FTP Interruption creates 0 byte file

[Former Member]

Hello,

When I use a receiver file adapter to send an .xml file to an FTP server I will occassionally get a 0 byte file. When I look in RTWB I see that the file initially failed and then succeeded on the first retry. Since I am using a time stamp on the file, the file name changes and does not overwrite the 0 byte file. How can I have PI clear up the old 0 byte file.

I believe using Put File: "Use Temporary File" will allow me to use a .tmp file but I'll still have a bad 0 byte file in the folder. It will just be easier to recognize.

Thanks,

Matt

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Can below thing be useful?

Select Handling of Empty Messages:

○ Write Empty File

An empty file (length 0 bytes) is put in the target directory.

○ Ignore

No file is put in the target directory.

Help Link:

[http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_04/helpdata/EN/bc/bb79d6061007419a081e58cbeaaf28/content.htm]

-Gouri

[Former Member]

I found the answer to my own questions. The link Gouri provided explains the Temp File Name Scheme as:

You can specify a naming scheme for the temporary file under Temporary File Name Scheme.

This scheme is used to determine the prefix and extension of the temporary file; to ensure a unique file name, the message ID is also added to the name during processing.

I will use this feature to solve my problem.

Thanks,

Matt

[Former Member]

Hi Matt,

Using temporary file name is the best option however in your post you said you dont want to use it.

Any way, just try and let us know the results.

-Gouri

[Former Member]

Gouri - The problem with this idea is that the file contains data. But when the connection fails during the delivery the file is corrupted and therefor 0 bytes. So "Ignore empty files" does not seem likely to stop this from happening. Please correct me if I am wrong.

I am interested in trying the .tmp files because at least it will prevent the file from appearing as a completed file. But what happens if PI sends 3 documents at the same time. Does this present a problem for a file adapter using a temp file?

Thanks,

Matt