FTP from Engine to another server

[Gena Gill]

I have TCL proc that takes an MDM message and converts it to a text file and puts it into an outfile on the engine.  Each MDM message becomes one document with a unique filename.

I’ve been working with support to set up an FTP to send the documents from hciqdx5.6integratorsitenamefolder to a share on the other server at \servernamefolder

So far, we’ve had nothing but problems getting this set up.  I’m attaching screenshots of the fileset options and FTP options tabs.

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[Robert Kersemakers]

Hi Gena,

If I interpret your configuration correctly, you’re trying to receive and send the files with only one thread? That’s not going to work.

You will need one (fileset-local) thread to read the files from hciqdx5.6integratorsitenamefolder, then send these files/messages raw to another (ftp) thread, which will send the files to \folder.

Zuyderland Medisch Centrum; Heerlen/Sittard; The Netherlands

[Gena Gill]

I’ve totally changed what I’m doing, because I did figure out doing this in the one thread wouldn’t work.

The problem now is that I need to retain the file names, which are all unique.  In the set up now, on the outbound, I have to specify a file name, so all of my documents are losing the file names that I need, and are all under this generic file name.

[Robert Kersemakers]

Ah, you’re on the right way then!

To retain the original filename, you will need a specific TCL-proc called gc_getIBFilesetNameForOB (at least, that’s the proc we have for this). You will need to use this proc in the inbound thread in two places:

* TPS Directory Parse in the Protocol Properties

* TPS Inbound Data

Just place this proc in these two places (without any additional parameters) and the original filename will be stored as metadata with the message. When sending the message in the outbound thread, this original filename will be used. You can leave the ‘file name’ on the outbound thread empty, or put in something like ”; this will be overwritten.

Zuyderland Medisch Centrum; Heerlen/Sittard; The Netherlands

[Ruth Berge]

Where can I get tcl file mentioned in this thread?

[Gena Gill]

I got it from Jim Kosloskey.  It works beautifully.

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