9.22 The AmFTP Interface

The main page of AmFTP If used in dirtool mode, is divided up into two main sections, and a smaller third section:

1. Local File list (Left) - Displays files located on your computer.

2. Remote File list (Right) - Displays files located on the remote server.

3. Log Window (bottom) - Displays messages from either the local or the remote computer.

The operation of the main page is very similar to any "Directory Tool" you may have experience with. If you do not, the concept is simple: Files can be copied from one window to the other. Both windows are identical in operation with the exception of the Batch, send and receive gadgets.

At the top of each section, is the "path" text input gadget. Here you may type in a path to the files that you want to operate on, or you may select the path from the cycle gadget located just to the right of the input string. The gadget marked "Parent"will take you up one level in the directory structure.

Taking up most of each section is the file list, to the right of which is the file list scroll gadget. Use this to scroll up and down through the file listing. To the right of the scroll bar is a vertical column of gadgets which will perform operations on any selected files in the window to the left.

• Refresh - Causes AmFTP to re-read the file list, updating anything that may have changed.

• MkDir - Short for MakeDir, this gadget will create a directory in the file list to the left.

  

• Pattern Matching Input Gadget - Here you may enter a pattern for selecting files, after entering the pattern, with valid AmigaOS wildcards (#?.#?), if you like, you may use the '+' & '-' gadgets to select and deselect the files matching your pattern.

• Show - This will use multiview to show you the selected files.

• Rename - This will prompt you for a new name to give to selected files, one at a time.

  

• Delete - This will delete selected files.

  

• Send|Receive - These buttons will transfer the file to the opposite filelist.

• Batch - This item appears only on the remote side of the AmFTP window. Clicking on it will open the batch queue window and add the selected file to the queue.

  

Below the two filelist sections reside the main functions for AmFTP:

• Connect/Disconnect - This will take you to the connection profiles page where you may select a server to connect to, or if you are already connected, this will disconnect you from the server.

• Settings - Runs the AmFTP preferences Program for changing settings.

• Help - This gadget will call the amigaguide online documentation, which you are reading right now.

• Transfer Mode - This cycle gadget will allow you to select a transfer mode, either Image (binary) or ASCII (text). Unless for some reason you need to force a transfer a certain way, it is best to leave this gadget alone, as AmFTP will attempt to auto detect the type of transfer necessary for the files in question.

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