Moving files from another server to Mediabin

Hi,
My requirement is to move thousands of file from another server to Mediabin server 4.5.Could you please tell me how we can use mediabin API's to programmatically move the files to mediabin server.

As the branching structure in Mediabin Server is going to be different from the earlier server , we can't just copy old the folder structure with files in Mediabin HotFolder. Is there any way through which we can configure Hot folder, so that different files will go to different folders depending on some rules like types of media files or files from a particular folder shd go to a specific folder.

Thanks in Advance....
AS

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msrinivas

Is this "another" server a MB server or is it a file system server? If you have no metadata to carry over from the old system then you can use the windows client to create the new folder structure and drag and drop files into the new folder structure. If you have metadata in the old system and you want to carry over that and also create folder structure based on that metadata then you can write scripts based on either the COM API or webservices API . If you need further assistance please contact support.

HTH

anjani

Hi,
Creating folder structure using windows client and then draging and dropping the images in the folder structure will include lot of manual work and time , as there a huge number of files. Also it's prone to human error.

I am thinking to write a script using the Medibin API's to create the folder structure and moving the images in different folder.

Did any body has came across such problem?Any help/idea in the regard is appreciated.

Also could you please tell me do we need a seperate licence for Mediabin SDK to use mediabin API's.

Thanks

msrinivas

This is not a problem. This is very normal. We migrate assets and data at almost every customer either by doing it manually or through scripts.

There are sample scripts available for download (for COM API) on support site and in the install directory (for webservices API). They are good starting points.

I THINK you don't need to have a separate license. Please check with your IWOV Account Executive.

lyman

No, the API's (SDK) are not licensed separately from MB.

Cheers,

Lyman Hurd