I need to automate the download of a Shapefile (as a ZIP) from a site which requires authentication. The Shape-reader will read a ZIP directly from a URL, but does not allow for authentication params. I have looked at HTTPFetcher but unsure how I can get this to download the file for me. Anyone?
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Download Shape-file with authentication
Hi,
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Hi,
try inserting the username and password in the request URL:
http://username:password@www.server.com/path/path/file.zip
David
+22- Safer
Hi,
If you are going to use the HTTPFetcher, then have a look at the save file and output filename parameters, when set to yes, you can specify a location to save the shapefile.
Itay
David is correct. I use this all the time and if your parameters were something like this:
ftp site: ftp.cocacola.com
username: breX_login
password: 12345678
path of where your shapefile is on the site: datafolder/all/shapefile.zip
You would put this full path into a reader. That reader can simply be an Esri Shape reader. Then type the following (based on my example above) into the Dataset field:
ftp://breX_login:12345678@ftp.cocacola.com/datafolder/all/shapefile.zip
Then click OK. It's as simple as that.
FYI: Be patient because typically it takes a few moments for the Reader to appear in your FME Workbench job. It's having to make the connection and find the folder and the shapefile.
GODD LUCK!!!
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