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Move Files

The Move Files element moves a file from one directory on the FTPS server to another directory on the FTPS server.

Field	Definition
Basic Tab
Label	Specify a label for this action.
Source File	Specify the path and file name of a single file to move. A file name is required, it may not be a directory name only.
Source Files Variable	Specify the name of a variable of type Remote File List which contains the files to move on the remote server. For example, ${variableName}.
Destination File	Specify the path and file name to which the source file is to be moved. This is valid only when moving a single file.
Destination Directory	Specify the directory to which the files should be moved. The directory may be an absolute path or relative to the current working directory.
Advanced Tab
File Name Prefix	Specify a string to attach to the beginning of the destination file names.
File Name Suffix	Specify a string to attach to the end of the destination file names.
Output Variables Tab
Destination Files Variable	If desired, specify the name of a variable which will contain the files in the destination directory on the remote system that were successfully moved. This variable will be of type Remote File List and may be used in subsequent tasks that accept a Remote File List input variable. The variable will be created if it does not exist.
Number of Files Moved Variable	If desired, specify the name of a variable which will contain the number of files successfully moved. The variable may be used in subsequent tasks. The variable will be created if it does not exist.