DownloadRemoteFile v2

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DownloadRemoteFile dialog.

Summary

Download a file from a remote compute resource.

Properties

Name Direction Type Default Description
ComputeResource Input string Mandatory The name of the remote computer holding the file. Allowed values: ['SCARF@STFC‘]
TransactionID Input string Mandatory The ID of the transaction that owns the file
RemoteFileName Input string Mandatory The name of the file on the remote machine. (Filename only; no path)
LocalFileName Input string Mandatory The full pathname on the local machine where the downloaded file should be saved.

Description

Download a file from a remote compute resource. Files are available for transactions, and you can retrieve the list of available files with QueryRemoteFile v2. See StartRemoteTransaction v2 for how to start (create) a newtransaction.

For specific details on remote algorithms when using the Mantid web service remote job submission API, see the remote job submission API docs.

Previous Versions

Version 1

Version 1 downloads files using the Mantid remote job submission API. This is still supported as one of the variants of Versions 2 and above, when the compute resource uses the Mantid remote job submission API as job manager (underlying remote job scheduling mechanism).

Categories: Algorithms | Remote

Source

C++ source: DownloadRemoteFile2.cpp (last modified: 2016-10-26)

C++ header: DownloadRemoteFile2.h (last modified: 2016-06-07)