FTP Adapter Unable to change directory 'inputDir'

Question

Hi all. I'm trying to put the file into BPEL Process, transform and put it to the output directory like in tutorial 129.FTPAdapter FTPDebatching. But I've got this message:
<bindingFault xmlns="http://schemas.oracle.com/bpel/extension">
<part name="code">
<code>550</code>
</part>
<part name="summary">
<summary>file:/C:/OraHome_1/integration/orabpel/domains/default/tmp/.bpel_FTPDebatch0ing_1.0.jar/FTPDebatchingOutput.wsdl
[ Put_File_ptt::Put_File(po) ] - WSIF JCA Execute of operation 'Put_File' failed due to: Error changing directory in the host.
Change working directory to /outputDir in the server failed. ;
nested exception is: ORABPEL-11431 Error changing directory in the host.
Change working directory to /outputDir in the server failed.
Check the error stack and fix the cause of the error.
Contact oracle support if error is not fixable.</summary>
</part>
<part name="detail">
<detail>550 /outputDir: The system cannot find the file specified.</detail>
</part>
</bindingFault>
What am i must to do?

Answer 1

Hi Varun,
Review of the ftp protocol specification
http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc959/
http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc959/5_Declarative.html
shows that LIST command
LIST
125, 150
226, 250
425, 426, 451
450
500, 501, 502, 421, 530
does not have 550 code among the codes which are supposed to be returned by ftp server in response
to ls command. So, it looks like the ftp server running on AIX platofrm violates the ftp protocol specification.
As a result bpel ftp adapter returns an error and the process goes off-line.
Solution:
Apply patch 4508850.
If for any reason the official patch does not work, then apply the patch manually using the following steps:
1. Stop OC4J_BPEL
2. Create the following directories:
$O_H\integration\orabpel\system\classes\oracle\tip\adapter\file\inbound
$O_H\integration\orabpel\system\classes\oracle\tip\adapter\ftp\inbound
3. Copy the following files
FileSource.class, PollWork.class, FTPSource.class
from the patch to
$O_H\integration\orabpel\system\classes\oracle\tip\adapter\file\inbound\FileSource.class
$O_H\integration\orabpel\system\classes\oracle\tip\adapter\file\inbound\PollWork.class
$O_H\integration\orabpel\system\classes\oracle\tip\adapter\ftp\inbound\FTPSource.class
4. Restart OC4J_BPEL
Cheers,
Anirudh Pucha