With column-based directory parsing, directory listings are assumed to contain one file per line, with optional header and trailer information that is ignored.

To specify custom directory list parsing parameters in the MOVEit Automation Web Admin interface, see FTP Host - Additional Properties or SSH Host - Additional Properties.

The following parameters are configured for the host:

  • Filename start column. The column number (with 1 being the first column) in which the filename starts. The filename ends at the first space, or end-of-line.
  • Date start column. If non-zero, specifies the column at which the file's date stamp starts. The date/time format must match one of the formats described in Date and Time Formats below. If zero, the Only New Files option is not available.
  • Skip Lines Top. The number of lines of header information to be skipped at the beginning of the listing. Typically this is 0.
  • Skip Lines Bottom. The number of lines of trailer information to be skipped at the end of the listing. Typically this is 0.

For the following example of a 5-line FTP directory listing:

XYZZY FTP Server Directory Listing, prepared at 14:10:55 

  
         267 2006-02-15 15:27:39 trnreport.txt 

  
      537401 2005-11-29 21:12:47 xyz2005.rpt 

  
*** END OF FILE LIST.

  

  
the settings are:

  

     

      
       
Filename column

      		
      
       
34

      		
     

      
       
Date column

      		
      
       
14

      		
     

      
       
Skip Lines Top

      		
      
       
2

      		
     

      
       
Skip Lines Bottom 

      		
      
       
1