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Hello,
Does anyone have a example of a Java Compute node that will login to remote folder and list the files in a directory.

Thanks @Matthias Blomme  for the command line feature you provided, would be great if it would use policies to get login credentials.

Hello,

We do have the File Exists node and the File Iterator node available since ACE v12.0.6.0 . It sounds like these might be a good fit for what you have asked for. I'll include the links to the docs and some explanatory text below :

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect/12.0?topic=nodes-fileexists-node

The File Exists node is similar to the File Input node, except it does not read any of the file contents and you can set it to 'List Mode'. You can use the FileExists node to process a file from a directory without needing to read the file contents. The metadata for the file is propagated down the flow without processing the contents of the file. The file contents can then be read and processed by another node (such as a FileRead node) later in the flow. You can also choose whether to delete the file or leave it in the file directory after it is propagated through the flow.

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect/12.0?topic=nodes-fileiterator-node

You can use the FileIterator node along with the ListMode capability of the FileExists node. When the FileExists detects multiple files, it propagates a list of these files in the LocalEnvironment. A FileIterator node processes this list and for each entry propagates a LocalEnvironment that is compatible with the FileRead node for that specific file. The FileIterator node allows each file to be processed one at a time. If an exception occurs for a particular propagation, the exception is stored, and the remaining file entries are processed to completion.

I hope that proves to be of some use to you.

Regards,

Dan

Hello,
Does anyone have a example of a Java Compute node that will login to remote folder and list the files in a directory.

Thanks @Matthias Blomme  for the command line feature you provided, would be great if it would use policies to get login credentials.

Hi Dan,

I was hoping I could use this node so that I can list files in a folder of which the variable part of the path to the folder is passed by a web service. Unfortunately, I cannot place the FileExists inside a flow, there is no connector on the left hand side of the node. Do you know of another way to get a list of filename inside a flow based on a variable path which is determined inside the flow?

Regards,

Willem

Hello,

We do have the File Exists node and the File Iterator node available since ACE v12.0.6.0 . It sounds like these might be a good fit for what you have asked for. I'll include the links to the docs and some explanatory text below :

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect/12.0?topic=nodes-fileexists-node

The File Exists node is similar to the File Input node, except it does not read any of the file contents and you can set it to 'List Mode'. You can use the FileExists node to process a file from a directory without needing to read the file contents. The metadata for the file is propagated down the flow without processing the contents of the file. The file contents can then be read and processed by another node (such as a FileRead node) later in the flow. You can also choose whether to delete the file or leave it in the file directory after it is propagated through the flow.

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect/12.0?topic=nodes-fileiterator-node

You can use the FileIterator node along with the ListMode capability of the FileExists node. When the FileExists detects multiple files, it propagates a list of these files in the LocalEnvironment. A FileIterator node processes this list and for each entry propagates a LocalEnvironment that is compatible with the FileRead node for that specific file. The FileIterator node allows each file to be processed one at a time. If an exception occurs for a particular propagation, the exception is stored, and the remaining file entries are processed to completion.

I hope that proves to be of some use to you.

Regards,

Dan

Hello,
Does anyone have a example of a Java Compute node that will login to remote folder and list the files in a directory.

Thanks @Matthias Blomme  for the command line feature you provided, would be great if it would use policies to get login credentials.

Hi Dan,

I was hoping I could use this node so that I can list files in a folder of which the variable part of the path to the folder is passed by a web service. Unfortunately, I cannot place the FileExists inside a flow, there is no connector on the left hand side of the node. Do you know of another way to get a list of filename inside a flow based on a variable path which is determined inside the flow?

Regards,

Willem

Hello,

We do have the File Exists node and the File Iterator node available since ACE v12.0.6.0 . It sounds like these might be a good fit for what you have asked for. I'll include the links to the docs and some explanatory text below :

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect/12.0?topic=nodes-fileexists-node

The File Exists node is similar to the File Input node, except it does not read any of the file contents and you can set it to 'List Mode'. You can use the FileExists node to process a file from a directory without needing to read the file contents. The metadata for the file is propagated down the flow without processing the contents of the file. The file contents can then be read and processed by another node (such as a FileRead node) later in the flow. You can also choose whether to delete the file or leave it in the file directory after it is propagated through the flow.

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect/12.0?topic=nodes-fileiterator-node

You can use the FileIterator node along with the ListMode capability of the FileExists node. When the FileExists detects multiple files, it propagates a list of these files in the LocalEnvironment. A FileIterator node processes this list and for each entry propagates a LocalEnvironment that is compatible with the FileRead node for that specific file. The FileIterator node allows each file to be processed one at a time. If an exception occurs for a particular propagation, the exception is stored, and the remaining file entries are processed to completion.

I hope that proves to be of some use to you.

Regards,

Dan

Hello,
Does anyone have a example of a Java Compute node that will login to remote folder and list the files in a directory.

Thanks @Matthias Blomme  for the command line feature you provided, would be great if it would use policies to get login credentials.

Hi Dan,

Thank you for your swift reply (and the useful links). I have used a JavaCompute node to get the list, that works fine. I have submitted an RFE (APPC-I-885) to request a mid-flow node to do that. 

Best regards,

Willem

Hi Dan,

I was hoping I could use this node so that I can list files in a folder of which the variable part of the path to the folder is passed by a web service. Unfortunately, I cannot place the FileExists inside a flow, there is no connector on the left hand side of the node. Do you know of another way to get a list of filename inside a flow based on a variable path which is determined inside the flow?

Regards,

Willem

Hello,

We do have the File Exists node and the File Iterator node available since ACE v12.0.6.0 . It sounds like these might be a good fit for what you have asked for. I'll include the links to the docs and some explanatory text below :

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect/12.0?topic=nodes-fileexists-node

The File Exists node is similar to the File Input node, except it does not read any of the file contents and you can set it to 'List Mode'. You can use the FileExists node to process a file from a directory without needing to read the file contents. The metadata for the file is propagated down the flow without processing the contents of the file. The file contents can then be read and processed by another node (such as a FileRead node) later in the flow. You can also choose whether to delete the file or leave it in the file directory after it is propagated through the flow.

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect/12.0?topic=nodes-fileiterator-node

You can use the FileIterator node along with the ListMode capability of the FileExists node. When the FileExists detects multiple files, it propagates a list of these files in the LocalEnvironment. A FileIterator node processes this list and for each entry propagates a LocalEnvironment that is compatible with the FileRead node for that specific file. The FileIterator node allows each file to be processed one at a time. If an exception occurs for a particular propagation, the exception is stored, and the remaining file entries are processed to completion.

I hope that proves to be of some use to you.

Regards,

Dan

Hello,
Does anyone have a example of a Java Compute node that will login to remote folder and list the files in a directory.

Thanks @Matthias Blomme  for the command line feature you provided, would be great if it would use policies to get login credentials.

Hello Willem,

I have exactly the same requirement & won't be able to use FileExist/FileIterator node. Can you please guide me on how list of  SFTP files can be fetched using JCN?

Thanks & Regards,

Urmila  V M

Hi Dan,

Thank you for your swift reply (and the useful links). I have used a JavaCompute node to get the list, that works fine. I have submitted an RFE (APPC-I-885) to request a mid-flow node to do that. 

Best regards,

Willem

Hi Dan,

I was hoping I could use this node so that I can list files in a folder of which the variable part of the path to the folder is passed by a web service. Unfortunately, I cannot place the FileExists inside a flow, there is no connector on the left hand side of the node. Do you know of another way to get a list of filename inside a flow based on a variable path which is determined inside the flow?

Regards,

Willem

Hello,

We do have the File Exists node and the File Iterator node available since ACE v12.0.6.0 . It sounds like these might be a good fit for what you have asked for. I'll include the links to the docs and some explanatory text below :

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect/12.0?topic=nodes-fileexists-node

The File Exists node is similar to the File Input node, except it does not read any of the file contents and you can set it to 'List Mode'. You can use the FileExists node to process a file from a directory without needing to read the file contents. The metadata for the file is propagated down the flow without processing the contents of the file. The file contents can then be read and processed by another node (such as a FileRead node) later in the flow. You can also choose whether to delete the file or leave it in the file directory after it is propagated through the flow.

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect/12.0?topic=nodes-fileiterator-node

You can use the FileIterator node along with the ListMode capability of the FileExists node. When the FileExists detects multiple files, it propagates a list of these files in the LocalEnvironment. A FileIterator node processes this list and for each entry propagates a LocalEnvironment that is compatible with the FileRead node for that specific file. The FileIterator node allows each file to be processed one at a time. If an exception occurs for a particular propagation, the exception is stored, and the remaining file entries are processed to completion.

I hope that proves to be of some use to you.

Regards,

Dan

Hello,
Does anyone have a example of a Java Compute node that will login to remote folder and list the files in a directory.

Thanks @Matthias Blomme  for the command line feature you provided, would be great if it would use policies to get login credentials.