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SFTP Download File

Synopsis​

This operator downloads a file from a SFTP server. This operator is deprecated, please replace it with the new Read SFTP operator.

Description​

To download a file from a SFTP server, a SFTP connection to this server has to be defined. This requires the server address, port, username and password. It can be either defined under the menu Connections -> Manage Connections or over the edit button next to the connection parameter.

The file to download is specified by the remote file directory and the remote file name parameters. Note, the remote root directory is represented by '//'. The file is written to disk at the location specified by the file location parameter.

Input​

through​

Any object you want to pass through the operator.

Output​

through​

Any object you want to pass through the operator.

Parameters​

Connection​

The SFTP connection to use. It can be either selected from the dropdown list or a new connection can be created by clicking on the edit button next to the parameter.

Remote file directory​

The remote directory on the SFTP server, containing the file to download. Note, the remote root directory is represented by '//'

Remote file name​

The file name of the file to download.

Local destination directory​

The directory in which the downloaded file should be written. The name of the file will be the same as on the server.