This article will help you learn how to receive data from or send it to a FTP server in Apatar.

Configuration

Apatar uses the FTP connector to read/write data from/to FTP servers. To configure the connector:

1. Drag-and-drop the FTP icon onto Apatar's work panel.
2. Double-click on the node and fill in the form that appears, specifying your login, password, port (21 is the default) and the URL of the server. If you are using a passive connection, click on the checkbox.
   
   
   
   
3. Click Next. Use the FTP browser to select the folder to be transformed. In the FTP browser, double-click on a folder's name to open it, or ".." to return to a previous folder.
   
   
   
   
4. Click Next. If you want the data from the selected resource deleted before new data is uploaded, click on the checkbox.
5. Click Finish.
6. Drag-and-drop the Transform icon.
7. Drag-and-drop the icon of the target connector, if the data is to be received from a FTP server, or source connector, if it is to be sent to it.
8. Double-click on the connector to configure it.
9. Provide mapping for the three nodes.
   
   
   
   
10. Double-click on the Transform node. You'll see the Transformation window.
11. Now, configure the fields. The data from the fields dragged from the left will be written into the fields dragged from the right. The FTP connector has the following fields:
    
        Content - the binary content of a property;
        Name - the name of a property or resource;
        Path - the relative path to the server;
        Read - identifies if you can read these or not;
        Write - identifies if you can write into it or not;
        Modified - the date of the latest modification;
        Size - the size of a property or resource;
        isFolder - identifies if this is a resource or property.
    
    To create a folder or a file on the Ftp server, you need to configure the following required fields: Content, Name, Path and isFolder.
    
    
    
    
12. Click Ok to close the Transformation window.
13. To preview the results, right-click on the target node, and choose "Preview Results" in the popup menu.

See also

Transformation from FTP to Buzzsaw
Transformation from FTP to Webdav