Post Transfer Actions
- Last Updated: January 29, 2024
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- WS_FTP Pro
- Version 12.9
Post Transfer Actions
Post transfer actions let you further process a source file after the transfer has been completed. If you are doing an upload, then the source file is in a local folder, and the post transfer action will be processed on the local machine. If you are doing a download, then the source file is in a remote folder, and the post transfer action will be processed on the remote server, if the server allows it.
The following post transfer actions are available from the command line:
- -delete
After the file transfer is completed, delete the source file(s) from the folder.
- -rename [Rename Mask]
where Rename Mask includes the characters and any macros to use in renaming the file.
After the file transfer is completed, rename the source file(s) in the folder.
- -move [directory]
After the transfer has completed, moves the source file(s) to the specified directory on the source machine.
Deleting source files after transfer
wsftppro -s local:c:\sports\*.doc -d robert!border:/pub/drop/ -deleteWhen the transfer is complete, the source files (c:\sports\*.doc) will be deleted.
Renaming source files after transfer has completed:
wsftppro -s local:c:\sports\*.doc -d robert!border:/pub/drop/ -rename [dd][mm][yy][hh][OnlyName].[OnlyExt]When the transfer is complete, the source files (c:\sports\*.doc) will be renamed, which if transferred on Jan 15, 2009 at 11:00 am, will be renamed with the date and time prefixed to the original file name and extension; for example: c:\sports\tartan.doc would be renamed c:\sports\01150911tartan.doc
Moving source files after transfer has completed:
wsftppro -s local:c:\sports\*.doc -d robert!border:/pub/drop/ -move c:\sports\archive\When the transfer is complete, the source files (c:\sports\*.doc) will be moved to the directory: c:\sports\archive\
Renaming and moving source files after the transfer has completed:
wsftppro -s local:c:\sports\*.doc -d robert!border:/pub/drop/ -rename [dd][mm][yy][hh][OnlyName].[OnlyExt] -move c:\sports\archive\When the transfer is complete, the source files (c:\sports\*.doc) will be renamed, which if transferred on Jan 15, 2009 at 11:00 am, will be renamed with the date and time prefixed to the original file name and extension; for example: c:\sports\tartan.doc would be renamed c:\sports\01150911tartan.doc. The source files are then moved to the directory: c:\sports\archive\