Hefty FTP has some very basic AppleScript support ( more facilities to come! ).
You may start Hefty FTP with a command such as:
tell application "HeftyFTP" to StartUp
You may start the queue with:
tell application "HeftyFTP" to StartQ
You can stop the queue with:
tell application "HeftyFTP" to StopQ
You can place a file URL in the queue with:
tell application "HeftyFTP" to GetURL "ftp://ftp.somewhere.com/file.zip"
And finally you can tell Hefty to quit with:
tell application "HeftyFTP" to quit
My experiences with Monica ( my file downloader ) have taught me that users assume that all servers can resume transfers. This is simply not the case. Many FTP servers can resume when sending a file, but baulk at resuming when receiving. HTTP servers are a mixed bag too.
Hefty FTP will always try to resume transfers if set to do so. If it does not work please do not blame Hefty FTP, or send me disgruntled emails - it is beyond my control!
In the Local File List the list of volumes is updated after any volume change. If you have inserted removable media, just change volumes a few times until the new volume appears.
You may select one or more items in the queue list and drag your selection to another program as a set of URLs.
You may drop a carriage-return-delimited set of file URLs from another program onto the queue for processing.
Hefty FTP places a comment containing the site address on all downloaded files. You can see this if you "Get Info" on the file.
Last updated by DocGen on Monday, November 20, 2000 at 8:01:31 am