I need help with this FTP automation, I can download the files, but I can’t delete the FTP files.
Please refer below thread on same. Looks like you will need to get files first and then loop through those to delete them.
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Sonali
Did you check if you have delete permissions in FTP?
Also some FTP servers are set-up to delete file automatically once it is downloaded. It is worth to check also.
Cheers
Yes, I have permission for deletion.
I couldn’t understand this issue, it wasn’t clear, and also the version of FTP is different.
Its alright. Looks like now its possible to delete the file under FTP scope by providing its path.
Per the error screenshot you shared, seems the issue with your string path.
Could you please cross verify if thats correct? And how are you providing the full path?
Let’s say you want to delete a file named “my\_file.txt” located on the FTP server at the path “/incoming/data/”. So your path would like below.
- File Path/Folder Path: “/incoming/data/my\_file.txt”
in that case, I think you will need to get the list of files in that folder path and then run loop to have all those deleted one by one.
or try to stop at the folder level itself and delete the folder instead of files in it.
I understand, how do I get the list of files inside this FTP folder? Enumerate Objects or Get Directory?
for file path, it should still be as you had provided earlier for deleting one file, just that now you will append the file name variable there instead of direct file name.
it has to be a full file path not just file name.. like below, just change the last part in there to have file name variable(current.ToString) instead:
example: “/folder path/pendente\”+current.ToString
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