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FILE TRANSFER
Category: Workflow / External
Description
This action can perform various commands on files and folders on a remote server over an SSH connection using the SFTP or SCP protocol:
- Upload file(s)
- Download file(s)
- List files
- List folders
- Delete file(s)
- Create folder
- Rename folder
- Delete folder
Action settings
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Protocol | Select the transfer protocol to use. Options: SFTP or SCP. |
| Connector* | Select the pre-configured connector, or create a new connector, to the remote server. |
| Command | Select the file/folder command to perform. Options: Download, Upload, List files, List folders, or Delete file. |
* Setting can be specified using a parameter.
Download settings
Description: Downloads files from a remote location to a local folder.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Remote file(s)* | Enter the name of the file to be downloaded. Use wildcards to download multiple files. |
| Local folder* | Enter or browse to and select the local folder to save the downloaded file(s) to. |
| If a file with such name already exists | Select how EasyMorph will handle situations when the downloaded file already exists in the local folder. Options: Overwrite (the existing file is overwritten), Do nothing (the file is not downloaded), or Halt project execution (the workflow stops and a warning is displayed). |
* Setting can be specified using a parameter.
Upload settings
Description: Uploads files from a local folder to a remote destination.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Local file(s)* | Enter or browse to the file to be uploaded. Use wildcards to upload multiple files. |
| Remote folder* | Enter or browse to and select the remote folder to save the uploaded file(s) to. |
| If a file with such name already exists | Select how EasyMorph will handle situations when the uploaded file already exists in the remove folder. Options: Overwrite (the existing file is overwritten), Do nothing (the file is not uploaded), or Halt project execution (the workflow stops and a warning is displayed). |
* Setting can be specified using a parameter.
List files settings
Description: Produce a list of files, with selected details, in a specified folder on the remote server.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Remote folder* | Select a subfolder on the remote resource to access. |
| Columns | Select the details of the found files to be included in the dataset. Each detail produces a column. Options: File name with full path, File name only, File extension, Size, and Date modified. |
* Setting can be specified using a parameter.
List folders settings
Description: Produce a list of subfolders under the selected folder.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Remote folder* | Select a folder on the remote resource to retrieve a list of subfolders from. |
| Columns | Select the details of the found subfolders to be included in the dataset. Each detail produces a column. Options: Folder name with full path and Folder name only. |
* Setting can be specified using a parameter.
Delete file settings
Description: Deletes the specified file stored on the remote resource.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Remote file(s)* | Enter the filename(s) of the remote file(s) to delete. Wildcards are supported. |
| If the file doesn't exist | Select how EasyMorph handles situations when the specified file does not exist. Options: Do nothing (nothing happens, the workflow continues, no error is displayed), or Halt project execution (workflow stops, an error is displayed). |
* Setting can be specified using a parameter.
Remarks
When using SFTP, use the wildcard to transfer multiple files at once.