File Adapter - FTP/ NFS:Transport protocol

Dear All,
We have a requirement to pick the file form the Sever which is inside the company network also
Client is not ready to install the FTP / any other protocol and they simply want us to pick the file from the specified folder,
let me know the way forward how can achieve this?
Regards,
Manikandan Shanmugam

Hello,
You need to write the Shell Script or Java based web service code in the Server where the file is there.........the Shell script will pick the file from the server and place it in PI server( Script need to be scheduled background so that it will check for the file, if file exist then picks the file).........u need to take take help from Unix admin guy for writing the code.
this is not standard as we can't monitor the script, but we can go for it as both the systems are in same network so there will not be any issues. Once the file is placed in your PI system normal process need to send file from ur PI system to target system.
as your requirement is tricky there is no other option.

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>
Minal Vaidya wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am getting following error in the communication channel for File Adapter.
>
> 'com.sap.aii.adapter.file.ftp.FTPEx: 501 IP Address for data destination doesn't match client's.'
>
> Communication channel details are as follows -
> FTP protocol is used with Port 21.
> Data connection - Active
> File type : Binary.
>
> The same interface is working fine in Development, Quality and Pre-Prod environments.
> This issue is coming only for Production FTP server.
>
> From the error text, it appears as a network issue.
> Please to let me know if anyone has came across such issue earlier, and what the the possible reasons - solutions to resolve this.
>
> Thanks a lot.
>
> Regards,
> Minal
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