FTP Distribution

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Hi,

Great to see FTP Distribution, but I can't use it. I don't distribute
things in the root directory of my website. <g>

Can you add one more field to allow changing of directories.

LOGIN
CHANGE DIRECTORY <<<<<<<<<<
PUT

That would be great.

Thank you.

-Robert

PS: Also, please Encrypt or Mask the Password. I don't want anyone seeing
the password to our webserver.

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Also,

Two more things:

1) Before you upload it, ask me if I want to upload it ... I may be doing a
test build first.

2) Under the BUILD menu, add "Distribute to FTP Server" so I can select this
option when I feel like it as well. (After I do a local test)

Thank you.

-Robert

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Hi Friedrich, Robert,

>1) Before you upload it, ask me if I want to upload it ... I may be doing a
>test build first.

I haven't looked at this at all, but with FTP it would be really nice
to have an option to change uploaded filenames to lower case. Total
Commander has this and it comes in really handy many times.

Best regards,

Arnór Baldvinsson
Icetips Software
San Antonio, Texas, USA
www.icetips.com

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Arnor,

You are right --- we are uploading to Unix Servers. What we create locally
may be different than what we put on our Unix Server, so maybe it should ask
for "File Name" as well. This way, we can always be sure that the file is
uploaded as the exact same name every time.

-Robert

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> Hi,
>
> Great to see FTP Distribution, but I can't use it. I don't distribute
> things in the root directory of my website. <g>
>
> Can you add one more field to allow changing of directories.
>
> LOGIN
> CHANGE DIRECTORY <<<<<<<<<<
> PUT
>
> That would be great.

Set the ftp location to the path. Worked here.

eg

ftp.mymachine.com/download/myapp

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Oh, Neat ... Didn't think that would work.

-Robert

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Robert,

> Also,
>
> Two more things:
>
> 1) Before you upload it, ask me if I want to upload it ... I may be doing
> a test build first.

Already added, thank you!

> 2) Under the BUILD menu, add "Distribute to FTP Server" so I can select
> this option when I feel like it as well. (After I do a local test)

Very good idea. I'll add this.

Thank you!

Friedrich

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Hi Arnór,

Why not make the filename lowercase in [EXENAME]?

Problem is that web update uses this variable and if you change the filename
to lowercase when uploading files, then web update does not work (because
the filename in the manifest may still be uppercase).

Friedrich

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Hi Friedrich,

>Why not make the filename lowercase in [EXENAME]?
>
>Problem is that web update uses this variable and if you change the filename
>to lowercase when uploading files, then web update does not work (because
>the filename in the manifest may still be uppercase).

I was thinking about the non-web-update installs. I have several
product installs that I have in mixed case, but lower case only on the
server. I just like the mixed case<g> where as it's easier to use
all-lower case for downloads, less chance of errors.

Best regards,

Arnór Baldvinsson
Icetips Software
San Antonio, Texas, USA
www.icetips.com


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Hi Arnór,

Makes perfect sense. I have added this option.

Thanks,
Friedrich

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Hello,

FYI - We really need an option under the BUILD option to FTP the file. I
can't get it to FTP.... and everytime I change a setting, I have to rebuild
the entire thing just to get the UPLOAD to appear. But, I still can't get
it go change directories:

I've tried

www.innquest.com/public_html/mydirectory

I've tried:

ftp://www.innquest.com/public_html/mydirectory

and I've tried

ftp.innquest.com/public_html/mydirectory

All they show is "SB5 Upload Error" without any reason or error message or
anything.

Can you change a couple of things please in a future version?

1. Hide the password on the screen by masking it
2. Add a directory field to allow changing of directories easier
3. Check the API Last Error to describe the error that has occurred.
4. Add a menu option on the BUILD menu to say "Distribute File" so it runs
this without doing a compile.

:-)

Thank you.

-Robert

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Hello Robert,

> FYI - We really need an option under the BUILD option to FTP the file. I
> can't get it to FTP.... and everytime I change a setting, I have to
> rebuild the entire thing just to get the UPLOAD to appear. But, I still
> can't get it go change directories:
>
> I've tried
>
> www.innquest.com/public_html/mydirectory
>
> I've tried:
>
> ftp://www.innquest.com/public_html/mydirectory
>
> and I've tried
>
> ftp.innquest.com/public_html/mydirectory
>
> All they show is "SB5 Upload Error" without any reason or error message or
> anything.

Hmm, it works fine here on all test machines.

I am using the following without any problem:

FTP Location: ftp.lindersoft.com/public_html/TEST
Port : (Empty)
User Name : (My User Name)
Password : (My Password)
PASV Mode : (Checkbox marked)

> Can you change a couple of things please in a future version?
>
> 1. Hide the password on the screen by masking it

I am using TEXT controls (Password option is not available). I have
added a function to handle this, thank you.

> 2. Add a directory field to allow changing of directories easier
> 3. Check the API Last Error to describe the error that has occurred.

It displays the WInINet error code now. I'll send you an internal
sbuilder.exe to find out what the problem is on your machine.

> 4. Add a menu option on the BUILD menu to say "Distribute File" so it runs
> this without doing a compile.

Still working on this, not an easy task. The compile has to "remember"
the FTP parameters and files to upload, so the "Distribute File" can
upload it. It will be part of one of the next builds.

Thanks you!

Friedrich

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Robert,

> 4. Add a menu option on the BUILD menu to say "Distribute File" so it runs
> this without doing a compile.

Added. I'll send you an internal build later today.

Thanks,
Friedrich

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