File-FTP command before message processing

Hi experts,
my requirement is as follow :
i have 5 files on my FTP server. All are named FILE_hhssmm.xml
In the configuration of my CC out, i have put as specific file name to get picked 1*.xml
I need a command line in the 'run operating system command before message processing' that renames one of the files as 1FILE_hhssmm.xml so that the files get picked one by one.
I can not manage to do that, i only managed to write a batch file but i only can run it locally...
please, any help would be greatly appreciated...
Kindly,
Jamal

Hi
I have been following this for a while (from other posts as well), you are trying quite hard to get this done
I have couple of ideas...
If you think that this is not going to work, then you can try another solution,
- let the .bat file be scheduled by the scheduler of your OS (this is quite simple) say every 30 mins
- make the .bat file move your input files from your current folder to a child folder
- let XI poll the child folder, every 5 secs or so... anyway your scheduler will send the file only after every 30 mins
- Now you need not rely on the OS command from the Fileadpater of XI
My suspicion (though it is not documented anywhere in help, as far as I know) is that the OS command executes only if there is proper reading of the file (or its presence as per the configuration in adapter settings) & not per polling of the adapter. I infer this from your previous post. but your requirement is peculiar that though the file is present that itself has to have a different name - to be read by adapter...some kind of clashes ??!!.
The problem could be something else also, but the above is a possibility as well..
all the best
Regards
Vishnu

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