EnumerateObject

In the following example, we check if the specified directory exists on the SFTP server. I have used our SFTP server for this demonstration, but you can automate it with your own SFTP server.

1. Create a solution as “Backup”.
2. Install the “SFTP” feature from the “Manage Features” option.
3. Drag and drop the “SFTP Scope” activity into the workflow and set it as the start node.
a. This activity will authenticate the provided credentials and establish a connection to the SFTP server.
b. Enter the SFTP credentials, including the “Host Name,” “User Name,” and “Password,” in their respective fields.
4. Add the “EnumerateObject” into the body of the “Sftp Scope” activity.
a. Now, provide the “RemoteDirectoryPath” in the property as the path from the SFTP server from where the list of files needs to be retrieved.
b. Here it is as “/SampleTest/”.
5. Now, navigate to the “Files” in the output section of the property to declare and view the output.
a. Click on the property as “Files” and provide the variable name as “List_files” and press “CTRL+Q” to create the variable.
b. Now, navigate to the variable section in the designer and click on the “Create variable” option.
    i.  Provide the variable name as “Sample”.
   ii. Click on the “variable type” and choose the “Browse for types” option.
  iii. Now, in the search area, provide the name as “Robility.SFTP.FileObject” and click on “Ok” button.
6. Add the “ForEach” activity into the body of the SFTP scope activity.
a. Here we are choosing this activity to iterate and retrieve each file in the specified directory.
b. Choose the “Type Argument” as “FileObject”.
c. Provide the value as “List_Files”.
7. Now, add a “Writelog” activity into the ForEach scope activity.
a. Here we are choosing this activity to iterate and print the name of each file in the specified directory.
b. Provide the input value as “Item.Name.ToString”.
     i. To retrieve the name of each file, we have provided the value as “Name” near Item variable
     ii. To retrieve other properties details, you can add the property name along with the “Item” variable” as follows,

Item.LastModified.ToString – Retrieves the last modified date of the item.
Item.Size.ToString – Displays the file size from the list.
Item.Permissions – Provides the permissions assigned to each file in the specified source folder.
Item.IsDirectory.ToString – Determines whether the listed item is a directory.
8. Save and execute the workflow.