The Methods tab is used to either send a file from your local site to a remote FTP site, or download files from a remote FTP site to your local site. Your local site can be your computer’s hard drive, or any network drive that you can access from your computer. You can also record and play scripts. Scripts are a series of recorded keystrokes that are saved and played back on request. You will find this useful for automating steps that you repeat frequently, or if you want these steps started automatically. The Methods window is divided into two panes. The left pane reflects your local drive, displaying its directories and files. The right pane reflects the remote FTP site, displaying its directories and files. The currently selected FTP site is displayed in the upper right text box
Below is a table showing the Method Tab Parameters.
Method tab parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
Current FTP Site (upper right text box) |
Displays the currently selected FTP site. Use the scroll bars to scroll through the FTP sites available: |
Local |
Displays the directories and files. Change location by using the drop down arrows in the Local text box. |
Remote |
Displays the directories and files of the remote computer. Change the location by clicking, or at the top of the Remote Directory listing. This will take you directly to the root, or take you back one level, respectively. |
Files Receive/Send |
Get receives the selected file from the remote system, and places it in the currently selected directory on the local system.Mget receives all the files in the selected directory from the remote system and places it in the currently selected directory on the local system.Put sends the selected file from the local system and places it in the currently selected directory on the remote system.Mput sends all the files in the selected directory from the local system and places it in the currently selected directory on the remote system |
Script |
You can Record, Play, or Edit script files (see the previous section on scripts).3 |
Events |
Displays all communications activity. |
Clear Button |
Clears the contents of the Events box (you can cut information out of this box if you need to paste it to another application). |
Login/Logout Button |
Performs the login process for the selected FTP site. This is a toggle button. |
Connecting to an FTP site
Select the site you want to connect to by scrolling through the Current FTP Site text box (to create a new site see the next section).
Click Login. If you are connected to your Internet Service Provider (ISP), your connection will begin automatically, assuming you have loaded your connection hardware and software. If you do not have access to your ISP, then you cannot use e-FTP to transfer files.
Uploading file to an FTP site
Select the file to be sent from the local system or select the directory from the local system to send all the files in the selected directory.
Select the directory on the remote system where the file (or directory of files) is to be placed.
To send the selected file, click Put or to send the entire directory, click Mput.
Uploading files using the drag-and-drop method
Double-click the directory on the remote system where the file is to be placed.
Click on the file to be sent from the local system.
Hold down the mouse button and drag the file from the left file pane (your local system) to the right pane (the remote system).
Downloading files from an FTP site
Downloading files works just the same as uploading files. You should set your source and destination directories and then use the Get option to download one file. Use the Mget option to download all files in the selected directory. You can also drag and drop a file from the remote system to the local file list.
