Using SFTP for windows in PI

daniel — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:20:12 +0000

Last December I wrote about how to use SFTP SSH from a Unix server, without using a Seeburger Adapter. SAP PI/XI cannot be used to access SSH SFTP sites directly, but this script can help. There have been many requests for a version which also works on windows. I do not have access to a windows server with PI or XI so it is a little difficult to test for me.

I have now written the following script, which works on my Vista labtop. I have not tested it on Windows 2003 or Windows 2008, where most PI systems will run.

I have used Putty for creating the SSH connection. I have used the pscp (an SCP client, i.e. command-line secure file copy). To try something different then using SFTP. SCP makes it easier to get files which should exist in a directory. Pscp should be downloaded and saved in the same directory as the script.

The script looks like the following.

@echo off
REM PARAMETERS
REM %1 target file PI %F
REM %2 query for where the file is located ie. root@figaf.com:dir/*
REM %3 SSH Password

REM RESET the target file
echo '' >%1

SET TARGETDIR=%~d1%~p1download
echo %TARGETDIR%

IF EXIST %TARGETDIR% GOTO SKIPCREATEDIR
mkdir %TARGETDIR%
:SKIPCREATEDIR
del /Q %TARGETDIR%\*

pscp.exe -pw %3 %2 %TARGETDIR%

type %TARGETDIR%\* > %1

The script takes the following parameters.

The %F which is the name of the file, which the adapter is currently reading.
A the location of the file on the server side in the form “user@server:path/[filter*] ie. root@sftp.figaf.com:dir/SKB*. This command logon with the user root on the host sftp.figaf.com. Then looks in the directory dir, relative to the login dir and the selects all files starting with SKB.
The users password.

The command in the communication channel should look something like.

C:\scripts\sshftp.bat %F root@sftp.figaf.com:dir/SKB*.

I have only tested with password, but pscp might also work with using ssh keys.

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Using SFTP for windows in PI