Auto Rename Question

Does the auto rename feature rename the file before, during or after the transfer takes place? We have a requirement to transfer a file with a .dat extension and then rename it to have a .txt extension on it after it has been transferred. The reason is there is a daemon on the other end that looks for .txt files every second. If we transfer the file with a .txt extension their server will try to grab and process the file before the upload is complete which results in a corrupted file.

The filter is applied before the file is transferred. So if you upload bla.txt and have a a filer that renames it to bla.dat then the file will be uploaded as bla.dat

Regards,
Mat

Is there a way to automate the rename of a file after it is transmitted?

Hello ..

Not with SmartFTP but we another product we have:
https://www.smartftp.com/ftplib/

Regards,
Mat

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The link is brilliant.
Thanks so much, Mat

Wow... So the solution to automate the rename a file is to purchase more software that costs 7(ftp) to 16(ftp/sftp) times the amount of the cost of the main software? How is that brilliant?

You can use the FTP Library with the Pro edition of SmartFTP.

Regards,
Mat

The installation tells me that it will only work for 25 days unless I purchase a copy of the library. Is this correct?

No. Its not correct. Take a look at the SmartFTP SDK.

I got it... Thanks for your patients and help.