Downloading Binary Files from SFTP Servers

To download a binary file from an SFTP server:

1. Put a binary file in an accessible location on the SFTP server.

   For this example, the file is called image.jpg.

2. Add a new URL object.

   1. Select PeopleTools, and then Utilities, and then Administration, and then Maintain URLs.

      The URL Maintenance page appears.

   2. Add the following values:

      Field	Value
      URL Identifier	SFTPTESTURL
      Description	SFTP Server URL
      URLID	Enter the appropriate URL. For example: sftp://<userid>:<password>@<address>:<port>

   3. Save the changes.

3. In PeopleSoft Application Designer, open the EXAMPLE_WORKREC record and add the following PeopleCode to the FieldChange event for the TEST field:

   Local array of Message &messages;
   Local array of Message &responses;
   Local Message &MSG;
   Local array of string &nodenames;
   Local string &node;
   
   &xmldata = "<?xml version='1.0'?><sftpTest/>";
   
   &xmlDoc = CreateXmlDoc(&xmldata);
   
   &messages = CreateArrayRept(&MSG, 0);
   &nodenames = CreateArrayRept(&node, 0);
   
   &nodenames [1] = "TARGETNODE";
   &messages [1] = CreateMessage(Operation.EXAMPLE_SERVICE_OPR);
   &messages [1].SetXmlDoc(&xmlDoc);
   
   &responses = %IntBroker.SyncRequest(&messages, &nodenames);
   &theTempFile = GetFile("C:\work\aNewImage.jpg", "W", %FilePath_Absolute);
   If &theTempFile.IsOpen Then
      &theTempFile.writeBase64StringtoBinary(&responses [1].GetContentString());
      &theTempFile.Close();
   End-If;

4. In the PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture, open the TARGETNODE node definition and do the following:

   1. On the Node Definitions-Connectors tab, set the Connector ID to SFTPTARGET.

   2. Set the following properties to the values indicated:

      Property	Value
      BASE64ENCODE	N.
      CHARSET	UTF-8.
      METHOD	GET.
      REMOTEFILENAME	image.jpg
      URL	SFTPTESTURL.

5. In the PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture, open the EXAMPLE_PAGE page and click the Test button.

   Check the local directory for the file. Open the file and verify the contents.