Hello. I’m trying to use the “FTP - Upload a File” module to simply upload a video to a location on my GoDaddy hosting account. This will create a new file, but it is always much smaller than the original source (a nominal file size 77 bytes for example) and when I retrieve the file it doesn’t play (of course). Can anyone help here? I’ve addressed the related permissions in GoDaddy as suggested by the help-bot.
Hi Josh. Welcome to the Community!
Binary Data field is expecting … well, binary data! You’d map in here the results of a previous module that provide you with that data.
You’re specifying a string - which is what it’s then uploading as the file content.
See the “More information about working with files” link in the app UI.
If that string refers to a public URL, you need to first download that file:
- If it’s on a cloud storage platform like Google Drive, use the appropriate module within that app.
- If it’s just a public URL, use the
HTTPapp and theGet a filemodule