Configure periodic file transfer via FTP

Combine
FTPClientLogic
 and
PeriodicActionLogix
 to automate the upload and download of files and folders in a periodic and non-interactive manner. You can use this FTP server configuration to automate file and folder transfers between devices.
  1. Create the folder
    C:/FtpServer
     and inside that folder create the file
    myDocument.txt
    .
  2. Set
    C:/FtpServer
     as the starting folder on the FTP server.
  3. Start the FTP server.
  4. To use the FTP server that exists in
    Template Libraries
    , see FTP Server configuration, and configure the connection parameters to the FTP server in the
    FTPClientLogic
     script.
    The files and folders to be transferred are already configured through
    FileTransferDownload
     and
    FileTransferUpload
    .
    The pages in the project include:
    • FTP client configuration
      . Allows you to change the configuration parameters of the FTP client. The
      OverwriteExistingItems
       switch defines whether an existing file must be overwritten.
    • Transfer files
      . Shows how to connect and disconnect the FTP client using the
      ConnectFTPClient
       and
      DisconnectFTPClient
       methods and how to download and upload using the
      DownloadItem
       and
      UploadItem
       methods.
    • Periodic backup method
      . Allows you to enable periodic downloading of a given file using the
      PeriodicActionLogic
       script. The script is configured with
      Period
       set at 30 seconds and
      Action
       set to
      DownloadItem
      . See Download example.
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