+6I try to upload a file with the FTPCaller with FTP. It works manually through windows browser, FileZilla and with WinSCP without problems.
But i cannot get it to work with FME. As far as I can tell the setting is correct. The error message does not give me any information that can point me closer to the issue.
What is the issue and how can I solve it?
Upload failed (at start/before it took off)
Best answer by so_much_more
I found a solution to my problem.
I took it for granted that URL was the destination folder on the target server. It is clearly stated in the FME documentation that URL must be a file. However that was not intuitive for me at since you select "File to Upload". That means that the URL must have a file as a target that yet dont exist.. Essentially you specific it twice, once in the url and once in the File To Upload param. I find that odd..
+6How about setting Passive to the Connection Mode parameter?
Thanks for your suggestion. I am afraid it also gave me the same error. I have been playing around setting proxy to none and tried different combinations without luck. I wish the error message would be more comprehensive than "Upload failed (at start/before it took off)", I am not sure how i can debug this.
Hi @so_much_more FTP can sometimes be difficult to initially configure in FME. Usually the issues I encounter have to do with the FTP URL not set correctly (misspelt, wrong folder, etc.) or a permissions/authentication issue. If uploading doesn't seem to work, you could try the inverse of downloading a file as well to rule out authentication vs URL issues. If this is urgent, I may suggest submitting a support case with us so that we can have this resolved for you in a timely manner. Sorry for the inconvenience!
+6I found a solution to my problem.
I took it for granted that URL was the destination folder on the target server. It is clearly stated in the FME documentation that URL must be a file. However that was not intuitive for me at since you select "File to Upload". That means that the URL must have a file as a target that yet dont exist.. Essentially you specific it twice, once in the url and once in the File To Upload param. I find that odd..
+6Hi @so_much_more FTP can sometimes be difficult to initially configure in FME. Usually the issues I encounter have to do with the FTP URL not set correctly (misspelt, wrong folder, etc.) or a permissions/authentication issue. If uploading doesn't seem to work, you could try the inverse of downloading a file as well to rule out authentication vs URL issues. If this is urgent, I may suggest submitting a support case with us so that we can have this resolved for you in a timely manner. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Thanks for your reply. I found a solution - see my answer below
