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- WS_FTP Pro for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2K (X86 Version)
- Version 7.02 Release Notes
- Ipswitch, Inc.
- http://www.ipswitch.com
-
-
- Includes the following applications:
-
- WS_FTP Pro "Classic" user interface
- WS_FTP Pro Explorer interface
- WS_FTP Find Utility
- WS_FTP Synchronize Utility
- WS_FTP Scripting Utility
- WS_FTP Scheduler Utility
- WS_FTP Browser Integration
-
-
- In This File
- ============
- - New Features in Version 7.02
- - Issues Fixed in Version 7.02
- - WS_FTP Pro Classic and Explorer (Description, Known Problems)
- - WS_FTP Find Utility (Description, Known Problems)
- - WS_FTP Synchronize Utility (Description, Known Problems)
- - WS_FTP Scripting Utility (Description, Known Problems)
- - WS_FTP Browser Integration (Description, Known Problems)
- - Installing (All Applications)
- - Uninstalling (All Applications)
- - Updates to the User's Guide
- - For More Information...
-
- New Features in Version 7.02
- ============================
- - Added capabilities to sort by type and extension (separately and together)
- - Added Hummingbird hosttype
- - Added script command MODE
-
- Issues Fixed in Version 7.02
- ============================
-
- - Performance in getting and sorting directory lists for large directories.
- - Edit file didn't use the text viewer like version 6.7.
- - Can't change directory or delete files on MVS host.
- - Find Utility crashed when transferring files.
- - Time Difference and Time Offset worked incorrectly in Sync Utility.
- - Folder exclusion didn't work correctly in Sync Utility.
- - Find Utility crashed in Win ME when canceling a paste.
- - Auto reget information in help was incorrect.
- - Duplicate items would keep pages from being displayed in help.
- - Copying sites/folders into the same directory crashed Explorer.
- - RETR and STOR FTP commands ignored the specified transfer mode.
- - MPUT didn't not support "*.extension" syntax in Script Utility.
- - Classic didn't support sorting by Type field.
- - No help (F1) was available in Firescript Editor.
- - Classic and Explorer used too many resources when viewing large directories.
- - Files could not be copied and pasted to desktop in Find Utility.
- - Sorting by "in folder" didn't work correctly and sorting by "Type" didn't
- work in Find Utility.
- - GET and PUT commands in Script Utility had to have filename in the destination.
- - Directory display was incorrect for OS/390 V2R10.
- - Crash occurred when dragging and dropping from Explorer to Classic.
- - Site-to-site transfer without permission on one site caused transfer
- dialog displayed forever.
- - Drive letters disappeared when deleted.
- - Downloading a large file with "close dialog option" checked caused crash
- in Browser Integration.
- - Long password crashed Classic.
- - In site-to-site transfer, even though without permission, transfer would
- try and send files twice.
- - Multiple files could not be sent from Explorer to Scheduler.
- - RGET command in Script Utility only downloaded the files in the top directory.
- - When selecting to open a file from its current location caused crash in
- Browser Integration.
- - Log didn't show details in Script Utility.
- - Log and Trace windows in Script Utility stopped updating after transferring many files.
- - When transferring a file using FTP command, RETR didn't display progress dialog
- or show the file in Transfer Manager.
- - Sending files or folders to scheduler failed when connected to a URL
- or other hosttype (VMS, MVS, etc.).
- - It wasn't possible to define ASCII extensions by starting its name with a dot.
- - Selecting folders in the ComboBox disconnected and connected again to the same site.
- - BULL GCOS hosttype wasn't properly parsing date/time, or filesize.
- - Tandem-G hosttype wasn't properly parsing the time field.
- - Closing from drop down menu while finding hung Find Utility.
- - Script Utility wasn't loading default settings for profiles.
- - Browser for folder failed with VMS.
- - Command line didn't work for some hosttypes.
- - Prompt for overwrite same or newer files was done for every file that exist
- in the destination instead of just the same or newer.
- - Startup local folder in Classic wasn't current folder.
-
- WS_FTP Pro Classic and Explorer
- ===============================
- Description
- -----------
- WS_FTP Pro is a Windows-based file transfer client application that
- transfers files between a user's local PC and a remote computer
- system connected via a modem and telephone lines or by a local-area
- network. With WS_FTP Pro, users can connect to any remote system
- that has a valid Internet address and an FTP server program,
- browse through directories and files, and transfer files between the
- two systems. In addition, users can create, change, and remove
- directories and view, execute, rename, or delete files.
-
- WS_FTP Pro complies with the Windows sockets (Winsock) standard,
- allowing you to transfer files between a wide variety of systems,
- including Windows, OS/2, and UNIX systems.
-
- WS_FTP Pro is shipped with two user interfaces: the "Classic" which
- looks like a standard Windows application, and the Explorer with a
- user interface that resembles Windows Explorer.
-
- Known Problems
- ------------------
- When accessing help, if you get an error message saying you need a
- newer version of help, you can get the Microsoft update at -
-
- http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/htmlhelp/html/hhupd.exe
-
- WS_FTP Find Utility
- ===================
- Description
- -----------
- The WS_FTP Find Utility allows searching an FTP site for files.
- This utility is useful when searching for files on a large,
- complex site.
-
- Known Problems
- --------------
- None at this time
-
-
- WS_FTP Scripting Utility
- ==========================
- Description
- -----------
- The WS_FTP Scripting Utility automates the transfer and
- management of files through FTP commands such as open, get,
- and put. For example, you can create a script that instructs
- WS_FTP Pro to upload certain files, and then use a scheduling
- program to run the script at the same time each day or week.
-
- Script lines that start with ';' are comments and are ignored by
- the command processor.
-
- Known Problems
- --------------
- None at this time
-
-
- WS_FTP Synchronize Utility
- ==========================
- Description
- -----------
- The WS_FTP Synchronize Utility is designed to allow you to
- "mirror" folders and directories between your PC and a remote FTP
- server. It lets you keep remote sites up-to-date by automatically
- uploading files which have changed, while deleting files that
- have been removed from the master directory. This is especially
- useful for quickly and efficiently updating live web sites from
- an authoring site, or for mirroring FTP servers.
-
- Known Problems
- --------------
- None at this time
-
-
- WS_FTP Scheduler Utility
- ==========================
- Description
- -----------
- The WS_FTP Scheduler Utility is an interface to Windows Scheduler
- that allows you to schedule time consuming or reoccurring tasks
- to be executed automatically.
-
- Known Problems
- --------------
- The WS_FTP Scheduler requires Internet Explorer 4.02+ to properly
- function. Microsoft has discontinued the ability to download
- the Task Scheduler add-in for Internet Explorer 4.x.
-
- Internet Explorer 5.x is available for download from:
-
- http://www.microsoft.com/ie
-
-
- WS_FTP Browser Integration Utility
- ==================================
- Description
- -----------
- Browser Integration allows you to use WS_FTP Pro to download files
- from a web browser. With this feature, if you select a download
- file in your web browser (provided the download file has an FTP
- URL), the download will be processed by WS_FTP Pro.
-
- Known Problems
- --------------
- Does not work with Netscape Navigator Version 6.
-
-
- Installing (All Applications)
- =============================
- If you purchased a WS_FTP Pro CD-ROM, insert the CD in a
- drive. If the CD does not automatically display a "Welcome"
- screen, click the Windows Start button and select Run.
- Enter the CD-ROM drive letter followed by autorun.exe. For
- example, D:\autorun.exe. Follow the instructions on your
- screen.
-
- If you downloaded WS_FTP Pro from the Internet, run the
- downloaded application, ftpproec.exe. Follow the instructions
- on your screen.
-
-
- Uninstalling (All Applications)
- ===============================
- The uninstall function removes all files associated with
- WS_FTP Pro from your PC, including your configured sites.
- It also removes the WS_FTP Pro Explorer icon from your desktop.
-
- To uninstall WS_FTP Pro, you can use the Uninstall application
- that is installed when you install the product. To do so, click
- the Start button, select WS_FTP Pro, and then select Uninstall
- WS_FTP Pro.
-
- Updates to the User's Guide
- ===========================
- Additions to the site INI file:
-
- Automatic connection retry timer
- --------------------------------
- We added a timer to the automatic retry; the default is to
- wait 30 seconds between retries. To change this option, you must
- add/modify the following line in the site's INI file:
-
- RETRYDELAY=#seconds
-
- Automatic re-connect option
- ---------------------------
- We added an option to automatically re-connect to a site when
- a command is issued on a closed connection. This option is
- "on" by default. If you wish to disable this option, you must
- add the following value in the site's section of the INI file:
-
- AUTORECONNECT=0
-
- Sounds
- ------
- Sounds are now completely handled through the Windows sounds
- settings from the Windows Control Panel. To change or remove a
- sound, go to the Control Panel, select the Sounds icon, and
- then edit the appropriate event.
-
-
- For More Information...
- =======================
- On Classic, Explorer, Find, Scripting, Synchronize:
- - See online Help.
- - Download the WS_FTP Pro User's Guide (.pdf file) from the Ipswitch
- Web site: http://www.ipswitch.com/downloads/manuals.html
- - Note: You need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the .pdf file.
- You can also download the Acrobat Reader from the same
- location on our Web site.
-
-
- On WS_FTP Server, a separately purchased product, see the Ipswitch
- Product Catalog or visit our web site (http://www.ipswitch.com).
-
- On WS_FTP Pro Development Kit, a separately purchased product, see
- the Ipswitch Product Catalog or visit our web site (http://www.ipswitch.com).
-