Hello there,

After I download sub folders from an FTP folder, I then want to delete those sub folders. Currently, I am able to download the sub folders and their contents while maintaining the folder structure. When I delete, it only deletes the files in the sub folders. I want the entire sub folders gone.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,
Avtar

Category Survey AutoMate 7 version: 7.1.3 Windows version: Windows 2008 R2

Hello,

Would it be possible to post your task?

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Ricardo Castaneda | Principal Support Analyst
AutoMate | Division of HelpSystems
HelpSystems, LLC | T: +1.213.738.1700

Here are the steps for ftp download and delete:


E:\PROJECT\

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Let us try again:

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Task Steps: (Right click, Select All, Copy to copy to the clipboard. Steps can then be pasted into the AutoMate Task Builder)
<AMVARIABLE NAME="dataPath">E:\PROJECT\</AMVARIABLE> <AMFTPCHANGEFOLDER FOLDER="TEST/" /> <AMFTPDOWNLOAD SOURCE="*.*" DEST="%dataPath &amp; &quot;TEST\&quot;%" SUBFOLDERS="YES" /> <AMFTPDELETE SOURCE="*" SUBFOLDERS="YES" />

Hello,

The task you have created deletes files. If you would like to delete a folder you will need to use a "FTP Remove Folder".

Please make the change and let us know if that works for you.

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Ricardo Castaneda | Principal Support Analyst
AutoMate | Division of HelpSystems
HelpSystems, LLC | T: +1.213.738.1700

I know that it only deletes files, that is what I mentioned in my original post.
How do I get a list of all the folder names on the FTP so that I can iterate through the list and delete them one by one.

Category Survey AutoMate 7 version: 7.1.3 Windows version: Windows 2008 R2

Hello,

Give the following code (below) a try. If the %dstest.FTPFileType% = 1 it is a file. If %dstest.FTPFileType% = 0 it is a folder. You will need to add logic but the following code will get you a name and tell you if its a file or folder.

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Task Steps: (Right click, Select All, Copy to copy to the clipboard. Steps can then be pasted into the AutoMate Task Builder)
<AMFTPLOGIN SERVER="host" USERNAME="username" PASSWORD="AM19fpniu7Kci4=aME" PORT="21" /> <AMFTPADVANCED FTPCOMMAND="long_list" FTPLONGLISTDATASET="dstest" PARAMETER="*" /> <AMLOOP TYPE="DATASET" DATASET="dstest"> <AMMESSAGEBOX>%dstest.FTPFileName% %dstest.FTPFileType%</AMMESSAGEBOX> </AMLOOP> <AMFTPLOGOFF />

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Ricardo Castaneda | Principal Support Analyst
AutoMate | Division of HelpSystems
HelpSystems, LLC | T: +1.213.738.1700

Thanks. That works.

Category Survey AutoMate 7 version: 7.1.3 Windows version: Windows 2008 R2

Hello,

Thank you for the update.

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Ricardo Castaneda | Principal Support Analyst
AutoMate | Division of HelpSystems
HelpSystems, LLC | T: +1.213.738.1700