would think. At peak times we will have more that 2,400 files flowing in per hour. With that in mind I’m trying to design in as many efficiencies as possible.

    These files average 4MB. In order to minimize storage and file duplication times, I wanted to create a shortcut alias to the original file. When that file is found in an input, I can use the reference to the original file. I can’t see where this approach would be possible in your product.

    I did discover the create Shortcut function in the WIN as Destination and started pursuing that. When files flow into input, I move the original to a ‘processed’ dir and create an alias. Another process monitors the alias dir and copies/seeds all aliases into each of the (8) sub-folders using your ‘Output files to all subdirectories’ option.

    Each of these (8) inputs for FTP destinations are using text file filters such as %FCA setup in Rule parameters. Some of these filters are 1,200 lines. I wasn’t sure how well this would work, but testing and speed far exceeded any expectations I had. I am also using a text file for calculating the destination dirs. This involves several pascal scripts as described in a solution I found in your blog. This is all working perfect.

    The biggest issue I currently have and possible deal breaker is that the destination file is the shortcut alias. Obviously I was hoping to get the original in the destination.

    Sorry for the verbose email. Any assistance or guidance is greatly appreciated.

    A: We added a new option in version v2022.4.17.0 to achieve this.

    Feedback customer:

    This is incredible news! I never would have imagined we could get responsive support like this. I demonstrated my solution utilizing your product this past Friday. Everyone was impressed and couldn’t identify a single area that needed improvement.

    Huge thanks to you and your team.

     

    When this option is enabled and a shortcut (.lnk) file is found in the Source then the referenced file will be used during the FTP (or SFTP) upload.

    Limagito File Mover handle shortcut files

    RunTime Log: information about the referenced file is available in the log. The referenced file is used during the FTP upload.

    Limagito File Mover upload shortcut files

    #Filetransfer #SFTP

    If you need any info about this ‘shortcut files’ option, please let us know.

    Best regards,

    Limagito Team

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    FYI, in the ‘WIN as Destination’ setup you have an option to create Shortcut files.

    Limagito File Mover create shortcut files

     

    By Limagito-Team FTP SFTP , ,
  • 29 Mar

    Not able to upload to SFTP server, operation not supported

    Q: I run into an issue with a project that is migrating to a new partner SFTP server. We created an upload process in Filemover that takes a TXT file, encrypts it via PGP and then uploads it via SFTP to the partner. That is done within one rule. I copied this existing rule and changed it to point to the new server (also new user and new keys for authentication). SFTP connect is possible but when I try to let the rule run it throws an error message: operation not supported. Please inform me if you need any additional information.

    Limagito File Mover Operation Not Supported

    A: In version v2022.3.28.0 we added an extra option called ‘Upload ReadWrite Access Mode’. We did this in case for some strange reason the SFTP server does not like “writeOnly” (our default during file upload) and instead wants “readWrite”. Could you please enable this option and try once more. Log result would be appreciated.

    Limagito File Mover Operation not supported

    Feedback from customer:

    Awesome, that did the trick! Thank you very much for your quick and pragmatic support during the last days!

     

    #Filetransfer #SFTP

    If you need any info about this ‘Operation not supported’ error, please let us know.

    Best regards,

    Limagito Team

    By Limagito-Team SFTP
  • 19 Mar

    CoreFTP Client can not connect to Limagito File Mover SFTP Server

    Q: CoreFTP Client can not connect to Limagito File Mover SFTP Server
    A: This issue was fixed in version v2022.3.19.0

    In this version we have updated our SFTP server code and fixed the mentioned problems with the CoreFTP client.
    Also, we have improved the connection time by upgrading the Big Integer algorithms, which are used to encrypt the communication.

    #SFTP #Filetransfer

    If you need any info about this ‘CoreFTP Client can not connect’ problem, please let us know.

    Best regards,

    Limagito Team

    By Limagito-Team SFTP
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