Retrieving dynamic name files from FTP

Hello,
I have a scenario where PI needs to pull a file from a FTP site with a dynamic format of VendorYYYYMMDD.txt; A new one is placed there every day.
One posting has an example is from ASM to PI to FTP: Re: Change in time stamp format in receiver file name. However mine is FTP to PI to ECC. I have thought of using a synchronous call from Sender ABAP proxy to PI to Receiver FTP adapter; However, the FTP adapter cannot poll (i.e. it only has target name).
Question: What is the best method to put a dynamic name into the Sender FTP adapter?
Regards,
John_Xi

>>Question: What is the best method to put a dynamic name into the Sender FTP adapter?
I think you can do in the file sender adapter " Run operating system command before processing" where you can specify shell script which willl create the file name dynamically you want or rename the placed file using the script as per the requirement. For further help .. check this link
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/e3/94007075cae04f930cc4c034e411e1/content.htm

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