Re: GetHTTP Usage with Dynamic Filenames

Worked like a charm! Thank you for your quick response, Daryl and Mark. The content of the downloaded file is stored in the file generated FlowFile with a random filename, how would I rename the output file to actual downloaded filename? By the way, the ticket is a good enhancement. Thanks,

Re: GetHTTP Usage with Dynamic Filenames

Indus, We should probably have another JIRA to have the InvokeHTTP processor capture response headers and store them as flow file attributes or at least as a single attribute with the headers on it - something. However, the core need you have is totally doable. I'd recommend the following flow:

Re: GetHTTP Usage with Dynamic Filenames

Thanks, Joe. That did it, exactly what I was looking for. You guys and NiFi rock! On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 10:43 PM, Joe Witt wrote: > Indus, > > We should probably have another JIRA to have the InvokeHTTP processor > capture response headers and store them as flow file

Re: GetHTTP Usage with Dynamic Filenames

Indus, As Daryl mentioned, InvokeHTTP will allow you to use the Expression Language to do an HTTP GET. It works a bit differently, though, because GetHTTP is a "Source Processor" whereas InvokeHTTP needs to be fed a FlowFile to do anything. So you can use GenerateFlowFile as a source and have

Re: GetHTTP Usage with Dynamic Filenames

Indus - use InvokeHTTP Daryl On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 11:07 AM, indus well wrote: > Hello NiFi Experts: > > The GetHTTP processor works fine with static filename when getting files > from a website. However, I have a use case where I need to download a file > daily and the