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Get Remote File Properties

Local file

Specifies the location to save the file locally. For example: /IT PAM/import/script_ora1.sh.

The location must be valid at run time on the touchpoint running the File Transfer operators.

When you use Windows file nomenclature, backslashes must be escaped as follows:

C:\\IT PAM\\import\\script_ora1.bat

We recommend using “normalized” file names, with slash marks (/), even when specifying a path on a Windows host. For example: C:/IT PAM/import/script_ora1.bat.

Remote file

Specifies the full path for the file on the remote FTP host. For example: /tmp/IT PAM/scripts/script_ora1.sh.

Remote host

Specifies the IP address or FTP URL for the remote host. For an FTP site on your company intranet, you can specify the server name (//servername) for the FTP site.

By default, FTP sites use port 21. However, you can assign a private port to an FTP site. Private ports range from 49152 to 65535. To specify a private FTP port, add a colon (:) and then a private port number to the end of the address. For example, the following specifies port 50021 on a remote FTP server:

172.24.36.107:50021

Remote user ID

Specifies the user ID to access the remote FTP host.

Remote user password

Specifies the password to access the remote FTP host.

Binary transfer

Specifies to use the FTP binary mode for transferring binary files. For example:

Select a check box with the following types of files:

• Executable files
• SPSS System files
• SAS Transport files
• Stata datasets
• Graphics files

Convert from ASCII to EBCDIC

Specifies to convert ASCII character code to EBCDIC before the file transfer. EBCDIC is used in a z/OS environment, where the file needs to be readable in a z/OS host.

Use Secure FTP (SFTP)

Opens a secure FTP (SFTP) session. SFTP is similar to FTP, but unlike FTP, the entire session is encrypted. No passwords are sent in clear text form, so they are much less vulnerable to third-party interception.

CA Process Automation uses the SSH2/SFTP protocol with user name/password authentication. The SSH2/SFTP protocol only supports binary transfers.

Specify an optional SITE command

Uses the SITE command to invoke services that are specific to the host system. Then use the SITE parameters field to specify a CA Process Automation expression that returns parameters for the SITE command. This option is used, for example, to dimension files on a target MVS system.

Site parameters

Enter a CA Process Automation expression that returns parameters for the SITE command.