Text Content Conversion - File Adapter - Creates empty file

I am running XI 7.0.
Mapping from abap proxy to file - text content conversion.
The process works, generates and sends file from mySAP, maps through XI, logs onto ftp site and creates file, but doesn't write any data into the file!
I am really confused as to what is happening!
This is taken from the communication channel!
Audit Log for Message: 5ccc2e46-c0f2-5349-e100-00000ddf240f
Time Stamp Status Description
2007-04-28 10:37:21 Success Message successfully received by messaging system. Profile: XI URL: http://host.fqdn:55000/MessagingSystem/receive/AFW/XI Credential (User): XIISUSER
2007-04-28 10:37:21 Success Using connection File_http://sap.com/xi/XI/System. Trying to put the message into the receive queue.
2007-04-28 10:37:21 Success Message successfully put into the queue.
2007-04-28 10:37:21 Success The message was successfully retrieved from the receive queue.
2007-04-28 10:37:21 Success The message status set to DLNG.
2007-04-28 10:37:21 Success Delivering to channel: EPIW_FTP_Receiver_EmployeeRecords
2007-04-28 10:37:21 Success File adapter receiver: processing started; QoS required: ExactlyOnce
2007-04-28 10:37:21 Success File adapter receiver channel EPIW_FTP_Receiver_EmployeeRecords: start processing: party " ", service "XE_DEV_3RD_EPIW_001"
2007-04-28 10:37:21 Success Connect to FTP server "ftp.ftp.ftp.ftp", directory "/ECS/Target"
2007-04-28 10:37:21 Success Write to FTP server "ftp.ftp.ftp.ftp", directory "/ECS/Target", file "epiw_output.dat"
2007-04-28 10:37:21 Success Transfer: "BIN" mode, size 125 bytes, character encoding -
2007-04-28 10:37:21 Success Start converting XML document content to plain text
2007-04-28 10:37:21 Success File processing complete
2007-04-28 10:37:21 Success The message was successfully delivered to the application using connection File_http://sap.com/xi/XI/System.
2007-04-28 10:37:21 Success The message status set to DLVD.
I can see the data before and after... Any ideas?

hi,
this is starange:)
did you refresh FTP (F5) ?
maybe you're checking wrong ftp server? with the same folders ?
ups - I thought I doens't create any file...
as suggested check your mapping as per my blog:
/people/michal.krawczyk2/blog/2005/09/16/xi-how-to-test-your-mapping-in-real-life-scenarios
just use TCODe for abap mapping tests - SXI_MAPPING_TEST
Regards,
michal
<a href="/people/michal.krawczyk2/blog/2005/06/28/xipi-faq-frequently-asked-questions"><b>XI / PI FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions</b></a>

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