Wildcard Characters in FTP Export File name

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Tyrella Ferrill

• June 07, 2022 20:56

Hello,

I need to import multiple files from an FTP site into a database table.  The problem is the files all start and end with something different, but have a common word in the middle of the file name.  Is it possible in the FTP Source to add wildcard characters to the file name?  Using the something an * like below did not work. Wondering if there is another way to pickup all the files I need without doing each one individually.

Thanks

Ty

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  Kathyana Rule Community moderator Technical Writer

  • June 08, 2022 15:14

  Thanks for posting this to the community, Tyrella Ferrill. I’m checking with our experts. In the meantime, check out the following resources:

  • Handlebars overview
  • Handlebars helper reference

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  Tyrella Ferrill

  • June 13, 2022 15:15

  

  Hi Kathyana, were you able to find any info on my above question?  I've tried looking through the handlebars, but haven't found one that I've been able to use that will help.

  Thanks,

  Tyrella

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  Pridhvi Product Manager

  • June 14, 2022 04:59

  

  

  Hi Tyrella Ferrill

  At present, wildcard characters are not supported in file name field. We are tracking this enhancement request closely and keep you updated on the progress. In the meantime, here is a workaround that might help you

  1. If you wish to transfer all the files in the folder to the database table, you can leave the field empty.
  2. If you wish to only transfer a subset of files depending on the file name, then I would recommend you create a single flow that routes the files to different folder depending on the file name, For example, have one flow to grab all files, don't parse them, check the filename metadata tag, then transfer the files to other folders based on the name.
     
     Here is the link which will guide you on how to get the filename - FTP exports, Please feel free to let us know if you are having any questions. 

  Thank you,

  Pridhvi

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  Tyrella Ferrill

  • June 14, 2022 22:31

  

  Thank you Pridhvi for the response and the link.  I will definitely take a look to see if this is something we can use.  

  Tyrella

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