Simple File 2 File scenario - binary

XI freaks hello,
I want to run a simple text File to text File scenario without ANY change of the file encoding.
currently it is running using the Binary type (I don't want to mess with the content encoding of the text file).
would this be ok?
mind you..the file is taken from a Windows FS and moved to another FS...would this might cause encoding problem? should the original program create the file with the target server encoding
cheers

Got it from the market place.
Note 821267 - FAQ: XI 3.0 / PI 7.0 File Adapter
"Flat Files without File Content Conversion
Whether to configure an encoding in this case depends on if you want to pass through the file "as is", e.g. within a File Sender to File Receiver scenario, or if you want to convert the file's encoding on its way through the Integration Server. For "as is" processing, configure both the sender and the receiver using the File Type setting "Binary".
To apply an encoding conversion, configure the respective source and target encoding in both the sender and receiver channel."

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On the runtime workbench, adapter engine is in red/error status due to error in the receiver comunication channel.
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Hello Prachi ,
I thinks its because of receiver File Processing Parameters,as you are considering here File Content Conversion.
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<a href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/2b/d5653fd1d3b81ae10000000a114084/content.htm">Communication Channel</a>
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<a href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/c1/5194426b44c56ae10000000a155106/frameset.htm">Creating a Receiver Agreement</a>
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<a href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/22/522041cfb7f423e10000000a155106/frameset.htm">Creating a Sender Agreement</a>
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I had good experiences with WSFTP and Filezilla. You may try them.
>>further posts on sdn concluded that wild character * cannot be used in guild ftp
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