RE: How to determine if a file transfer is complete

["Bruce Barrett" <bruce.barrett@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We receive this file via FTP.

Bruce Barrett


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Subject: Re: How to determine if a file transfer is complete

How is it sent?

On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 13:23:34 -0700, "Bruce Barrett"
<bruce.barrett@xxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> We have one large file that is sent to us monthly, that goes to the
IFS.
> We then have an automated process to decrypt the file for internal
> processing.  
> On this file only, the decryption process fails.  All I have to do is
to
> move the file from an archived folder back to the original folder and
> our automated processing will decrypt the file successfully.
> We think that this is a timing issue as this is the largest file we
> receive.  Our automated process runs every sixty seconds to check for
> files to process.  We can not increase the time between when this
> automated job runs.  All other files that we decrypt using these
> procedures process successfully the first time.
> Is there an API or a trick that we can use to verify that the file
> transfer is complete to the IFS before we try to decrypt the file?  
> 
> 
> 
> Bruce Barrett
> PMI Mortgage Insurance Co.
> 3003 Oak Road
> Walnut Creek, CA 94597
> 925-658-6152
> Fax 925-658-6412
> Cell 510-520-4263
> bruce.barrett@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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