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Download Window Diagram
Detailed Downloading Documentation
A) Working with the Download Queue - This is the first step in creating a list of files to download. To add a file to the queue, type the file's location in the URL: field (#2 in diagram), and if necessary, enter a User ID and Password in the User ID: (#3 in diagram) and Password: (#4 in diagram) fields. Press the return key while the cursor is in any one of these three fields, or click the Add URL button (#6 in diagram), and the file will be added to the queue (#13 in diagram).
If you will be downloading similar files or files from the same directory, you can select Duplicate Previous from the Edit menu (alternatively, press command-d), to reenter the information from the previous file into the URL:, User ID:, and Password: fields. After you have edited the information, press return to add the file to the queue.
If you realize you have accidentally incorrectly entered the information for a file already in the queue, double-click the file in the queue. In the File Information window that appears, you can edit the file's information.
If you decide you no longer want to download one of the files in the queue, select that file by clicking on it once, and then click on the Delete Item button (alternatively, press command-, or select Delete Item from the Deputy menu).
To clear the entire queue, click once on the Clear Queue button (alternatively, press command-', or select Clear Queue from the Deputy menu).
B.) Other Important Features in the Download Window
- If you have multiple files in a list, and you don't want to download all of them, you can deselect certain files by clicking on their checkbox (#11 in diagram). Now, only files with selected checkboxes will be downloaded. By default, files have their checkboxes selected.
- The Type indicator (#15 in diagram) tells you whether a file is an HTTP file or an FTP file.
- The Status indicator (#14 in diagram) tells you the status of each file. When a file hasn't been downloaded, it has the normal 'partial file' icon. If an error occurs while attempting to download the file, it has a yellow alert icon.
- The arrow-button (Not present when screen shot was taken) that is next to the URL field is the download bookmark button. To create another bookmark, click and hold the bookmark button, and select "Add this URL" from the popup menu. The password and id will be saved with the URL. When you want to use a bookmark, click and hold the bookmark button, and select a bookmark name from the menu.
The Download Options Window
 
C) Setting Download Locations - To set the default downloads folder, select Download Options from the Deputy menu to bring up the Options window. Here you can set the default downloads folder by clicking in the white field labelled Default Destination, and selecting the location. By default, all files in the queue will be downloaded to this location. However, Download Deputy Deluxe can also download individual files to other locations. After a file has been added to the queue, double-clicking on it brings up the File Information window (see below for more info.), which lets you specify a destination for that individual file. Note: Changing the save as: field for an FTP file does not affect the file’s name. The save as: feature only works for HTTP files.
D) Specifying Download Times - Normally, you start a download by clicking on the "Go!" button (#4 in diagram) in the lower-right corner of the Download tab. Should you want Download Deputy Deluxe to download your files at a specific time without user intervention, in the middle of the night, for example, you can do this by selecting Download Options from the Deputy menu. In the Download Options window, you can set a specific date and time for a download session. You must first check the Specify download time check box. Now, in the Date: field, enter a date (MM/DD/YY), and in the Time: field, enter a time (HH/MM in 12 hour format) and use the pop-up menu to select AM or PM. If you know you want to download the list of files today, click the Today checkbox.
E) Post-downloading Options
You can set Download Deputy Deluxe to automatically disconnect your PPP connection (if applicable), Auto-Expand files with Stuffit Expander, quit itself, launch another application, and/or shut down your Mac. To set these options, select Download Options from the Deputy menu. In the Download Options section that appears, check or uncheck the post-download items. To set Download Deputy Deluxe to launch an application when downloads are complete, click the Launch Application checkbox. The Select... button will now be enabled. Click the Select... button, and select an application to launch. The application launching feature is especially useful for running AppleScript applications. Please note: disconnecting PPP does not quit Download Deputy Deluxe; and quitting Download Deputy Deluxe does not disconnect PPP. However, shutting down the computer DOES both quit Download Deputy Deluxe and disconnect PPP.
F) Other Important Features in the Download Options Window
-The white field titled Default FTP Site Retries is especially useful for 'busting' into busy FTP sites, or ones with a limited number of users.
- The Default Login and Password fields are used automatically as your password when you don't specify them in a file entry.
G) The File Information Window
 
To bring up the File Information window, double-click a file entry in the queue. From here, yu can edit all of the file entry's information. In addition, you can click the UnLock in the lower-left corner to password protect the file entry. The UnLock icon now becomes a Lock icon. Protected file entries can not be deleted or edited without first entering the correct password. To remove a password from a protected file, open its File Information window, and click the Lock. The Lock will now change into an UnLock, and your file will no longer be protected.
This protection feature is especially useful for people working in groups, where it is absolutely necessary for one's files to be transferred.
H) Working with Multiple File Lists
 
Until you register Download Deputy Deluxe Deluxe, you cannot work with more than one list of files. However, in the registered version, you can create multiple lists of files to be downloaded. For example, if you specify a date and time far into the future for files in one list to be downloaded, you can save that list and work with another one in the meantime. To save a file list, select Save List... from the File menu. To open a previously saved list, select Open List... from the File menu. If you select Open List... before you have saved the list you are currently working with, you will be notified by dialogue box that asks you if you want to Discard the current list, Save the current list, or Cancel the operation of opening a different list.
