Chapter 5. File Management
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
- Copying or moving one or more files
- Deleting one or more files
- Getting files from a remote server
- Putting files on a remote server
- Copying or moving a custom list of files
- Deleting a custom list of files
- Comparing files and folders
- Working with ZIP files
- Encrypting and decrypting files
Introduction
On many occasions, the development of Kettle jobs and transformations involves manipulation of files, such as reading or writing a file along with other manipulations. Look at the following sample scenario, where you have to:
- Get a file with orders from a remote server
- Validate and load the orders into a database
- Move the processed file to a designated folder
- Rename the older version if ...
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