Rename File
The FTP Rename Files object renames
files on your FTP server.
How it is used
The Rename File object can be used
to rename a batch of files after they are moved to an archive to
include the date that they were archived.
Configuration
To configure the Rename File object,
you need to know the server name, port, username, password, and
security settings of the FTP server that you are connecting to. You
will also need to know the path of the files that will be renamed
and what they will be renamed to.
Details tab
Old name
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Type the name of the file you
want to rename.
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New name
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Type the new name of the
file.
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Add button
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Once you have specified Old
name and New name, click the Add button to commit the condition to
the list.
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Remove button
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Click to remove the selected
condition from the list.
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Edit button
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Click to edit the selected
condition. After you have edited the condition, you must click
Add to put it back in the
list.
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Destination tab
Server name or IP
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Type the URL or IP address of
the FTP server.
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Port
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Type the port for the FTP
server. (Default 21)
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Username
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Type the username that will be
used to log in to the FTP server.
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Password
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Type the password that is
associated with the FTP user you specified.
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Confirm
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Re-type the password specified
in the Password
field.
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Server Type
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Select the type of server that
you are connecting to. Only change this option if you are
experiencing problems communication with an IBM or a DEC VMS FTP
server.
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Security
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Select the security mode for
the FTP transfer. The security method you choose will depend on the
configuration of the FTP server. Select FTP to transfer without any security.
Select ALTFTP if you are
having trouble transferring to your FTP server.
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Key authentication
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Select to use the SSH private
key that you specified in the FTP Options dialog.
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Passive mode (firewall
friendly)
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Select to use Passive mode
(PASV) when connecting to the FTP server. Use this option if you
are having trouble transferring files through a firewall.
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Path
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Type the path where the file
you are renaming resides. If supported by your FTP server, paths
that begin with '/' are relative to the root FTP folder and paths
that begin with './' are relative to the user's home folder.
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Advanced tab
Timeout
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Type the timeout period in
seconds to wait for the server to come back online after a transfer
has been interrupted. Once the time has expired, if there is no
communication with the server, the Rename File object fails.
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Available
Name
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Description
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Number of files
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The number of files that
matched the pattern that you specified. This is also the number of
files that were attempted to be renamed.
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Number successfully
renamed
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The number of files that
successfully renamed.
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Number failed to rename
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The number of files that failed
to be renamed.
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FTP Server name
|
The name of the FTP
server.
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FTP Server port
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The port used to communicate
with the FTP Server.
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Protocol
|
The security protocol that was
selected.
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For each file renamed:
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Filename
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The name of the file.
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File rename to
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The current name of the
file
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File path
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The path of the folder
containing the file.
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Status
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The result of the rename as
either “success” or “failure”.
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