How to Download a File from FTP Site and Delete after Download in SSIS Package - SQL Server Integration Services(SSIS) Tutorial

Scenario:

In this video we will learn how to download a file from FTP Server Folder to Local Folder and then delete from the FTP Server Folder.

Items we will learn this video

1. How to create SSIS Package from Scratch
2. How to Create FTP Connection
3. How to create variables to save Local Path, Remote Path and FileName
4. How to use variables in Script Task to Download the file and then Delete after download if file exists
5. How to use FTP Connection in Script Task in SSIS Package

VB.Net Script to download File from FTP Server and then Delete

Public Sub Main()

        Dim StrFolderArrary As String()
        Dim StrFileArray As String()
        Dim fileName As String
        Dim RemoteDirectory As String
        Dim LocalFolderPath As String

        'Set Local Variable values by using SSIS Package variables
        RemoteDirectory = Dts.Variables("User::RemoteDirectory").Value.ToString()
        LocalFolderPath = Dts.Variables("User::LocalFolder").Value.ToString()
        Dim cm As ConnectionManager = Dts.Connections("FTPConnection") 'FTP connection manager name


        Dim ftp As FtpClientConnection =

 New FtpClientConnection(cm.AcquireConnection(Nothing))

        ftp.Connect() 'Connecting to FTP Server

        'Provide the Directory on which you are working on FTP Server


        ftp.SetWorkingDirectory(RemoteDirectory)

        'Get all the files and Folders List


        ftp.GetListing(StrFolderArrary, StrFileArray)

'If there is no file in the folder, strFile Arry will contain nothing, so close the connection.

        If StrFileArray Is Nothing Then
            ftp.Close()

'If Files are there, Loop through the StrFileArray arrary and download the file 

'and then delete

        Else
            For Each fileName In StrFileArray

               'Check if require file is there

If fileName = Dts.Variables("User::FileName").Value.ToString() Then

                   Dim DownloadFileNameArrary As String()
                    DownloadFileNameArrary = {RemoteDirectory + "/" + fileName}

                    'Download the file

  ftp.ReceiveFiles(DownloadFileNameArrary, LocalFolderPath, True, True)

                    'Delete the file

                    ftp.DeleteFiles(DownloadFileNameArrary)

                End If
            Next
            ftp.Close()
        End If
        ' Add your code here
       '
       Dts.TaskResult = ScriptResults.Success
    End Sub

How to Download a File from FTP Server and then Delete It by using Script Task in SSIS Package




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