Post Transfer Actions (WS_FTP Professional)

Post transfer actions let you further process a source file after the transfer has been completed. If you are doing an upload, then the source file is in a local folder, and the post transfer action will be processed on the local machine. If you are doing a download, then the source file is in a remote folder, and the post transfer action will be processed on the remote server, if the server allows it.

You can choose from the following actions:

• None. No action taken on completion of file transfer.
• Delete Source File(s). After the file transfer is completed, delete the source file(s) from the folder.
• Rename Source File(s). After the file transfer is completed, rename the source file(s) in the folder.
• Move Source File(s). After the file transfer is completed, move the source files to a specified folder.

  Note: To move the file, the source location must have access to the specified folder. For example, you cannot move local files to a remote site; you can move files from a local folder to another local folder; or from a remote folder to another folder on the remote site.

• Rename and Move Source File(s). After the transfer has completed, renames the source file(s) using the Rename Mask (described above), then moves the files to the specified directory on the source machine.

To delete a file after the transfer completes:

1. For the Action option, select Delete Source File(s).
2. For any files transferred in the specified Synchronization job, the source files will be deleted.

To move files after the transfer completes:

1. For the Action option, select Move Source File(s). The Folder box appears.
2. Browse and select a folder to which the source files will be moved.

   When the transfer is completed, for any files transferred as part of the Synchronization job, the source file will be moved to the specified folder.

To rename files after the transfer completes:

1. For the Action option, select Rename Source File(s). The File Rename Mask appears.
2. In the File Rename Mask, enter the characters and any macros to use in renaming the file. For information about what can be entered here, see Post Transfer Macros.

   When the transfer is completed, for any files transferred as part of the Synchronization job, the source file will be renamed using the file mask.

To rename and move files after the transfer completes:

1. For the Action option, select Rename Source File(s). The File Rename Mask and the the Folder box appear.
2. In the File Rename Mask, enter the characters and any macros to use in renaming the file. For information about what can be entered here, see Post Transfer Macros.
3. In the Folder box, browse and select a folder to which the source files will be moved.

   When the transfer is completed, for any files transferred as part of the Synchronization job, the source file will be renamed using the file mask and then moved to the specified folder.