Well, it's not a WS-FTP solution, but you DID say "anything..."
There is an FTP automation product called MOVEit Central by a company called Standard Networks you might want to check out if you need to do automated transfers of any kind - especially FTP. (http://www.stdnet.com/moveitcentral) Specifically, you could do what you are talking about below with a single MOVEit Central task. Simply define the task source to be the directory which holds all the "CustomerA.Monthly.Bill" reports. Next, define the task destination to be a directory called "/myreports/[OnlyName]/" on your AIX UNIX FTP server. ("OnlyName" is a macro which peels off everything from the filename before the first period.) Finally, schedule the task to run automatically every few minutes, once a day, or on special days of the month. (You can even set it up to send you an email if a transfer fails or no files are found in the source folder!) Depending on your situation you could also tell MOVEit Central to automatically delete the source files (only after a successful transfer) and/or create the destination folders automatically (in case files start showing up from a new customer). In any case, you're still talking about a single defined task with MOVEit Central...hope that helps! --- "Mason, Michael (NCAS-PA)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am using WS_FTP Pro v.6.05. Every month I must > transfer hundreds of customer files from an AIX UNIX > host onto folders on my local network. Based on the > report name, I must download it into the appropriate > customer folder. For example - If the report name > is CustomerA.Monthly.Bill I must transfer the file > into a folder named CustomerA. If the report name > is CustomerB.Checks I must transfer the file into > the CustomerB folder. > > Since all customer reports begin with the customer > name and are listed together, I can easily select > all reports for that customer and then select the > appropriate folder and transfer. However, this > process takes a lot of time because I must > continuously select and transfer. Is there any way > to setup a routine which tells WS_FTP to look at the > beginning of the file name, match it to the > appropriate folder, and perform the transfer > automatically? Or is there anything that could be > done to make this process more efficient? > > Appreciate any help. Thanks. > > Mike Mason, MCSE > Systems Support & Development > NCAS Pennsylvania > (717) 541-3874 > > > > Confidentiality Notice: > This e-mail is intended only for the personal and > confidential use of the individual to whom it is > addressed and may contain information that is > privileged, confidential and protected by law. If > you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby > notified that any use or disclosure of this > information is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this message in error, please notify the > sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete the > original message. Your compliance is appreciated. > > Please visit > http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > to be removed from this list. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list.
