After selecting a policy sub directory on the server, you can view the contents of that sub directory to see the files that are available for download in the selected policy. You can then select those files for the download.
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After selecting a policy sub directory on the server, you can view the contents of that sub directory to see the files that are available for download in the selected policy. You can then select those files for the download.
If non-unique file names are listed, the display inserts a date or time in between the file name and the file extension to provide uniqueness. The file name itself is not altered.
For performance optimization, only recent 200 files are displayed.
Example:
If there are two instances of the file Test1.txt, they can appear in the display list as Test1-20110103111523.txt and Test1-20110102100515.txt, indicating that the first instance was created on January 3, 2011 at 11:15:23 and the second on January 2, 2011 at 10:05:15.
For SFTP command-line utility
Follow these steps:
Enter one of the following SFTP commands to list the files in the policy sub directory:
Enter the following SFTP command to initiate a file download:
get filename
The downloaded file is placed in the current directory in which you have launched the SFTP program on your computer.
mget filenames
If you have multiple files to download, use this command.
For Example: mget test*.txt
All the files that start with the text ‘test’ and have the extension ‘.txt’ are downloaded in the current directory in which you have launched the SFTP program on your system.
On Windows, the command prompt window opens in one of the following directories:
c:\Documents and Settings\username (for Windows 2003 and XP)
c:\User\username (for Windows 2008 and Windows 7)
Perform one of the following tasks:
Access your downloaded files by using the previously mentioned directory.
Select a different directory before starting SFTP.
If you are using an SFTP client program:
Most programs display a list of server files within a sub directory as soon as you click the policy sub directory to select it. They also do the following steps:
Enable you to select a local directory on your PC in a different section of the screen.
Provide a download menu command to initiate a download from the currently selected server directory to the selected destination.
In some cases, you can simply drag the file name across the separate sections of the screen.
