Hello,

We have recently tested the SyncFTPDir fonction and realized that this function does not work if there is no file in the target directories (which could be FTP or local).

Do you confirm ?

Thanks.

Do you get an error message?
What parameters do you use for SyncFRPDir?

: Hello,

: We have recently tested the SyncFTPDir fonction and realized that this
: function does not work if there is no file in the target directories
: (which could be FTP or local).

: Do you confirm ?

: Thanks.

: Do you get an error message?
=>The error message is a common one...

: What parameters do you use for SyncFRPDir?
=>We have tried many commands in the script :

1st test:

SyncFTPDIR("LOCAL", "XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX", "User", "Password", "LocalDir", "DestinationDir", TRUE, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE)

24x7 does not succeed in fully synchronizing the target directories, it does not create any files in the new subdirectories.

2nd test:
SyncFTPDIR("REMOTE", "XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX", "User", "Password", "DestinationDir","LocalDir", TRUE, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE)

The replication was successful, BUT if we add a new directory in the "DestinationDir" : 24x7 does not replicate it. We must restart 24x7 for the job to work successsfully.

Could you please analyse this ?

The MASTER directory should have at least one file in it in order for SyncFTPDir to find and process the subdirectories. If you don't have any file, create a dummy file with any contents.

: =>The error message is a common one...
: =>We have tried many commands in the script : 1st test:
: SyncFTPDIR("LOCAL", "XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX",
: "User", "Password", "LocalDir",
: "DestinationDir", TRUE, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE)

: 24x7 does not succeed in fully synchronizing the target directories, it does
: not create any files in the new subdirectories.

: 2nd test: SyncFTPDIR("REMOTE", "XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX",
: "User", "Password",
: "DestinationDir","LocalDir", TRUE, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE)

: The replication was successful, BUT if we add a new directory in the
: "DestinationDir" : 24x7 does not replicate it. We must restart
: 24x7 for the job to work successsfully.

: Could you please analyse this ?

: The MASTER directory should have at least one file in it in order for
: SyncFTPDir to find and process the subdirectories. If you don't have any
: file, create a dummy file with a ony contents.

are we talking about the target directory or the source directory, our experience is that we have to create the dummy on the target, which is a pain
see the new thread we have posted