Using the File or FTP transport to trigger a proxy service upon arrival of a new file

In this recipe, we will trigger a proxy service upon arrival of a file in a certain location. We will implement both, a proxy service listening on a folder in a local filesystem as well as one listening to a remote location via FTP.

Getting ready

In order to make working with the FTP example as simple as possible, we first install a simple local FTP server:

1. From http://coreftp.com/server/index.html, download the Core FTP Server.

2. Start the installer and click through it (leave all options on default).

3. Create a folder C:\work\ftp.

4. Launch the Core FTP Server executable.

5. Click on Setup.

6. Click on New.

7. Enter OSB in the Domain Name field.

8. Enter localhost in the Domain IP/Address field.

9. Enter C:\work\ftp in the Base directory field.

10. Click on OK .

    

11. Back on the main setup window, select the newly created domain and click New on the lower half of the window, to create a user.

12. Enter osb in the User name field.

13. Enter osb in the...