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Changes in S-FTP since version 1.00:
1) Text files in the Directory List are now loaded to the viewer by
single clicking on the file to highlight it and then clicking the view
push button.
2) The Download List may now be populated from a viewed text file. This
works for files such as the Hobbes 00index.txt files. For this function
to work, the filename must be in the first position in the line of the
text file.
3) While files are downloading, you can now continue to populate the
download list box. You can download files while you are viewing the
directory list or 00index.txt files in the viewer and continue to
transfer file names to the Download List. Files will be downloaded in
the order of transfer to the download list.
4) Lengthy processes, such as logon and downloading are now placed
in separate threads. This makes the application much more responsive
and doesn't lock the application while processes are completed.
5) Added download path setting and config menu option.
6) Added Delete Host and Add Host buttons to allow configuring the
host list.
7) Added several progress indicators to tell the user what is happening.
8) S-FTP will now download files from outside the current remote
directory. You can build the download list from various directories
or 00index.txt files. The download list will remember paths to those
files and retrieve them when you download.
9) Added capability to configure host user name, password, default
directory.
10) Improved the logon process. It is more streamlined and provides
better progress reporting.
v1.05
11) Added upload capability.
v1.06
12) Added capability to resize the main SFTP window.
13) Added audible beep to signify completion of download list.
14) Added date/time sort button for directory list.
15) Added auto date/time sorting check box for auto sorting
whenever the directory list is updated.
16) Added double click .txt files to viewer check box option.
17) Changed the directory list default font to system monospace.
*NOTE: all of the 1.06 changes were made at the request of users.
I have more and I am working on them.
v1.07
18) Fixed the date sorting routine. It didn't work right. Now if
the Date Sort box is checked, the directory list will be downloaded
in descending date order.
v1.08
19) Added back up directory button <<.
20) Increased directory text box character capacity.
v1.09 21) Added capability to save window size and position.
v1.09a 22) Fixed a compatibility problem with earlier versions and the
path.txt file. Users of previous versions can now keep their old
path.txt file, whereas v1.09 required replacing it.
v1.10 23) Fixed a problem with the progress indicator not functioning on
FAT partitions. Thank you to Jeff Glatt for his wonderful FILEREXX
utilities. The FILEREXX.DLL is now required for SFTP.
v1.20 24) Improved download progress indicator to provide percent
statistic.
25) Added download progress indicator for the viewer.
26) Added aliases, now you can have multiple aliases with different
download directories, user and password for each host.
27) Changed behavior in the host listbox so that a double click
on the host alias automatically logs on the the remote host.
28) Added quick list type function to quickly add the current host
and directory to the alias list. Clicking on a Add Host now
automatically sets up the current directory with an alias in the
add host option window.
29) Added direct host logging. Typing a host with a directory, ie.
hobbes.nmsu.edu/incoming in the host edit box and then clicking on
logon will automatically logon to the host without having to set
up a specific host alias.
30) Changed the directory listbox behavior so that you can press
enter or double click to select an entry.
31) Added the capability to press the escape key in the viewer to
close the viewer window.
32) Fixed the download routine so that it adjusts filenames to
conform to the 8.3 requirement when downloading to a FAT drive.
33) Made adjustments to the multi-threading components to
improve responsiveness.
v1.21 34) Changed the behavior of sftp so that it no longer pops to the
foreground after download completion.
35) Added automatic logging. Now all downloads are logged to a file
called sftplog that is located in the sftp directory. This log is
useful if you want to check to see from which host and directory
you received a particular file. You can also logon to a host from the
log file by selecting log and view log from the menu and then double
clicking on an entry in the viewer.
36) Added Host Edit button.
37) Changed alias list action so that a single click on the host list
will display the host name and logon directory.
38) Changed the host add/edit window so that a single click instead
of a double click in the alias list will display its settings.
v1.22 39) Added support for the lr style directory entries.
40) Fixed problem with the alias/host editor.
41) Added abort function (it is slow, but works for long downloads).
42) Cleaned up a few problems with the text messages on the interface.
43) Fixed a problem with the logoff/logon routines.
v1.23 44) Fixed another problem with the edit/add function.
45) Fixed an unbalanced do/end coding problem
46) Added multiple view capability. By holding ctrl and clicking on
text file names in the directory list, the user can multiple select
files. Then, clicking View will load all selected files to viewers.
Use ESC to peel off the viewers.
v1.23a 47) Fixed problem with transfer to download list from .txt files.
v1.24 48) Changed messages for logon process.
49) Added capability to view a file after highlighting by right
clicking the mouse.
50) Single clicking on a host alias no longer displays the default
directory in the directory window.
51) Fixed a problem with sftp not handling files with spaces
properly.
52) Added Cruise Mode which places downloads into a separate process.
Navigation of the host and viewing of txt files is now possible
without disturbing the download. The sftp2.exe file must be in the
sftp directory and the Cruise Mode box must be checked. I decided
to set Cruise Mode up as an option with a check box because, regular
mode (box unchecked) is faster in making the initial connection to
begin the download. If you want fast file retrieval instead of the
ability to traverse directories and halt downloads, leave the Cruise
Mode box unchecked.
54) Changed the sftp icon. Thanks to Bill Clark for the new design.
55) Added support for Win-NT Servers.
56) Eliminated the DeSelect and View buttons. Use mouse right click
to view. Clicking on any dir list item without holding ctrl will
deselect.
57) Added saveguard code to disallow attempts to change directory
or view while downloading when not in cruise mode.
v1.24a 58) Corrected problem with save size and position not allowing
sftp to be shown on the monitor.
v1.25 59) Fixed a problem with the viewer that could cause files to go to
the viewer instead of the transfer list.
60) Fixed the date sort (off) option for symbolic directories.
61) Added code so that sftp doesn't spike the cpu when displaying
the download list.
v1.26 62) Added command mode and fixed some download bugs. Command mode
allows sftp to be used from and os/2 prompt or called from another
program for automatic logon and retrieval. To use command mode, you
must specify the path for sftp plus a fully qualified host url.
The host url must end with a /. Anything beyond the / will be
interpreted by sftp as a request for a file. For example:
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F:\sftp\sftp hobbes.nmsu.edu/incoming/ will automatically load
sftp from a directory entitled sftp and then logon to the hobbes
incoming directory.
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F:\sftp\sftp hobbes.nmsu.edu/incoming/example.zip will automatically
load sftp from a directory entitled sftp, logon to the hobbes incoming
directory and then download the file example.zip if it exists in
that directory. After the download, sftp will close itself.
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Please note that a url like hobbes.nmsu.edu/incoming will end up
finding the root directory instead of the incoming directory because
the url is not ended with a /. sftp will think that incoming is
a file and try to download it.