Complex FTP file test

jromariz · Post by **jromariz** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 7:16 am

Hi All,

I need to setup a test that will check if a certain file is available in an FTP server. The problem is that the file name is kind of complex. It is made by some static and some dinamic parts. Example:

A4104032200.gz

Where:

- "A41" is a static part
- "040322" - is yesterday´s date (04 is the year, 03 the month and 22 the day)
- "00" is a static part

The problem is: how can i configure a macro variable to reflect the variable part of the file name?

Any help would be great.

Regards,

Jromariz.

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 2:24 pm

What test method do you use?
URL test? In this case you cannot use macro variables
File Availability test? In this case type A41%yymmdd[-1d]%00.gz as file name.

Regards
Alex

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 2:25 pm

BTW: you need to have HostMonitor version 4.40 to use this expression.

jromariz · Post by **jromariz** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 2:35 pm

Alex,

I´m trying to check file using file availability but it´s not working. Is there any "secret" on the file or folder name format field for ftp file checking?

Thanks for your help.

Regards,

Jromariz.

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 3:14 pm

FTP file checking?
File Availability test doesn't support FTP protocol. It works with local or shared files.

Regards
Alex

jromariz · Post by **jromariz** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 3:16 pm

Hi Alex,

So there´s no way to check if a file exists using FTP protocol?

Regards,

Jromariz.

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 3:36 pm

URL test supports FTP protocol. But it does not support macro variables. Yet.

Regards
Alex