Worked like a charm! Thank you for your quick response, Daryl and Mark. The content of the downloaded file is stored in the file generated FlowFile with a random filename, how would I rename the output file to actual downloaded filename?
By the way, the ticket is a good enhancement. Thanks, Indus On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 8:27 PM, Mark Payne <marka...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Indus, > > As Daryl mentioned, InvokeHTTP will allow you to use the Expression > Language to do an HTTP GET. > It works a bit differently, though, because GetHTTP is a "Source > Processor" whereas InvokeHTTP needs to > be fed a FlowFile to do anything. So you can use GenerateFlowFile as a > source and have it generate a > 0 byte FlowFile (set the File Size property to "0 B"). Then just connect > GenerateFlowFile to InvokeHTTP. > > Having said that, it is a bit awkward to have to use a GenerateFlowFile to > trigger InvokeHTTP to run, so > I went ahead and created a ticket [1] to allow GetHTTP to evaluate the > Expression Language for the URL > property. In the meantime, though, GenerateFlowFile -> InvokeHTTP should > provide you with > the capability you're looking for. > > Thanks > -Mark > > [1] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NIFI-993 > > On Sep 23, 2015, at 9:14 PM, Daryl Teo <daryl....@listcorp.com> wrote: > > Indus - use InvokeHTTP > > Daryl > > On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 11:07 AM, indus well <indusw...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello NiFi Experts: >> >> The GetHTTP processor works fine with static filename when getting files >> from a website. However, I have a use case where I need to download a file >> daily and the filename is the date of today, ie: 09222015.zip. Since the >> URL property of the GetHTTP does not support expression language, I cannot >> do something like http://example.com/${now():format('MMddyyyy')}.zip. Is >> there a way I can specify the filename dynamically? Or using other >> processor to make this work. Please advise. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Indus >> > > > > -- > *Daryl Teo* > > Tech Lead > > > <logo2.jpg> > > 122 Cremorne Street > Richmond VIC 3121 > Australia > > *T *+61 (3)8669 1821 > *M * +61 (0)432 413 752 > > www.listcorp.com > > <stroke.png> > > This email (including any attachments) is confidential and may be > privileged. It may be read, copied and used only by the intended recipient. > If you have received it in error, please contact the sender immediately by > return email. Please then delete both emails and do not disclose their > contents to any person. We believe, but do not warrant, that this email and > any attachments are virus free. You should take full responsibility for > virus checking. Listcorp. reserves the right to monitor all email > communications. If the content of this email is personal or unconnected > with our business, we accept no liability or responsibility for it. > > >
