Retrieve information on a file located in a directory on a remote server. The remote file information includes the file name, last modified date, size, permissions and owner. The retrieved information is stored as a Variable Wizard value that can be used by the following Actions within the same Task.
File | Details |
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File | Path and name of a remote file to retrieve information about. |
Use connection | Select an existing connection to use for file information retrieving. If there are no defined connections, the new connection window will be opened to establish a connection to FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, or DigitalOcean Spaces server. |
Variable Wizard |
Note
- It is possible to use the Remote File Information Action to check if a file exists—use the Advanced Fallback Options to ignore the error code
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or to Continue with the Next Action. Then using the If Action and Variable Wizard it is possible to conclude if a file or directory exists by comparing the variable Permissions first character (d
or-
).
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