Property Type

Either Built-in or Repository.

Built-in: No property data stored
centrally.

Repository: Select the Repository
file where properties are stored. The following fields are
pre-filled in using fetched data.

Use an existing connection

Select this check box and in the Component
List click the relevant connection component to reuse the connection
details you already defined.

Host

FTP IP address

Port

The FTP server listening port number.

Username and
Password

FTP user authentication data.

To enter the password, click the […] button next to the
password field, and then in the pop-up dialog box enter the password between double quotes
and click OK to save the settings.

Remote directory

Source directory where the files to be deleted are located.

Move to the current directory

This option appears when Use an existing
connection is enabled.Select this check box to change
the directory to the one specified in the Remote directory field. The next FTP component that
is linked to the tFTPFileList in
the Job will take this directory as the root of the remote directory
when using the same connection.

SFTP Support

Select this check box to connect to the FTP server via an SFTP connection. The following
properties will be available:

Select this check box if you want to use Perl5 regular expressions
in the Files field as file
filters.

For information about Perl5 regular expression syntax, see Perl5 Regular Expression Syntax.

Files

File name or path to the files to be deleted. You can specify
multiple files in a line by using wildcards or a regular
expression.

Target Type

Select the type of the target to be deleted, either File or Directory.

Connection Mode

Select the connect mode from the list, either Passive or
Active.

Die on error

Select this check box to stop the execution of the Job when an
error occurs.

Global Variables

ERROR_MESSAGE: the error message generated by the
component when an error occurs. This is an After variable and it returns a string. This
variable functions only if the Die on error check box is
cleared, if the component has this check box.

NB_FILE: the number of files processed. This is an After
variable and it returns an integer.

CURRENT_STATUS: the execution result of the component.
This is a Flow variable and it returns a string.

A Flow variable functions during the execution of a component while an After variable
functions after the execution of the component.

To fill up a field or expression with a variable, press Ctrl +
Space to access the variable list and choose the variable to use from it.

For further information about variables, see
Talend Studio

User Guide.

Usage rule

This component is typically used as a single-component sub-job but
can also be used as an output or end object.

Limitation

Due to license incompatibility, one or more JARs required to use this component are not
provided. You can install the missing JARs for this particular component by clicking the
Install button on the Component tab view. You can also find out and add all missing JARs easily on the
Modules tab in the
Integration
perspective of your
studio. You can find more details about how to install external modules in Talend Help Center (https://help.talend.com).