FTP File From Engine

[Greg Tataryn]

We have an inbound thread that is taking in an HL7 message, then on the rout there is a TPS that parses the message an outputs certain data to a CSV file. That file then needs to be sent via FTP to another server. Right now there is a cron job running to handle the FTP but we’d like to move the FTP process to the engine to give us better control over alerts. Any suggestions?

We are running CL 5.7 on HPUX.

EDIT: Rather than using the existing rout, I am setting up a new one using a local fileset thread for the inbound and an FTP thread for the outbound. I need the output files to have the same names as when they are picked up but the outbound FTP keeps giving me an error about needing to have a default file name.

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[Jim Kosloskey]

Greg,

You will need a Tcl proc in teh Outbound TPS of the Outbound (FTP thread to specify the name you want. You still give the configurator a file name but the Tcl proc will override it.

I have a proc that does that. If you want it as an example, let me know either by email or in a reply here.

email: jim.kosloskey@jim-kosloskey.com 30+ years Cloverleaf, 60 years IT – old fart.

[Greg Tataryn]

Jim Kosloskey wrote:

Greg,

You will need a Tcl proc in teh Outbound TPS of the Outbound (FTP thread to specify the name you want. You still give the configurator a file name but the Tcl proc will override it.

I have a proc that does that. If you want it as an example, let me know either by email or in a reply here.

Thanks Jim. Please send the proc to greg.tataryn@piedmont.org.

[Mark Carey]

Jim, can you share this tcl with me as well or post here.

carey.mark@mayo.edu

thanks!

Mark

[Russ Ross]

Mark:

I have posted in the past an example of the proc (tps_fileset_outbound) that Jim referenced as an approach, and here is the URL to see the proc source code and NetConfig screen shots:

<a href="https://usspvlclovertch2.infor.com/viewtopic.php?t=1663&#8243; class=”bbcode_url”>https://usspvlclovertch2.infor.com/viewtopic.php?t=1663

In the Netconfig I give the filename a hardcoded name of “whatever” since it will get changed by the proc on the way out and this helps me know it is only a place holder for a file name.

This example will illustrate how to change the file name on the way outbound but you will still be left with determining what you want to change the file name to.

Russ Ross
RussRoss318@gmail.com

[Charlie Bursell]

What’s wrong with using the example in the contrib directory?

$HCIROOT/contrib/fileset_numfile_out.tcl

[Jim Kosloskey]

Mark,

The proc I have is different than the one Russ referenced in that this one makes the outbound name the same as the inbound name which is what was originally requested.

Unfortunately I am not at a place where I can email those to you until perhaps next week – I hope that is not too late.

email: jim.kosloskey@jim-kosloskey.com 30+ years Cloverleaf, 60 years IT – old fart.

[James Cobane]

See this post on Clovertech for some insight:

https://usspvlclovertch2.infor.com/viewtopic.php?t=3655&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=inbound+file+name

You can also search for some more on Clovertech; I simply put in “inbound file name” and chose to search for ALL terms.

Hope this helps.

Jim Cobane

Henry Ford Health

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