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1. 171 CuteFTP Professional User s Gu Appl ide HKEY LOCAL MACH 4474 4c17 937A 7FF9D5A1B56C TEConnection Class HKEY LOCAL MACH 11D6 42b6 9550 41 NENSOFTWARENClassesNCLSI 1B281804714 TEConnection Class Appl HKEY LOCAL MACH 11D6 42b6 9550 41 D 310D78A7 4474 4c17 937A 7FF9D5A1B56Cj NE SOFTWARE Classes ApplI DX 310D78A7 DX 02172B7A D 310D78A7 4474 4c17 937A 7FF9D5A1B56C NE SOFTWARE Classes CLSI D 02172B7A B281804714 LocalServer32 SMODULES PATH TO TE HKEY LOCAL MACH 11D6 42b6 9550 41 NENSOFTWARENClassesNCLSI B281804714 NProgI CuteFTPPro TEConnection 6 HKEY LOCAL MACH 11D6 42b6 9550 41 NENSOFTWARENC B2818047 HKEY LOCAL MACH 11D6 42b6 9550 41 NENSOFTWARENC B2818047 D lassesNCLSI 4 NProgrammable lassesNCLS 4 NTypeLib DX 02172B7A D O21 72B7A y DN 02172B7A HKEY LOCAL MACH 11D6 42b6 9550 41 1B281804714 Versionl CuteFTPPro TEConnection HKEY LOCAL MACH ion Q 1B04F22B 5012 432d 8EA0 B57DD75EBF9DJ NENSOFTWARENClassesNCLSI
2. The complete command line instructions for CuteZIP are located here If Return WshShell run c progra l global 1 CuteZIP cutezip ex c p12345 cilarchive c temp 0 true Then Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection MySite Option ThrowError True MySite Host ftp user pass myftpsite com one of the ways to connect using the TE MySite Connect 201 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide MySite Upload c larchive zip upload the new archive then check to see if it made it up to the server if not CBool MySite RemoteExists Narchive zip then MsgBox Failed to Upload Exiting Else MsgBox Success End If MySite Disconnect MySite Close Else MsgBox Compression and Encryption Failed Exiting End If Note You can optionally protect the FTP login by connecting with SSL SSH2 or OTP using CuteFTP Professional s Transfer Engine GlobalSCAPE s Secure FTP Server 2 supports SSL OTP and SSH2 logins Use the protocol property to set the connection type prior to calling MySite Host and MySite Connect Retrieving a folder listing Desctiption Use the GetList method to download folder listings Syntax Object GetList BSTR bstrPath BSTR bstrLocalFile BSTR bstrFormab BOOL pValL Parameters bsttPath The remote path to be listed Leave it empty if its the current path bstrLocalFile Specifies a local file name where the listi
3. SSLCertificate C Documents and Settings USERNAME Application Data GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP Pro Security client crt SSLPrivateKey C Documents and Settings USERNAME Application Data GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP Pro Security client key UseSSLCertificate dword 00000001 UseSSLCertPassphrase dword 00000001 ReuseSSLData dword 00000000 WarnWhenToNonSecure dword 00000001 DataTransportMethod dword 00000001 SSLCertPassphrase PASSWORD Where USERNAME is the login name for the target system and where PASSWORD is the encrypted password exported from the source machine Don t modify the password At the next connection the TE finds the client certificate and uses it to authenticate with the server Example Here is a sample script that connects to a fictitious site running SSL Implicit over port 990 It also writes to the event log for debugging purposes if you use this script to test your 175 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide setup make sure you modify the MySite Host line to include your actual FTP SSL server host and login information file test vbs Const EVENT SUCCESS Wscript CreateObject Wscript Shell Set objShell objShell LogEvent Set MySite Creat 0 EVENT SUCCESS AT Loaded me Object CuteFTPPro TEConnection MySite Option MySite Host ThrowError True ftp myuser mypass ftp mysslserver com 99
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5. Syntax long Object TotalSize long taskIdx size in bytes long Object TransferredSize long taskIdx size in bytes long Object Speed long taskIdx bytes second long Object TimeLeft long taskIdx seconds long Object TimeElapsed long taskIdx seconds Parameters This is the task index in the array of tasks created by asynchronous methods 0 AsyncTaskNumber minus one or 1 last asynchronous task started It has a default value of 1 current task Taskldx 224 Transfer Engine SDK Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection MySite Host host set all relavant host login pass etc properties MySite Download aaa c temp MsgBox Size amp MySite TotalSize amp speed amp MySite Speed amp time amp MySite TimeElapsed Retrieving file information Desctiption Use the FileType FileSize and File TimeModified properties to retrieve information about a patticular item Syntax long Object FileType long Object FileSize string Object FileTimeModified Return values For FileType 1 Directory 2 File 3 Link For FileSize the size in bytes of the file For FileTimeModfied mm dd yyyy hh mm ss Example Set fserv CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection strRemote somefilename ext if cbool fserv RemoteExists strRemote then MsgBox Remote file
6. DX 02172B7A ndependentProgID NENSOFTWARENClassesNCuteFTPPro TEConnect TEConnection Class HKEY LOCAL MACH ionNCLSID NENSOFTWARENClassesNCuteFTPPro TEConnect 02172B7A 11D6 42b6 9550 41B281804714 HKEY LOCAL MACH ion CurVer CuteFTPPro TEConnection 6 HKEY LOCAL MACH ion 6 TEConnection Class FINALIZING TE DISTRIBUTION NENSOFTWARENClassesNCuteFTPPro TEConnect NENSOFTWARENClassesNCuteFTPPro TEConnect Once the TE has been licensed installed registered and COM registered on the target system your script or custom application should be able to instantiate the TE object and invoke any one of the supported methods or properties 172 Transfer Engine SDK For a complete description of the TE including its supported methods and properties sample scripts and extended trouble shooting guide please refer to the related topics in this user guide and our online knowledge base TROUBLESHOOTING TE DISTRIBUTION Problems with running scripts while not logged in suppressing message prompts or dialogs Yout script should not contain Message Box functions or any other function that requires user input ot shows a window These prompts do not display when the system is not logged in You can physically suppress prompts from ever appearing Use the noprompt flag and execute the TE from the shell on the target machine before calling it fr
7. MySite Option AutoCloseMethod 1 will auto accept cert and continue MySite Option AutoCloseMethod 2 will auto reject cert and finish with error MySite Option AutoCloseMethod 0 default will not close prompt on timeout TIMEOUT STRATEGIES FOR THE WAIT METHOD The default timeout value for the Wait method is 21 805 184 milliseconds which is approximately 6 hours The timeout value is a SIGNED LONG data type meaning its maximum possible value is 2 147 483 647 milliseconds which is roughly 596 5 hours or just under 25 days This is probably enough time for even the slowest transfer The Wait method suppotts a 0 timeout value which means keep waiting forever or until the transfer reaches a state of CANCELED FINISHED ERROR SUSPENDED SKIPPED or BLOCKED You can also write scripts so that they check the condition of a transfer and if it is still in the TRANSFERRING state to wait on it again Three timeout strategies for long transfer tasks 1 Specify a large timeout value in the script call Because the first parameter to the Wait method is a task index this example uses a 1 which means cutrent task For this example the timeout is set for 10 hours or 10 60 60 1000 36000000 milliseconds Example strResult strataFTP Wait 1 36000000 234 Transfer Engine SDK 2 After a Wait function has timed out check the STATUS of the transfer In this scenario use the p
8. UNABLE TO CONNECT DUE TO PROXY SETTINGS In the Registration Failed dialog click on the HTTP Proxy button and modify your proxy settings so that CuteFTP can perform HTTP Web transactions If you don t know how to edit these fields check with your system administrator LOST SERIAL NUMBER If you cannot locate your serial number you can obtain a copy from GlobalSCAPE Support if you still have the original e mail address used to purchase the software If you no longer have access to that e mail account or don t recall what e mail address you used contact Getting Started customer service department and provide your name address order ID or any other pertinent data that you believe might help us locate your original purchase record Making your first connection TO MAKE A CONNECTION TO AN FTP SITE Select File gt Connect gt Connection Wizard 2 Type a name for the site in the Label field It can be any name you choose 3 Enter the address for the site in the Host field You can enter a domain address like ftp globalscape com or an IP address such as 192 168 20 52 If you don t know the address please contact your Web hosting company In the Username field enter the user name given to you by your hosting provider 5 In the Password field enter the password given to you by your hosting provider 6 Click Connect CuteFTP will connect to the remote computer and the site information will be saved in the Site Manager for
9. taskIndex This is the task index in the asynchronous tasks array The default 1 which is current task It can range from 0 to the total number of tasks minus one timeout fot a finished cancelled ot errored status Determines how long in milliseconds to wait before continuing with the script Return value CANCELLED Transfer was stopped by the user FINISHED Transfer was successfully finished ERROR There were errors during the transfer SKIPPED The transfer was skipped file overwtite rules Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection M Initialize all necessary fields for MySite host name user password etc MySite TransferURLAsync ftp ftp cuteftp com pub cuteftp strResult MySite Wait If strResult ERROR then MsgBox warning An error has occurred End if Configuration Notes The default timeout value for the Wait method is 21 805 184 milliseconds ot approximately 6 hours The maximum possible value for timeout is 2 147 483 647 milliseconds or just under 25 days You can set the Wait method to never timeout by using a timeout value of 0 zero For hints on Wait method timeouts see Timeout strategies Stopping transfers and other events 194 Transfer Engine SDK Description Use the Disconnect method to end an event in progress It is normally used to stop a file transfer Syntax
10. DELETEFINISHED Removes finished items from queue DELETEALL Removes all items from queue host name 186 Transfer Engine SDK Note You can use any number of spaces or underscores inside these parametets For example update setting and UPDATE SETTINGS are the same If the Transfer Engine has several tasks or must run for a long time you should include the DeleteFinished command in your scripts to occasionally clear items from the queue Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection MySite TECommand delete finished Sending commands to a server Desctiption Use the RemoteCommand method to send the server any supported command This function acts like the raw input command found in CuteFTP Syntax Object RemoteCommand BSTR bstrCmd Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection M Initialize all necessary fields for MySite host name user password etc MySite RemoteCommand PWD sends a print working directory command Note If you include the word LIST or RETR or STOR in bstrCmd then the Transfer Engine will open the data connection perform the operation to the buffer and then discard it You should use the GetList Download or Upload methods to accomplish these tasks You can concatenate strings to perform custom commands For example if you wanted to do use CHMOD on a file you could do as shown in the examp
11. 199 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide ftp user2 pass280ftp host2 com perform a site to site transfer Format URL space lt space LPATH Example MySite TransferURLAsync ftp user pass ftp host com lt ci Nweb synchronize mirror local the c web folder to the site Format URL space gt space LPATH Example MySite TransferURLAsync ftp user pass ftp host com gt c Neb synchronize mirror remote the site to c web Format URL space lt gt space LPATH Example MySite TransferURLAsync ftp user pass ftp host com lt gt c web synchronize both local and remote mirror both Stopping asynchronous transfers Description Use the AbortAsync function to stop an asynchronous task created previously by UploadAsync DownloadAsync Or TransferURLAsync Refer to those methods for more information Syntax Object AbortAsync long taskIdx Parameters This is a task index in the array of tasks created by the various asynchronous methods The default value of taskIdx is 1 TaskIdx which specifies all the asynchronous tasks in array TaskIdx should be between 0 and AsyncTaskNumber minus one Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection MySite Option CleanupAsync False Initialize all necessary fields for MySite host name user password etc MySite Connect MySite DownloadAsync c temp MsgBox Number
12. Object Disconnect Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection MySite TransferURLAsync MySite Disconnect Configuration Notes e Disconnect is not the same as the standard FTP command QUIT Instead it is simply a command to stop the current transfer task You can issue a QUIT command prior to invoking Disconnect by using the RemoteCommand function e lt A socket disconnect more brutal than QUIT to an FTP server occurs automatically after all transfers and other commands have finished This is similar to the Connect command which is implicitly called when a transfer method is invoked e The example above uses the Transfer URLAsync command to pass the TE an FTP file location to download Since the Transfer URLAsync command is asynchronous you could called TransferURLAsync multiple times consecutively e What happens if you issue a Disconnect command after issuing multiple TransferURLAsync commands The last called Transfer URLAsync request is the one that is cancelled Closing the Transfer Engine Desctiption Use the Close function to exit the Transfer Engine You can include parameters to only exit on certain conditions Syntax Object Close BSTR bstrParameter Parameters default empty Closes TE all tasks will be CLOSE EXIT stopped EXITNOPENDING Closes TE if no pending tasks available Note You can use any number of spaces or underscores inside t
13. e Delete saved logs every o Select this to automatically delete log files at time intervals you choose Choose to delete files after a specified number of days hours or minutes o Clear this to keep all log files or to delete them in other ways 107 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide e Delete error logs after quitting the Transfer Engine o Select this to automatically delete error logs when the Transfer Engine shuts down o Clear this to keep error logs after the Transfer Engine shuts down e Delete logs of successful transfers immediately after completion o Select this to automatically delete the associated logs immediately after a successful task is finished o Clear this to keep the associated logs after a successful task is finished e Record Display time stamps in logs o Select this to include the date and time in all log files o Clear this to exclude the date and time from all log files Note This option consumes additional system resources due to insertion of time date stamp at each log event Delete all logs o Select this to remove all log files from your log folder that are currently unused Note Logs for active sessions are not automatically deleted e Delete listing cache o Select this to remove all remote file and folder listings CuteFTP has saved on your computer for offline browsing e Thumbnail settings Choose from o Retain images in thumbnail cache thumbnails stored
14. Settings and Options Rename Rename from to index htm index ASCII TRANSFER SETTINGS Select by file extension file types that should always be transferred in ASCII mode To access the ASCII transfer options 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options 2 Expand Transfer 3 Select ASCII Types ASCII Extensions e Type the file extension for files you want to transfer in ASCII mode in this box e Select Add to add the extension to the list e Select Remove to delete the selected extension from the list Note You can specify a Transfer type from the main menu see Transferring files in binary or ASCII mode You can also specify a Transfer type for an individual site by highlighting the site in the Site Manager clicking the Type tab and choosing from the Transfer list Auto is the default transfer type and sends files in the mode specified for each file s extension All extensions are sent in binary mode unless they are listed in the ASCII Extensions list Navigation settings SMART OVERWRITE SETTI NGS When you try to transfer a file to a destination with a file of the same name use Smart Overwrite to determine the proper action to take Smart overwrite settings apply to both uploads and downloads Some servers are case sensitive Such servers will not recognize files names as identical if the letter case of the two file names does not match To access the Smart Overwrite settings 1 F
15. Use these tags for advanced Web functions 155 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Comment lt gt not displayed by the browser Prologue lt DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC W3C DTD HTML 3 2 EN gt Searchable lt ISINDEX gt indicates a searchable index Prompt lt ISINDEX PROMPT gt text to prompt input Send Search lt A HREF URL gt lt a gt use a real question mark URL of This File lt BASE HREF URL gt must be in header N2 0 Base Window Name BASE TARGET gt must be in header Relationship LINK REV REL HREF URL gt in header Meta Information lt META gt must be in header Style Sheets lt STYLE gt lt STYLE gt Scripts SCRIPT SCRIPT Customizing the Editor CHOOSING THE PREVIEW BROWSER FOR HTML DOCUMENTS When previewing HTML documents created or edited in CuteFTP s built in editor you will see the documents in your computer s default browser unless you specify a different browset To specify the browser for previewing HTML documents from CuteFTP 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options Expand Helper Applications and HTML Editor Select Folders If you want to use the computer s default browser select Preview using the default browser and select OK gt 9 Or to choose a different browser 4 Cllear Preview using the default browser 5 In the Browser path box browse ot type the path to the program you want to use for previews of HTML 6 Select OK
16. e You can re import the password protected Site Manager file but you still need the password to do so 38 6 Secure Connections Connecting to Secure Socket Layer SSL and TLS sites TO CONNECT TO AN FTP SITE OVER SSL Ot des emper ce From the menu select File gt New gt FTPS SSL Site The Site Properties dialog box appears Type in the Host address Username and Password Select the Type tab In the Protocol list choose the type of SSL connection mechanism supported by your server or use the default type selected Select Connect TO CONNECT TO AN EXISTING SITE OVER SSL L Za Select on the site in the Site Manager Select Connect TO SPEED UP TRANSFERS WITH AN SSL SITE Using a clear data channel speeds up transfers with SSL sites A clear data channel encrypts the connection process but files are transferred without encryption de Goes qo qo Select on the site in the Site Manager From the menu select File gt Properties The Site Properties dialog box appears Select the Type tab Select the Clear Data Channel check box Select OK or Connect 39 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Note Not all servers support or allow the PROT C Clear Data Channel command argument sequence TO ENCRYPT THE DATA TRANSFER AND NOT THE COMMAND CONNECTION Using a Clear Command Channel you can keep your data transfers encrypted and still avoid firewall issues 1 Select on the site
17. eene 22 To set CuteFTP to ask before closing a remote pane a ooi tdt tertie perpe tele id 23 Showing connection errors in pop up WINdOWS eiae cei eerte epar ee e d co E dc 23 To show connection errors in pop up Seindows ue aie iere enin edo oni gei 23 CUSTOMS POOL DAS sacs detis aina i A acu rin poitea A anite an A Die 23 Todd DUO a estin oot Ue Ove uestre Mai Me rece DER ire eRe 23 Totemove a DU 23 To move A DUO s oerte A bem tv EE EKNE ANE RETETE TEN ETE Po SEa 24 Thumbnail MS use iere e epe er de i A di a urina 24 Table Of Contents To tot on Paitin Diath Manr 24 Eocalgnd remote pane TIEN as 25 Jodchunec tHe pane We wr esit edet uS ane e Gates ope edet tud Mss Dues battus 25 Puso older properties lino eise duae Queda EEN o rasa 25 Local pane i 25 Remote pane oO 25 MODE CHING TO SITES ves oque pa ette ete empto Fe tv iq ea a te ORES 27 Connectine TO do SITO oo ate qoe o epe aia 27 To connect to an existing site within the Site Manager esssssssessssseseserssrsesessesseseese 27 Todd anm FTP siteto the Site Manager titi Gabe ii i 27 Supported WIR formats a E E E E od Ded 27 To connect to a URL with the Transfer Engine oer reete e idad 28 Using the Connection Wizard to COME bici ido reed aede 29 To add a site through the Connection Wizard iia idad 29 Using Cielo Conectando tado eoliano lcd 29 To connect using the Quick Connect toolbar 29 The Quick Connect toolbar bore etr eR lr ada 30 Contiecunb To an HELP Si nta 30
18. lt HEAD gt lt BODY gt The main part of your Web page for public viewing lt BODY gt 148 Integrated HTML Editor HTML SETTING HTML DOCUMENT STRUCTURE Use the following tags to set the overall structure of your Web pages Heading lt H gt lt H gt the spec defines 6 levels Align Heading lt H ALIGN LEFT CENTER RIGHT gt lt H gt Division lt DIV gt lt DIV gt Align Division lt DIV ALIGN LEFT RIGHT CENTER JUSTIFY gt lt DIV gt Block Quote lt BLOCKQUOTE gt lt BLOCKQUOTE gt usually indented Emphasis lt EM gt lt EM gt usually displayed as italic Strong Emphasis lt STRONG gt lt STRONG gt usually displayed as bold Citation lt CITE gt lt CITE gt usually italics Code lt CODE gt lt CODE gt for source code listings Sample Output lt SAMP gt lt SAMP gt Keyboard Input lt KBD gt lt KBD gt Variable lt VAR gt lt VAR gt Definition lt DFN gt lt DEN gt not widely implemented Author s Address lt ADDRESS gt lt ADDRESS gt Large Font Size lt BIG gt lt BIG gt Small Font Size lt SMALL gt lt SMALL gt FORMATTING HTML PAGES Use these HTML tags to alter the appearance and format of text Bold lt B gt lt B gt Italic lt I gt lt I gt N3 0b Underline lt U gt lt U gt not widely implemented yet Strikeout lt STRIKE gt lt STRIKE gt not widely implemented yet N3 0b Strikeout lt S gt lt S gt not widely imple
19. Retrieving error descriptions Description Use the ErrorDescription property to get the string describing the last error condition It may consist of some messages taken from the transfer log Syntax String Object ErrorDescription long taskIdx Parameter This is a task index in the array of tasks created by the various asynchronous methods The default value of taskIdx is 1 TaskIdx which specifies all the asynchronous tasks in array TaskIdx should be between 0 and AsyncTaskNumber minus one Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection 219 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide MySite Option ThrowError false disable ATL exceptions if cbool MySite Connect then MsgBox Connected OK else MsgBox Error amp MySite ErrorDescription Retrieving the server s home directory Description Use the HomeDir property to return a string value containing the name of the server s home directory Syntax String Object HomeDir Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection Initialize all necessary fields for MySite host name user password etc MsgBox Home dir for server MySite Host is MySite HomeDir Checking if a transfer is active Desctiption Use the IsPending property to determine whether a transfer is active or if it is already finished with success or error This can be useful in combination with async commands
20. Right click in either the remote or local window Choose Bookmark Current Folder from the pop up menu The new bookmark appeats in the Site Manager as a sub listing of the remote site s entry Bookmarks created in this manner are assigned the remote folder as their default name TO ACCESS A BOOKMARK 1 De Double click a bookmark in the Site Manager displayed as a sub item under the site icon A new remote window opens displaying the bookmark s remote folder if specified otherwise the root folder displays The Site Manager switches to Local Drives displaying the local folder specified in the bookmark 69 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Or 1 Select the purple bookmark icon next to the folder path field just above the local ot remote folder pane 2 Anew context window appears displaying the available bookmarks for the current site 3 Select the desired bookmark TO MODIFY A BOOKMARK 1 Select the bookmark From the menu choose File gt Properties In Remote path type a new path if you want to change the bookmark s remote folder In Local path type a new path if you want to change the bookmark s local folder 5 Select OK TO REMOVE A BOOKMARK Select the bookmark in the Site Manager 2 On the menu bar click File gt Delete when using CuteFTP Professional or click the Delete button when using CuteFTP Home 3 Select Yes TO RENAME A BOOKMARK Select the bookmark From the menu sel
21. Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection MySi MySi nex a re MySi te Host ftp globalscape com te Connect Recommended call connect first t line changes to a predetermined folder so I can use lative path in the download method te RemoteFolder pub cuteftp te LocalFolder c 1ltempl MySi MySi MySi te Download index txt te Download index txt c temp2 index txt MsgBox MySite RemoteFolder display current remote folder now verify that it downloaded okay If MySite LocalExists c templ index txt Then MsgBox Filel downloaded OK End End If If MySite LocalExists c temp2 index txt Then MsgBox File2 downloaded OK If MsgBox Done MySite Disconnect MySite Close RUNNING SCRIPTS FROM THE WINDOWS SCHEDULED TASKS FOLDER The Windows Task Scheduler is the recommended tool for setting your TE scripts to run at specific times but you can also use the NT 4 AT Scheduler To schedule a task Sepe qe In Windows choose Start Choose Programs gt Accessories gt System Tools gt Scheduled Tasks Double click Add Scheduled Task The Scheduled Task Wizard appears Select Next 166 Transfer Engine SDK Select Browse The Select Program to Schedule dialog appears Select your script and select Open You are returned to the Scheduled Task Wizard Choose how often to run the s
22. This check box is only available if Enable word wrap is cleared e Select this check box to allow the cursor to keep moving to the right after the last character in a line e Clear this check box to force the cursor to return to the left end of the following line after the last character in a line Note If you disable Allow editing beyond the end of line you can still add more characters after the right most character Tab size Enter the number of spaces you want the cursor to move to the right when you hit the Tab key You can choose from 1 to 32 Edit new document template 139 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Select Edit new document template to open a window where you can change the HTML code and text that is generated automatically when you start a new document in the HTML editor When you have finished making changes click the CLOSE button Choose font for editor Select Choose font for editor to open a dialog where you can choose the type style and size of the font displayed in the HTML Editor When you have made your selections click OK ot if you don t want to change the font click Cancel CHOOSING DISPLAY COLORS FOR THE HTML EDITOR To specify display colors for HTML tags and Per scripts From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options Expand Helper Applications and HTML Editor Select Colors Select a color from the list for each tag set and for Perl script components Select Apply or OK To specify
23. To Gonnect t0 An FEET iaa 30 ConnectnotO Secure A det pape ERE poer prd tul edu rbi iv ted here ore 31 Lo contect toan FIPS SSL TLS Sense et hereto au a P Aa nd 3l To connect toan SSH2 SE ERD sion 31 Toconnect toan ATI PS Site aa Sess Qu pn Vesp tod E pda 31 Staying connected to SES n Ro S bti ier EPA Rr POUR UD onus 32 To turn on Smart Keep Alessi e a da 32 To orate Smart Keep AIVE ades eon eet ai or up te N a di RN 22 Customizable settings in Smart Keep Alive SKA rin id intensas tede iod eee 32 To set the time SKA waits before starting aisla 32 Toset how long SKA MU naa a R Riias 33 To set when SKA commands are SiO 33 To set which SKA commands are ela 33 To set CuteFTP to automatically fecondectoiinsetsa idas eiii nina 33 Making multiple concurrent comecions slot ida encia displasia rs 34 To open multiple concurrent COME llofis asii 34 To force CuteFTP to open new connections for multiple transfers cece 34 To alow multiple connections from CuteFTP uie iii 34 To allow multiple connections to the same site rito 34 To enhance performance with limited resources mental DIM bin d 35 Performance imitations ossa ios 35 Create and Using Bookmarks ia usus A A bl tti moe rg 35 To cteate a bookmark eaeque ecrit A A A AN E NEC SER REIR RAN ES To necesa DOS a 35 JIbanodity abookimatk titi daa 36 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide To remove a bookmark iia air 36 To rename a bookmark occcononnnnoncnnncnnnnonannononononannnnnanoninoconcn
24. e A Certificate file crt This is a signed certificate whether self signed or signed by an intermediate certificate authority Choosing a certificate for SSL sessions Choose the cettificate CuteFTP will send to SSL servets TO CHOOSE A CERTIFICATE promo ropa e From the menu select Tools gt Global Options If you don t see SSL security click on the plus sign to expand Security Select SSL security Select Use SSL Certificate when authenticating Select the appropriate files using the Browse buttons next to Certificate and Private Key Enter the passphrase in the Passphrase and Confirm passphrase boxes Select Apply and OK 42 Secure Connections Accepting server SSL certificates Accepting a certificate from a server allows you to connect with the server Once you accept a certificate it is added to your Trusted Certificates list and you will not be asked to accept or reject the certificate again If you reject a certificate and try to connect again you will be asked again to accept the certificate TO ACCEPT A SERVER S SSL CERTIFICATE 1 Connect to a servet with SSL 2 If the server has a certificate it displays 3 Select Accept The certificate isadded to your Trusted Certificates List Note If you click Reject you will not be able to connect to the server TO SEE YOUR TRUSTED CERTIFICATES From the menu bar choose Tools gt Global Options gt Security gt SSL security Select Trusted
25. e A Certificate file crt This is a signed certificate whether self signed or signed by an intermediate certificate authority e If the server accepts self signed certificates you can connect with the crt file and key file you created and associated to CuteFTP provided the server has added your certificate to its trusted list e You can export certificates crt files from CuteF TP s Trusted certificate store located under Global Options gt Security SSL Security 41 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Having an SSL certificate signed TO HAVE A CERTIFICATE SIGNED 1 4 Create a certificate CuteFTP generates the necessary files including a Certificate Signing Request csr file Send the csr file to the server or a Certificate Authority CA such as Verisign www verisign com ot Thawte www thawte com The server or CA uses your cst file to create a signed certificate crt file which it should then send to you Replace your existing crt file with the signed one CONFIGURATION NOTES When you create a certificate CuteFTP generates the following files e A Private key file key The private key should never be distributed to anyone It is used to decrypt sessions encrypted by a public key e A Certificate request file csr This file can be signed by GlobalSCAPE Secure FTP Server s Certificate Signing Utility or sent to an intermediate Certificate Authority such as Verisign or Thawte for signing
26. BSTR strName Parameters BstrName This contains the folder s relative or absolute path Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection MySite CreateLocalFolder c temp New Folder now check to see if it was created MySite LocalFolder c temp New Folder currentdir MySite LocalFolder MsgBox currentdir Creating a remote folder Description Use the CreateRemoteFolder method to create a new folder directory on a remote server Syntax Object CreateRemoteFolder BSTR strName Parameters BstrName This contains the folder s relative or absolute path Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection 181 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Initialize all necessary fields for MySite host name user password etc MySite Connect MySite CreateRemoteFolder dir creates dir because absolute path was used MySite RemoteFolder dir now change to the newly create dir folder MySite CreateRemoteFolder dir2 creates dir dir2 because relative path was used Renaming a remote file or folder Description Use the RemoteRename method to rename a file or folder on the remote server Syntax Object RemoteRename BSTR bstrFrom BSTR bstrTo Parameters This contains the folder s old name in a relative or BstrFrom absolute path The path must be the same in both parameters This
27. CHOOSING THE FOLDER FOR HTML CODE SNIPPETS AND J AVA SCRIPTS To specify the folder for code snippets and previewing HTML documents from CuteFTP 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options 2 Expand Helper Applications and HTML Editor 3 Select Folders 4 In the Code snippets box browse or type the path to the folder where you want to stote code snippets 156 Integrated HTML Editor 5 In the Java scripts box browse ot type the path to the folder where you want to store Java scripts 6 Select OK CHOOSING TO WRITE HTML FOR A SPECIFIC BROWSER The HTML Editor can automatically provide suggestions for HTML tags that work for specific browsers The HTML Editor offers HTML tag choices in drop down boxes These are called tag tips To show tag tips 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options 2 Expand Helper Applications and HTML Editor 3 Select Tag tips 4 Select the Show tag tips check box Or e Clear the Show tag tips check box to keep tag tips hidden 5 Select OK or Apply The tags shown in the tag tip drop down boxes are controlled by the primary and secondary browsers you choose To display only tag tips that apply to certain browsers 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options Expand Helper Applications and HTML Editor Select Tag tips Select your first browser choice from the top list First primary browser tags Ut epe qu qo Select your second browser choice from the next
28. DSA and ssh rsa RSA A DSA key is required for SSH2 an RSA key is recommended Learning About SSH2 When you connect with SSH2 there are two components or layers involved the Transport and Authentication layers 51 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide TRANSPORT LAYER When you first attempt to connect to an SSH2 site CuteFTP Professional and the server determine whether the transmission should be encrypted or clear compressed or uncomptessed what Method Authentication Code MAC to use and what kind of enctyption cipher to use Once the encryption method is chosen the following happens 1 The server sends a public key to CuteFTP 2 CuteF TP generates a session key and encrypts it with the server s public key 3 CuteFTP then sends the encrypted session key back to servet 4 The server then decrypts the session key with its private key and from that time all transmitted data is encrypted with the session key AUTHENTICATION LAYER After the Transport Layer is established the server attempts to authenticate the client Common methods for establishing user authentication include e Public Key Authentication Method publickey o To use this method you will need your private key and your public key which is passed to the server The server encrypts a random number with yout public key and sends it to you 2 Ifyou have not already entered your passphrase in SSH2 security settings CuteFTP asks you for your p
29. Help Rename Find next Switch between Site Manager and Local Drives tabs Refresh active pane Switch to Classic Pro mode Display folder information Cancel transfer Switch between Log Pane and Queue Pane Folder comparison options Hide or display individual log window Folder file or site properties Move to patent folder Select dropdown arrow for active pane Show bookmark dropdown for remote pane Show bookmark dropdown for local pane 16 Key ALT F7 ALT 0 ALT 1 ALT 2 ALT 3 ALT Q CTRL A CTRL B CTRL C CTRL D CTRL E CTRL F CTRL H CTRL I CTRL J CTRL L CTRL M CTRL N CTRL O CTRL P CTRL Q CTRL R CTRL S CTRL U CTRL V CTRL W CTRL X CTRL Y CTRL Z CTRL F4 CTRL F8 Using the Interface Function Display Global Options Dialog Toggle show Site Manager Local Pane view Toggle show Queue Log Pane Hide or display individual log window same as F12 Toggle show status bar Exit Select All Bold Font when in HTML editor Browse offline When a site is selected in Site Manager pane Copy Change remote folder Execute file Find Launch internal HTML editor Italic Font when in HTML editor mode Launch Connection wizard Filter Make new folder New FTP Connection Open new document Print when in HTML editor mode Add current path as new bookmark Reconnect Save open document HTML editor mode Connect to URL or underline when HTML editor is active P
30. Select the check boxes next to the permissions you want for yourself Owner a Group of usets and the general Public Select OK CONFIGURATION NOTES A gray check signifies the permission is granted for some files in a selected group but not in others You can still change the permission for the whole group If you cannot change permissions for a file or folder the FTP server administrator must modify your account or the file permissions before you can modify permissions Choosing which files and folders to display Filtering When you apply filters you do not add or remove files you simply set which files will be visible or invisible in CuteFTP 95 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide TO CHOOSE WHICH FILES TO DISPLAY Po oe e A From the menu select View gt Filter Select the Enable Filtering check box Select the Filter Mask tab Enter the names of files you want to display or use wildcard masks to include a group of files Select Add Select the Filter NOT Mask tab Enter the names of files you want to Hide or use wildcard masks to exclude a group of files Select OK TO CHOOSE WHICH FOLDERS TO DISPLAY UI e e po E zb Om From the menu select View gt Filter Select Enable Filtering Select Apply filtering to folder name s Select the Filter Mask tab Enter the names of files and folders you want to display or use wildcard masks to include groups of files and folders Select Add
31. Syntax Object DownloadAsync BSTR strRemoteName BSTR strLocalName long nMultiPartNumber Parameters This is optional use it only if you want to change the destination name or path for the downloaded strLocalName files or folder You can use absolute or relative paths with or without wildcards This is the path to the remote item you are downloading strRemoteName You can use absolute or relative paths with ot without wildcards Use this to split the download into multiple parts The nMultiPartNumber default value 1 The value specifies the number of parts used for the download Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection MySite Host ftp cuteftp com MySite Connect MySite DownloadAsync pub cuteftp english c temp downloads all files in the pub cuteftp folder Note You can call the DownloadAsync method many times sequentially in a script Each call in turn opens a new data connection to the specified 197 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide server enabling you to transfer multiple files simultaneously This combined with the ability to transfer the file in multiple parts greatly increases the overall transfer speed and execution of your task Transferring from URLs asynchronously Desctiption e Use the TransferURLAsync method to start a download from a web address and return control to the script immediately This method does not wait fo
32. The default in this case is FTP You can assign a value to a property as follows Example MySite Protocol FTPS Upon subsequent connections the TE will attempt to login using FTP over SSL rather then via FTP the default attribute for this property Wildcard masks Wildcard masks are patterns of special characters used to filter file names When a wildcard mask is matched against a file name the two patterns are compared letter by letter from left to tight until a mismatch occurs If all the characters in both patterns compare positively the file name matches the Wildcard Mask USING A SCRIPT TO CONNECT TO A REMOTE SITE This script connects the TE to the public GlobalSCAPE FTP server and displays the words Connected OK in a message box after a successful connection Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection MySite Option ThrowError False MySite Protocol FTP MySite Host ftp cuteftp com if cbool MySite Connect then MsgBox Connected OK else MsgBox MySite ErrorDescription end if MySite Disconnect MySite Close 165 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Note Save this script using notepad or other text editor with a vbs extension Then simply double click on the file to execute the script USING A SCRIPT TO DOWNLOAD This script connects to the GlobalSCAPE FTP site and downloads a file called index txt to two local folders c temp1 and c temp2
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34. appeats in the Site Manager as a sub listing of the remote site s entry Bookmarks created in this manner are assigned the remote folder as their default name TO ACCESS A BOOKMARK 1 2 Or Double click a bookmark in the Site Manager displayed as a sub item under the site icon A new remote window opens displaying the bookmark s remote folder if specified otherwise the root folder displays The Site Manager switches to Local Drives displaying the local folder specified in the bookmark 35 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide 1 Select the purple bookmark icon next to the folder path field just above the local ot remote folder pane 2 Anew context window appears displaying the available bookmarks for the current site 3 Select the desired bookmark TO MODIFY A BOOKMARK 1 Select the bookmark From the menu choose File gt Properties In Remote path type a new path if you want to change the bookmark s remote folder In Local path type a new path if you want to change the bookmark s local folder 5 Select OK TO REMOVE A BOOKMARK 1 Select the bookmark in the Site Manager 2 On the menu bar click File gt Delete when using CuteFTP Professional or click the Delete button when using CuteFTP Home 3 Select Yes TO RENAME A BOOKMARK Select the bookmark From the menu select File gt Rename Type a new name Feo cbe ake Press the Enter key Using the ACCT command You can es
35. e Clear the Show tag tips check box to keep tag tips hidden 5 Select OK or Apply The tags shown in the tag tip drop down boxes are controlled by the primary and secondary browsers you choose To display only tag tips that apply to certain browsers 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options Expand Helper Applications and HTML Editor Select Tag tips Select your first browser choice from the top list First primary browser tags Qni cam c Do Select your second browser choice from the next list Second primary browser tags e Select your third browser choice from the list Secondary browser tags 7 Selecta color for tag tips that apply only to the third browser choice in Secondary browser color 8 Select OK or Apply When more than one primary browser is selected the tag tips in the drop down that are common to both browsers display in black This enables you to code for two types of browsers such as Netscape and IE or two versions of the same browser Example If you want to code for IE 5 0 but conserve backwards compatibility with 4 0 then choose 5 0 and 4 0 as the two primary browsers Tags in common to both are available in the tag tips box Newer 5 0 tags that didn t exist in 4 0 don t even appear which helps you code your HTML without having to worry about which tags may be supported or not Choosing a secondary browser lets you see ALL the tags for a certain browser in a different color In the example
36. gt Remove Selected 102 Managing Files and Folders Listing files from HTTP sites TO LIST FILES ON HTTP siTES 1 Connect to an HTTP site within CuteFTP Professional 2 Files on the site will be listed in the remote pane CONFIGURATION NOTES When you connect to HTTP sites in CuteFTP the sites do not list file sizes attributes or dates like FTP sites do This is because HTTP listings are not actual lists of files on the setvet CuteFTP downloads the server s index html file and parses it looking for links Each link is then listed as an available file in the HTTP site s window Because this is not an actual file listing there may be files on the HTTP site not accessible to CuteFTP Also some of the files may just be links that lead to another HTTP site If you connect to an HTTP site that does not support the listing of folder contents CuteFTP attempts to guess the contents of the HTTP server by scanning its Web pages 103 10 Settings and Options General settings GENERAL SETTINGS In this window you choose when to start and stop the Transfer Engine other startup options and which folder to show in the Local Drives pane To display the General Settings window 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options 2 Select General Startup and exit events e Start the Transfer Engine on Windows startup o When selected the Transfer Engine starts automatically when your computer starts up Whe
37. pass ftp ftp sitename com pub 44 1 user p pass ftp ftp sitename com pub port 44 l user p pass ftp ftp sitename com pub 1 p user pass ftp ftp sitename com pub 44 1 p user pass ftp ftp sitename com pub p 44 1 p user pass ftp ftp sitename com pub port 44 1 p user pass ftp ftp sitename com pub user p pass ftp ftp sitename com pub 44 user p pass ftp ftp sitename com pub p 44 I user p pass ftp ftp sitename com pub port 44 I user p pass ftp any of the above formats pathnametofile optional filename CuteFTP Professional also accepts http https sftp and ftps URLs 76 Transferring Files and Folders PASTING A URL DIRECTLY INTO THE TRANSFER ENGINE The Paste URL feature is also accessible from the Transfer Engine icon e in the Windows system tray 1 Right click the TE icon and select Download URL 2 Paste the URL into the Download URL dialog box and select OK the TE attempst to download the URL regardless of whether the URL specifies a path to a foldet ot a file Depending on the URL you paste CuteFTP tries to connect and navigate to the specified folder or attempst to download the item Following is a sample of path endings and how CuteFTP handles it Path endings Interpretation Action Attempted ftp host dir ext A folder Connection host ext A folder Connection host dir A folder Connection host dir A folder Connection host dir ext
38. 10 000 series Winsock error codes 10054 Connection reset by peer The connection was forcibly closed by the remote host 10060 Can t connect to remote server Generally a time out error Try switching from PASV to PORT mode or try increasing the time out value See Reconnect and resume in Transfer settings 10061 Can t connect to remote server The connection is actively refused by the server Try switching the connection port 10066 Directory not empty The server will not delete this directory while there are files folders in it 10068 Too many users server is full Try connecting later If the problem persists Contact the server administrator CANNOT CLOSE DATA TRANSFER GRACEFULLY If the error message Cannot close data transfer gracefully is generated after a download is complete it indicates that CuteFTP has received all the data it needs but the server is still sending information Since that data is still transmitting CuteFTP forces the connection to close CANNOT INITIATE DATA TRANSFER If you receive this error from a server it could be one of these problems e The site you ate trying to log into requires a special user name and or password in order to transfer files o Contact the administrator of the site and find out if you need to be using a special user name or password and whether or not you can access that site e The permissions on the site are incorrect so even though your user name and passwo
39. A blue line indicates the item s new position in the queue 73 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Item Name Address lt gt Size Progress y cuteftp exe ftp alob 0 bytes 0 i Q index txt ftp glob 0 bytes 0 i Q csb exe ls ftp glob 0 bytes 0 5 i csb3 exe ftp alob O bytes Moving an item from position 4 to position 2 prior to transfer Stopping transfers TO STOP A TRANSFER 1 Select the item s in the queue to be stopped 2 On the menu bar click View gt Stop TO REMOVE ITEMS QUEUED FOR TRANSFER Highlight a file listed in the Queue Pane On the menu bar go to Tools gt Queue gt Remove Selected A message appears asking if you are sure you want to remove the item from the queue 4 Click Yes Tip Remove All deletes every file from the queue Remove Finished deletes all of the items from the queue that have completed their transfer TO RESUME A STOPPED TRANSFER 1 Select the stopped item in the queue 2 From the menu choose Tools gt Queue gt Transfer Selected TO RESET A FAILED TRANSFER Select the item in the queue From the menu choose Tools gt Queue gt Reset Selected 3 To restart the transfer choose Tools gt Queue gt Transfer Selected from the menu Tip The shortcut keys Esc or F9 stop active transfers Press Esc once to stop the last command be it a transfer or connection request Press Esc 74 Transferring Files
40. A file Download host ext A file Download Scheduling transfers TO SCHEDULE DOWNLOADS Connect to a remote site Select the destination folder in the Local Drives pane In the Remote pane select the file or folder you want to transfer From the menu choose File gt Download Advanced gt Download Scheduled The Scheduling Properties dialog appears PH IS ES Select the Schedule the current item check box e In the Start on option boxes choose a date and time QE Select the Enable Recurrence check box and continue with step eight if you want the download to repeat automatically If you do not want the download to repeat automatically clear the Enable Recurrence check box and skip to step nine 8 In the Repeat every option boxes choose how often you want the download to repeat 9 Select OK 71 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide TO SCHEDULE UPLOADS PIES tapas Connect to a remote site Open the folder where you want to send the file or folder In the Local Drives pane highlight the file or folder you want to transfer From the menu choose File gt Upload Advanced gt Upload Scheduled Select the Schedule the current item check box In the Start on option boxes choose a date and time Select the Enable Recurrence check box and continue with step eight if you want the upload to repeat automatically If you do not want the upload to repeat automatically clear the Enable Recurrence check box
41. Authentication o Select this to have CuteFTP automatically send the proper user name and password for the SOCKS server when first connecting o Clear this check box if you don t have a SOCKS user name and password or if you choose to enter them manually upon connection e User name o Enter or edit the user name for the highlighted SOCKS server e Password o Enter or edit the password for the highlighted SOCKS server e SOCKS type o Select either SOCKS4 or SOCKSS to match the highlighted SOCKS server Tip SOCKS4 servers do not require usernames and passwords If you need a username and password to connect to the servet it is a SOCKS5 servet 113 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Note Contact your system or network administrator for the proper Host name Port User name Passwotd and SOCKS type PROXY CONNECTION SETTINGS To access proxy server settings 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options 2 In the left pane expand Connection 3 Select Proxy Server Configuration notes Use network connection proxy settings from Internet Explorer o Select this and CuteFTP uses the proxy settings already set in Internet Explorer to connect to FTP sites o Clear this check box to connect to an FTP site without connecting through a proxy server or to connect using proxy settings listed in CuteFTP Note With this option CuteFTP attempts to detect Internet Explorer s proxy settings including proxy pac
42. CuteFTP Professional User s Guide e Select the Close X button in the upper right of the browser window OPENING A DOCUMENT IN THE HTML EDITOR IN A FRAME RATHER THAN IN A FULL WINDOW The HTML editor opens to either a frame or a full window depending on the display state of the Remote Pane If the Remote Pane is in a window then the HTML editor will open to a window state Conversely if the Remote Pane is maximized the HTML editor opens to a maximized state Working with HTML LEARNING HTML Within HTML you use tags to define how text pictures and other objects should appear in a Web browser The topics within Working with HTML discuss many of the tags you can use to create Web pages You use most tags in pairs a start and ending tag You can visit various web sites that explain HTML and how to use it To learn more about HTML e See the NCSA Beginner s guide to HTML OR e Getting started with HTML from W3C by Dave Raggett STARTING HTML DOCUMENTS To start an HTML document All HTML documents should have the following codes e Document Type lt HTML gt lt HTML gt beginning and end of file e Head lt HEAD gt lt HEAD gt after the HTML tag but before the BODY tags includes descriptive info such as title e Title lt TITLE gt lt TITLE gt must be in header e Body lt BODY gt lt BODY gt after the HEAD tags bulk of the page Example lt HTML gt lt HEAD gt lt TITLE gt Your page title lt TITLE gt
43. DELETING FILES FROM LOCAL DRIVES 1 From the menu select Tools gt Global Options The Global Options window appears 2 In the left pane expand Display 3 Select Prompts 4 In the right pane select the Confirm when deleting from local drive check box 5 Select OK TO SET CUTEFTP TO ASK BEFORE DELETING FILES FROM REMOTE SITES 1 From the menu select Tools gt Global Options The Global Options window appears In the left pane expand Display 3 Select Prompts In the right pane select the Confirm when deleting an item on remote view check box 5 Select OK TO SET CUTEFTP TO ASK BEFORE DELETING ITEMS FROM THE QUEUE 1 On the menu bar click Tools gt Global Options The Global Options window appears In the left pane expand Display Select Prompts In the right pane select the Confirm when deleting an item from the queue check box e Clear the same box to stop CuteFTP from asking before a deletion 6 Select OK 22 Using the Interface TO SET CUTEFTP TO ASK BEFORE CLOSING A REMOTE PANE 1 SEP SO On the menu bar click Tools gt Global Options The Global Options window appears In the left pane expand Display Select Prompts In the right pane select the Confirm when closing a remote pane check box Select OK Showing connection errors in pop up windows During a session errors are displayed in the connection log to avoid cluttering the monitor and memoty during unattended sessio
44. Global Options The Global Options window appears In the left pane select Navigation 3 Select the Auto refresh the remote pane after uploading a file or folder check box 4 Click OK Listing files and folders in order TO SORT FILES AND FOLDERS IN ORDER BY NAME Select the Remote or Local Drives pane From the menu choose View gt View gt Details Select the Name column header in the Remote or Local drives pane PONS Each time you select the column header the items list in the opposite order Tip You can sort by any column when in Details view TO SORT FILES AND FOLDERS IN ORDER IN THE QUEUE 1 Select the Queue pane 2 Select a column header in the Queue pane The transfer items are listed in alphabetic order of the selected column s contents 92 Managing Files and Folders 3 Each time you select the column header the items list in the opposite order Note The order items are listed in the queue is not necessarily the order in which they transfer The numbers in the leftmost column of the queue indicate the order of transfer Changing how files and folders are displayed You can display files and folders in one of four ways LARGE ICONS 1 Select the Local or Remote dtives pane 2 From the menu choose View gt View gt Large Icons SMALL ICONS 1 Click in the Local or Remote drives pane 2 From the menu choose View gt View gt Small Icons LIST Right click in t
45. If you still receive a 10060 error the server may be trying to send a listing for a very large directory with many thousands of files causing the client to time out while waiting Try increasing the time out value under Tools gt Global Options gt Transfer gt Reconnect and resume in n seconds if nothing received to a higher value such as 45 or 60 seconds 246 Troubleshooting FAILED TO ESTABLISH DATA SOCKET This error usually occurs when trying to connect in PASV mode to a site that only accepts PORT mode connections Change the connection type from PASV mode to PORT mode to connect to the site To switch from PASV to PORT mode 1 In the Site Manager select the problem site From the menu choose File gt Properties Select the Type tab In the Data connection type list select Use PORT Select OK OR NS SOCKET ERRORS 10060 10061 10064 10065 A socket error in the 10060 range is a Winsock error It is generally caused by either outgoing connection problems or connection problems on the host end Firewall and AV Software Outgoing connections can be affected by the presence of firewall or anti virus software on the local computer or network connection Either one may be blocking the ports needed to make a successful FTP connection to the remote server For a regular FTP session please either disable the firewall or anti virus software or configure it to allow CuteFTP to establish an FTP session over ports 20
46. Ms ccscesccsesseeeeseeeeeeesenes 16 Transfer log osiers iaiia ans 16 17 Transfer manually 72 transfer queue 16 Transfer through a router 215 Transferring from one site to another 64 transfers rererere 62 64 69 Transport layer 43 Triple DES ads 43 Tr nc ted aee ret d 216 Truncated list sees 216 Truncated match n se 216 Truncated Output 216 Trusted certificates 36 Trusted identity a 95 TWO A a edes 43 U unencrypted commands 37 unencrypted data i e 37 Unix server ssssesee rrenen 216 Update umts 75 Update listings ii 75 Upload caeteri rt een 6 57 Upload DanQS oooococccccccconinnnnnicnaninnnninns 202 Uploads cte ead a 97 Use bookmarks 29 55 Use data compression ssss 210 Using custom commands 70 USING Tilt e cortes 78 V VENY IES comu tate tette rre eter eta reas 67 Verify transfer ccce 67 97 VIGWas csse ee oi 75 76 120 view directory ssesee e 17 212 Viewstoldet io a 17 View toolbar 17 W War IP o 107 Web te a E EE EN supere Pod 120 We b Sit S cuca etre rH te reme 25 What if use a router 215 What is failed to establish data socket 205 Why child transfer failed 203 Why failed to establish data socket 205 Windows XP nnee 216 WINSOCK aetna a a aA 205 Write permissions sece 78 Z
47. Not all FTP servers that support SSL connections do so correctly or in strict compliance to proposed or approved standards Various FTP over SSL implementations have been proposed over the last few years Most do not conform with RFC 2228 or are at odds with the latest IETF Internet Engineering Task Force drafts Typical Implementations include I mplicit TLS SSL 47 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide SSL connection over a dedicated port 990 registered with the IANA This approach while quite common is not favored by the IETF CuteFTP supports this implementation for broader compatibility Explicit AUTH SSL SSL connection over a standard port 21 using AUTH SSL or AUTH TLS P to negotiate the protection mechanism AUTH TLS P implicitly sets the protection mechanism and is therefore in direct disagreement with RFC 2228 CuteFTP does support AUTH SSL and subsequently sets the protection mechanism explicitly using the PROT command and its approved arguments Explicit AUTH TLS SSL v3 1 connection over a standard port 21 and explicitly setting the protection mechanism This is the version that best adheres to RFC 2228 and is favored by the IETF in its latest FTP over SSL draft draft murray auth ftp tls 13 txt This version is supported by CuteFTP and is selected by default when establish a new SSL connection Apart from those mentioned above CuteFTP will not connect to servers requiring AUTH TLS P or ot
48. PORT mode Typically this setting should be turned off but if you are using SSL and are having difficulty negotiating a firewall it may help to specify your public FTP address here to enable CuteFTP to successfully negotiate with the firewall or NAT Optionally you can specify a range of ports for issuing port commands Tip Use local port range when you have a defined limited number of open ports on your firewall SMART KEEP ALIVE OPTIONS You can set CuteFTP to maintain an active connection to a server even if you aren t currently sending commands or making transfers by using Smart Keep Alive SKA SKA sends commands at random intervals to the FTP server maintaining an active connection To access Smart Keep Alive options 110 Settings and Options 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options 2 Expand Connection 3 Select Smart Keep Alive Options e Enable Smart Keep Alive SKA o Select this to automatically send commands to a setver to keep a connection open and to make all the SKA options available o Clear this check box to disable SKA and to disable all SKA options e Start SKA n seconds after the last command o Set how soon SKA begins after transfers and other activities have stopped You can start SKA immediately or after 1 000 seconds just under 17 minutes e Maintain SKA for n minutes o Choose how long SKA sends commands to keep a connection open You can set this for as little as one minu
49. Province of your organization 12 Enter the name of your Organization 13 Enter the Common Name Typically this is your name or the domain name associated with your site 14 Enter your E mail address 15 Enter the Unit or name of your department such as Information Systems 16 Enter the two letter Country code for your organization s nation 17 Select Next 18 Select the Set up CuteFTP to use the generated certificate check box the wizard automatically associates the certificate to CuteFTP It can be unassociated by clearing the Use SSL Certificate check box in Tools gt Global Options gt Security gt SSL If the check box is cleared the wizard only saves the certificate files in the folder originally specified 19 Select Finish 20 CuteFTP displays the paths to all the files generated for your certificate If you want a third party to sign your certificate you must send the Certificate Signing Request csr file to the third party CONFIGURATION NOTES e Not all SSL sites require certificates e When you create a certificate CuteFTP generates the following files e A Private key file key The private key should never be distributed to anyone It is used to decrypt sessions encrypted by a public key e A Certificate request file csr This file can be signed by GlobalSCAPE Secure FTP Server s Certificate Signing Utility or sent to an intermediate Certificate Authority such as Verisign or Thawte for signing
50. Select Advanced The Advanced Proxy Settings dialog appears Select USER PASS ACCT Select OK to close the Advanced Proxy Settings dialog 10 Select OK again to close the Proxy dialog 11 Select Connect or Exit Protecting Site Manager content TO REQUIRE A PASSWORD TO OPEN THE SITE MANAGER 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Site Manager gt Security gt Encrypt Site Manager Data Type the same password in both the Enter new password and Confirm new password fields Select OK CuteFTP will prompt for a password every time it starts TO CHANGE THE SITE MANAGER PASSWORD 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Site Manager gt Security gt Change Password 37 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide 2 Type the same passwotd in both the Enter new password and Confirm new password fields 3 Select OK CuteFTP will prompt for a password every time it starts TO REMOVE THE SITE MANAGER PASSWORD e From the menu choose Tools gt Site Manager gt Security gt Remove Password CuteFTP will no longer prompt for a password when it starts CONFIGURATION NOTES e When protected the Site Manager information is protected with 64 bit Blowfish encryption e Create a password at least 5 characters long for maximum security e If you forget the password you will not be able to use the protected Site Manager You will have the option to back up the locked Site Manager and re enter your site information in a new Site Manager
51. Server Ws ftp server 2 0 0 WarFTPD 1 7 ServU 2 5a SunOS 5 7 BeroFTPD 1 3 4 6 Wu 2 6 0 3 ES v GS Secure Server Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass T v Ws FTP server 2 0 0 Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass WarFTPD 1 7 Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass ServU 2 5a Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass SSLftp 0 10 Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass SunOS 5 7 Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail BeroFTPD 1 3 4 6 Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail ProFTPD 1 2 0pre10 Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Wu 2 4 2 Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Netware FTP Server for NW 3 1z 4 22 v1 10 MYS TCPFTP1IBM FTP CS Y2R7 IIS 5 0 Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail IIS 4 0 Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Wu 2 5 0 Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Yu 2 6 0 1 Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Yu 2 6 0 3 Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail Fail 80 Transferring Files and Folders You can configure the ProFT
52. a file s time from the server However CuteFTP and various other FTP clients use the MDTM command change se an uploaded file s timestamp as well The official draft documenting the MDTM command draft ietf ftpext mlst 16 txt makes no provisions for using the MDTM command to se the file time stamp so various clients and servers have ended up implementing the command differently The typical command syntax is MDTM YYYYMMDDHHMMSS FILENAME where the HHMMSS is either the client s actual local time zone ot in the case of some FTP clients GMT Greenwich Meridian Time which mimics the retrieve behavior of MDTM as documented in section 2 3 of the afore mentioned IETF draft A couple servers such as Serv u have extended the MDTM command even further adding a time zone parameter to the end of the MDTM command as follows MDTM YYYYMMDDHHMMSS TZ FILENAME CuteFTP does not support this proprietary T Z parameter Also CuteFTP sends the local time for the HHMMSS portion of the MDTM command sequence not the GMT time Unfortunately Serv u and potentially a couple other FTP servers expect the time to be sent in GMT and automatically adjust the time for the file causing it to be different than what the client expected Example CuteFTP retrieves a listing File time shows 8 55 AM rw rw rw 1 user group 20249 May 14 08 55 Reports cfc 261 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide CuteFTP does an MDTM retrieve time to determine what the re
53. a site in the Site Manager From the menu choose File gt Properties pora Select the Options tab and choose Use site specific option under the Site specific configuration options drop down menu Select Proxy The Proxy dialog box appeats In the Proxy type list select your proxy type Select the Use authentication check box Type the password for ACCT in the Password field Make sure the HOST and PORT field are identical to your site s host and port as specified in the General and Type tabs sd Qeon pe LED 8 Select Advanced The Advanced Proxy Settings dialog appears 9 Select CUSTOM 10 Add the following variables Select Enter after each one a USER ouser PASS Yopass s ACCT ofire_pass 11 Select OK to close the Advanced Proxy Settings dialog 12 Select OK again to close the Proxy dialog 13 Select Connect or Exit 257 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide TO UsE ACCT WITH AN FTP PROXY Noe ITI MP OS ON ce Select a site in the Site Manager From the menu choose File gt Properties Select the Options tab and choose Use site specific option under the Site specific configuration options drop down box Select Proxy The Proxy window appears In the Proxy type list select FTP proxy Select the Use authentication check box Type the password for ACCT in the Password field Select Advanced The Advanced Proxy Settings dialog appears Select USER PASS ACCT Select OK to close the Adva
54. above if you wanted to code for IE 4 0 and 5 0 but add certain tags from OPERA you would select OPERA as the secondary browser When you saw a colored tag in the tag tips box you would know it was an OPERA tag which may or may not wotk in IE or Netscape This enables you to decide whether or not to insert the particular tag 141 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide To choose how long the tag tips take to appear 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options 2 Expand Helper Applications and HTML Editor 3 Select Tag tips 4 In the Tag tips delay in milliseconds box enter a time for the HTML editor to wait before showing tag tips 5 Select OK or Apply To capitalize all tag tips 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options 2 Expand Helper Applications and HTML Editor 3 Select Tag tips 4 Select the Capitalize tag tips check box Or e Clear the Capitalize tag tips check box to leave tag tips in lower case 5 Select OK or Apply 142 11 Integrated HTML Editor HTML Editor overview CuteFTP has a built in HTML editor You can edit HTML and other ASCII text based documents The built in editor was added primarily for remote file editing This enables Webmasters and users to select a document on the remote site load it in the editor make quick changes and then save the document back to the remote location TO OPEN THE HTML EDITOR From the menu choose File gt New gt HTML Document The editor
55. and Folders repeatedly to cycle through active transfers and or connections and stop them one by one You can also select multiple items in the queue and select Esc to stop them Use the Del key to stop and remove selected queue items Resuming transfers TO AUTOMATICALLY RESUME TRANSFERS CuteFTP automatically attempts to resume interrupted transfers caused by lossy connection server kicked users a slow server and so on CuteFTP does not auto resume interrupted transfets when the remote server is unreachable because there is no connection available the server is down or for any other reason In those situations you must manually resume the transfer TO MANUALLY RESUME A TRANSFER 1 Select the stopped item in the queue 2 From the menu choose Tools gt Queue gt Transfer Selected or Transfer All Note In you have not shut down and restarted CuteFTP since the interruption took place CuteFTP assumes that the transfer is within its original context and attempts to resume it from the point it left off If the transfer is no longer in the original context CuteFTP prompts you to overwrite the destination file that is to start over again You can set up overwrite rules to tailor such situations to your specific needs TO RESUME A STOPPED TRANSFER 1 Select the stopped item in the queue 2 From the menu choose Tools gt Queue gt Transfer Selected TO RESET A FAILED TRANSFER Select the item in the queue Fro
56. and vice versa Also a serial number for version 7 can t register version 6 and vice versa Double check your invoice to see what product and version you purchased Compare that to the product name and version shown in your Help About box or on the Splash screen If they don t match then please download the correct product from our website If you accidentally purchased the wrong product please contact us REGISTRATION UNABLE TO COMPLETE DUE TO A NETWORK PROBLEM Because activation takes place over the Internet CuteFTP must be able to connect to our registration server to complete the activation process If it cannot connect or complete the process it will prompt you with various alternatives You can go through a manual registration process where you e mail us certain information and we subsequently reply with an unlock code or choose to register via a Web form which also provides you with an unlock code The final alternative is to continue as an unverified registration which means that we will honor the serial number you provided as valid for now and attempt to complete the activation process later once a connection to the registration server is secured checked at application startup Note To register successfully you must be connected to the Internet and have administrator privileges on your computet If a firewall or proxy server is in use the network administrator should ensure port 80 is open during the registration process
57. box and check are dimmed Select OK Note Password authentication uses the FTP site login password for authentication not the passphrase used to decrypt the identity file s private key shown in the field beneath the Use password authentication check box TO USE PUBLIC KEY AUTHENTICATION Toc qoo From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options Expand Secutity Select SSH2 Select the Use public key authentication check box You are using public key authentication whenever the check box is selected even if the box and check are dimmed Select OK Note To use public key authentication you will need to send your public key to the server administrator before making an SSH2 connection If the server is running OpenSSH you will need to convert the public key as described below Create an identity file in the client Send the public key Identity pub to the server administrator via FTP e mail etc The server administrator ust convert the public key to OpenSSH check it with wordcount and add it to authorized_keys Command sequence ssh keygen i f Identity pub gt sshpub wc sshpub cat sshpub gt N sshNauthorized keys Note Wordcount should return a 1 as the first number OpenSSH asks for the identity files password the first time you log in If CuteFTP fails to connect contact our support team and provide the kernel version 50 Secure Connections OpenSSH build and the CuteF
58. can be quite large If you download very large TOC files they may interfere with CuteFTP s performance or operation To access the TOC File settings 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options The Global Options dialog appeats 2 In the left pane expand Navigation 3 Select TOC Files Settings e Load TOC Files o Automatically downloads Table of Contents files whenever connecting to a remote folder o Clear this check box to never download Table of Contents files e Ifthe TOC file size exceeds n Kbytes then prompt before loading o Choose the maximum size TOC file CuteFTP downloads without prompting for permission Choose a size between 1 and 1 000 kilobytes e TOC include masks o Enter file names or extensions that CuteFTP should consider as TOC files You can use wildcard masks o Add includes your entry in the list of TOC include masks o Remove deletes the selected item from the TOC include masks list e TOC exclude masks o Enter file names or extensions that CuteFTP should NOT consider as TOC files You can use wildcard masks o Add includes your entry in the list of TOC exclude masks o Remove deletes the selected item from the TOC exclude masks list Note The TOC include masks and the TOC exclude masks act as a double filter to help CuteFTP determine whether or not a file is a TOC file For example if you put Index in the TOC include masks and html in the TOC exclude masks a file named Index
59. dialog box appears 31 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide 3 Type in the host user name and password 4 Select Connect or OK Staying connected to sites You can maintain connections even when you aren t transferring files by using the Smart Keep Alive SK A feature SKA sends commands at random intervals to the FTP server which maintains an active connection TO TURN ON SMART KEEP ALIVE 1 qu cea From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options The Global Options dialog box appears In the left pane expand Connection Select Smart Keep Alive In the right pane select the Enable Smart Keep Alive SKA check box Select OK TO TURN OFF SMART KEEP ALIVE EL Ha a gt From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options The Global Options window appears In the left pane expand Connection Select Smart Keep Alive In the right pane clear the Enable Smart Keep Alive SKA check box Select OK CUSTOMIZABLE SETTINGS IN SMART KEEP ALIVE SKA The time SKA waits before starting How long SKA will run When SKA commands ate sent Which SKA commands ate sent Automatically reconnect TO SET THE TIME SKA WAITS BEFORE STARTING 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options The Global Options window appears In the left pane expand Connection Select Smart Keep Alive 32 Connecting to Sites 4 In the tight pane enter a value between 0 and 1000 in Start SKA n seconds after the last comm
60. folder info Type fserv FileType Size fserv fileSize Date fserv FileTimeModified strNL type 1 dir 2 file 3 link else MsgBox Error amp fserv ErrorDescription End If 225 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide FILTER PROPERTIES I ncluding local files in lists and transfers Desctiption Use the LocalFilterInclude property to set or retrieve the values for including local files ot folders in transfers and listings The string values may contain wildcards and you can add n multiple filters by separating them with a semicolon 5 Syntax String Object LocalFilterInclude Example MySite LocalFilterInclude jpg gif Note If filter causes no file to be transferred then no folders will be created Excluding local files from lists and transfers Desctiption Use the LocalFilterExclude property to set and retrieve the values for excluding local files ot folders from transfers and listings The string values may contain wildcards and you can add multiple filters by separating them with a semicolon Syntax String Object LocalFilterExclude Example MySite LocalFilterExclude mp3 jpg Note If filter causes no file to be transferred then no folders will be created Excluding remote files from lists and transfers Desctiption Use the RemoteFilterExclude property to set and retrieve the values for excluding re
61. gt as a percentage of page width Solid Line lt HR NOSHADE gt without the 3D cutout look N1 0 No Break lt NOBR gt lt NOBR gt prevents line breaks N1 0 Word Break lt WBR gt where to break a line if needed CREATING LISTS IN HTML DOCUMENTS Use these tags to create bulleted numbered and other lists Unordered List lt UL gt lt LI gt lt UL gt lt LI gt before each list item Compact lt UL COMPACT gt lt UL gt Bullet Type lt UL TYPE DISC CIRCLE SQUARE gt for the whole list LI TYPE DISC CIRCLE SQUARE gt this amp subsequent Ordered List lt OL gt lt LI gt lt OL gt lt LI gt before each list item Compact OL COMPACT gt lt OL gt Numbering Type OL TYPE A a I 1 1 for the whole list LI TYPE A a I 1 12 this amp subsequent Starting Number OL START gt for the whole list lt LI VALUE gt this amp subsequent Definition List lt DL gt lt DT gt lt DD gt lt DL gt lt DT gt term lt DD gt definition Compact lt DL COMPACT gt lt DL gt Menu List lt MENU gt lt LI gt lt MENU gt lt LI gt before each list item 151 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Compact MENU COMPACT gt lt MENU gt Directory List lt DIR gt lt LI gt lt DIR gt lt LI gt before each list item Compact DIR COMPACT gt lt DIR gt USING BACKGROUNDS AND COLORS IN HTML DOCUMENTS Use these tags to set colors and add colored backgrounds to your Web pages Tiled Bkground lt BO
62. has the following features Auto tag completion feature for HTML tags Auto validation using code for browser settings Customizable color coded HTML and PERL tags Color and RBG to HEX converter Unlimited Undo and Redo commands Document weight feature Word wrap toggle Smart Anchor and Image dialogs that remember commonly used data Sophisticated word paragraph Find and Replace feature Dynamic view in browser function Highly customizable Java script support for commonly used scripts Handy and customizable Code Snippet feature that allows you to save and reuse code Customizable default template for new HTML docs Line numbering option for better code management Easy to use Bold Italic and Font selector for those commonly used tags Optional end of line ot extended editing cursor placement Color printing for easy document comprehension layout View unsaved changes in browser feature for fast assessment of proposed changes 143 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Plus most standard text editor features Editor Menu Tools SEARCH AND REPLACE You can search and replace characters words sentences or entire paragraphs with the integrated editor s powerful search and replace tool From the menu choose Edit gt Find Replace Enter the word s you wish to search for or change in the Search for field Enter the replacement word s or phrase in the Replace with field Select whether to search only the open document or all
63. in the Log Window in the bottom of CuteFTP interface This option also saves all activity in one log file o Clear this to leave the Log Window blank and to stop recording all activity in a single log file e Record Display raw directory listing in logs o Select this to include file lists and permissions as part of session logs and consolidated logs This returns a RAW list which is used commonly for debugging o Clear this to exclude file lists and permissions from session logs and consolidated logs e Show individual logs for each connection window o Select this to show a log window in the remote pane for each site to which you connect o Clear this to hide any log windows in the remote pane Tip Logs can consume a large amount of system resources memory and hard drive space depending on the amount and size of files being transferred It is recommended that you disable most logging especially data connection logs when performing a transfer that consists of many thousands of files especially small files To further reduce resource use go to the menu and choose Tools gt Global Options Select Transfer gt Events and select Remove successful transfers from the queue automatically LOG FILE SETTINGS To access the log file settings 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options 2 Expand General 3 Select Log Files Options Log path o Browse or type a path to the folder where you want to save your log files
64. in the cache are not deleted when you exit CuteFTP or the Transfer Engine o Delete images in thumbnail cache the thumbnail cache is emptied when the Transfer Engine is exited o Delete images older than value specified Thumbnails are stored for the time specified by the thumbnail cache expiration drop down menu o Delete thumbnail cache Empty the cache at any time by selecting this button Connection settings CONNECTION OPTIONS To display the Connection window 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options 2 Select Connection 108 Settings and Options Options e Global max connections transfers o Choose the number of simultaneous connections you will allow from CuteFTP Ona Windows 95 98 ME computer you can choose up to 40 connections Ona Windows NT 2k XP computer you can choose up to 200 connections but CuteFTP will warn you that more than 20 connections may compromise system performance Connections include transfers browse sessions and every single thread in a Multi Part transfer e Per site max connections transfers o Same as Global max but on a per site basis Note If you choose to allow only one connection per site you must transfer files over the browse session only you can navigate or transfer but not both at the same time This may be needed in situations where the server does not allow more than one connection from the same user If the servet allows mote than one connec
65. intended for problem servers that don t support the proper resume sequence Transfer type should only be changed when you need to force files to transfer a certain way The data port mode should only be changed if you are having problems establishing a data connection on LIST or RETR for example Limiting the local port range can have adverse affects when transferring many small files over a narrow range of ports EVENT SETTINGS After all transfers have finished e Choose Do Nothing to keep the connection and CuteFTP open after all transfers are complete e Choose Disconnect from site to close the connection but keep CuteFTP open after all transfers are complete e Choose Disconnect and close program to close all connections an close CuteFTP after all transfers are complete 122 Settings and Options Choose Disconnect from Internet to close a dial up connection automatically after all transfers are complete e Choose Shut Down Computer to close all connections close CuteFTP close a dial up connection and shut down the computer after all transfers are complete e Choose Log Off to automatically log the current user off the computer after all transfers are complete Verify file integrity when transferring from to GlobalSCAPE secure FTP Server e Select this to have CuteFTP Professional and the server double check binary files to be certain the files downloaded completely and correctly e Clear this check box to stop bin
66. ist 226 Transfer complete 26249 bytes transferred 26249 bps x FIP Professional Main Window 192 168 20 136 324 cbject s 1 96 MB 13 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide HOME VIEW You can also choose to use Home View which is also a four pane view with the log displayed above the local and remote panes and the queue underneath This is the classic view found in eatlier versions of CuteFTP TO USE THE CLASSIC VIEW e Select View gt Switch to Classic Interface from the menu N Xad00 0 PASI 227 Entering Passive Mode 192 168 20 136 4 74 LIST Connecting FTP deta socket 192 168 20 136 1098 150 Opening ASCII mode data c 226 Transfer complete 26249 TYPE I 200 Type set to 1 RESTO 350 restarting at O send STOR or RETR to initiate transfer DESTA cw y 8 DE Enter y 3 1n Sie Type Size Type File Folder Obytes Fie Folder File Folder Obytes Fie Folder Fle Folder Obytes Fle Folder File Folder Obytes File Folder 2 25 2005 1 in wht_spac of 43 bytes GIF Image M1 Fie Jo 11 66KB HTMLDocument 2 25 2005 W ftppro000000 S bytes GIF Image recaps 3 02 KB Missa cms 2 25 2005 1 iS wht next of 73bytes GIF Image 2 78KB 2 25 2005 1 72 ROG Pane Remera Pane wht prev g gf 73bytes GIF Image Buc ashe 5 67KB 2 25 2005 1 Njwht tocl gf 124bytes GIF Image Bladdng_courte 2 67 KB jet pee 2 25 2005 1 S wht_gloh of 142bytes GIF Image Bj adding divider 3 97KB H
67. items from one folder to another on a remote server 94 To move items from one remote folder to another e epe 95 Cha heme ale and folder perinissiofiss A 95 To change permissions for a single remote file or folder conccnoconoconononinnananinnnnacnnos 95 To change permissions for a group of remote files or folders sss 95 Choosing which files and folders to display PA oam aate dao dete kiero 95 To choose which files to displasia 96 To choose which folders to display soie ctun to Iva eerte ET MIRI EISE E que ecu iRUd 96 To use filters with tansTets Gene de br aca dette RP oa DRUSI DIR Dri Eu dad 96 To m ke filters case Sens THO eoo oo debt dte iia 96 O 97 Displaying hidden les ot fOldeksionaus du allas idos 97 Comparing folder contents by size and date 425 eni potenter ro gen ro de TRO da 97 Synchronizing foldefs a acces invidet A AS 98 Advanced toldet svnehronbzatiofi era roh eret balada 100 Backing up emote foldefs aede eiii b eee di cdo 101 To backup a remote tol deta nnani ette ia b pets eb peu ocd iure T seta 101 To discontinue a scheduled backup tasle s ice er ea eerte sisi 102 Monitoring a local folder for oir 102 To automatically upload changes to a local foldet eie t aeree 102 Configuration NOLES asioina erin a E N ER E AN R 102 Listing files from LTS t east e ease utut dc AA 103 To dist files on H PTP sites iii 103 ConBeutAtion NOLES suntuosa 103 Setas and CODO osito talla 105 General aa 10
68. modified files or folders added to a specific local folder TO AUTOMATICALLY UPLOAD CHANGES TO A LOCAL FOLDER 1 Connect to the site that contains the folder that you want to upload changed or new files to From the menu choose Tools gt Folder Tools gt Monitor Local Folder s In Local folder to monitor select the browse button and navigate to the folder you want to monitor Select Include subfolders to monitor all folders within the target folder Verify that the full ftp address for the remote folder where you are uploading the files to is correct Choose the file modified date you want to begin monitoring changes on Select Always overwrite to overwrite any file with the same name on the server Warning If you select this check box Smart Overwrite rules are ignored and there will be no warning before files are overwritten Select Apply monitor filters and choose Filters to monitor only certain files or file types in a folder Select Attempt to autodetect to use system functions to better determine when a file is modified If unchecked CuteFTP cycles through the folder at the rate defined by Monitor folder every n seconds and looks for changes to the modified time stamp Select Start CONFIGURATION NOTES Items deleted from the local folder will not be deleted from the remote folder To discontinue a scheduled backup task 1 Select the task in the Queue 2 From the menu choose Tools gt Queue
69. of tasks created amp MySite AsyncTaskNumber 200 Transfer Engine SDK If MySite AsyncTaskNumber 10 then MsgBox Aborting 11th task MySite AbortAsync 10 abort task 11 one less then total since starts from 0 End if Note You must set MySite Option CleanupAsync False so that all asynchronous tasks are counted Otherwise only the last asynchronous task launched will be referenced when calling the AbortAsync method Automatically encrypting and compressing transfers To automatically encrypt and compress files before transfer you will need both CuteZIP and CuteFTP Professional You can also compress and encrypt files after transferring them by using GlobalSCAPE Secure FTP Server s Custom Site Commands The benefits of encrypting files prior or post transfer depends on the circumstances and level of trust for the particular host In the example script below an entire folder including sub folders is compressed enctypted using Twofish 128 bit encryption and then transferred via regular FTP to an FTP server Since the archived file is encrypted there is no need to connect using SSL OTP or SSH2 unless you wished to also protect the login process Example Dim WshShell MySite Return Set WshShell CreateObject WScript Shell Window s Scripting Host shell object next line calls the run method of the WSH shell object It returns true once CuteZIP does its thing
70. off Warning Hiding the Site Manager in CuteFTP Professional hides the Local Drives Pane as well Displaying local files and folders Local files and folders are displayed in the Local Drives pane on the left hand side of the CuteFTP window TO DISPLAY FILES AND FOLDERS ON THE LOCAL COMPUTER 1 From the menu select View gt Show Panes gt Local Drives amp SM Pane there should be a check mark next to it 2 Select the Local Drives tab at the bottom of the left pane to toggle between Local Drives and the Site Manager pane Warning Hiding the Local Drives Pane hides the Site Manager as well Displaying transfer items Items ready for transfer in transit or just transferred display in the transfer Queue The Queue Pane is just above the status bar along the bottom of the CuteFTP window TO DISPLAY QUEUED FILES AND FOLDERS 1 Make certain there is a check mark on the View gt Show Panes menu next to Queue amp Log Pane 2 Click the Queue tab at the bottom left of the lowest pane to toggle between the Queue and Log pane Warning Hiding the Queue Pane hides the Log pane too Displaying the connection log Messages between the local computer and the server are stored in the Log Display the Log by selecting its tab in the Queue amp Log Pane in the bottom window TO DISPLAY THE CONNECTION LOG 1 From the menu select View gt Show Panes gt Queue amp Log Pane there should be a check mar
71. or during an interactive script The IsPending property will return a value of either true or false Syntax Boolean Object IsPending long taskIdx Parameter This is a task index in the array of tasks created by the various asynchronous methods 0 AsyncTaskNumber minus one or 1 last asynchronous task started TaskIdx T This has a default value if nothing is specified of ALL tasks Therefore IsPending will return true if any task is still pending It will return false if none are pending Example 1 Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection Regular connection code here MySite Download inbound c temp If CBool MySite IsPending Then 220 Transfer Engine SDK MsgBox task is in working state MySite Host End if Example 2 Here is another example that checks an asynchronous transfer and will return various transfer progress properties of each transfer while IsPending is true Warning If you copy and paste this code be aware that line breaks may be inserted into the code Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection MySite Protocol FTP MySite Port 21 MySite Host ftp url MySite login loginname MySite Password your pass MySite Connect MySite Option CleanupAsync False line break StrNL Chr 13 amp Chr 10 MySite MaxConnections 3 MySite Option ThrowError false MySite Downl
72. or anti virus software presence on the local computer or network connection Either one may be blocking the ports needed to make a successful FTP connection to the server For a regular FTP session please either disable the firewall or anti virus software or configure it to allow CuteFTP to establish an FTP session over ports 20 and 21 Please consult the documentation or help file for your specific firewall or antivirus software product for further instructions Usually the manufacturer of the device or software has specific instructions available on their Web site If you continue to receive the same error after insuring ports 20 and 21 are open please contact the administrator of the site where you are trying to connect SOCKET ERROR 10060 10060 is a Connection Time out error that usually appears when the client does not receive a response from the servet for a specific command Most often this occurs when you try to connect in PASV mode to a setver that prefers PORT for data connections If you see an etror log similar to the one following right click the problem site and choose Site Properties click the TYPE tab and change the Data Connection Type to Use PORT COMMAND PASV 221 Entering Passive Mode XXX XX XXX XX X XXX COMMAND gt LIST STATUS gt Connecting ftp data socket XXX XX XXX XXIXXXX ERROR Can t connect to remote server Socket error 10060 ERROR gt Failed to establish data socket
73. previous Async methods will be lost If set to False all task IDs will be added to the ones created by previous Async methods InvalidateCache defaults to True Remove cached file containing listings before uploading downloading renaming or deleting files If false then don t remove cached listing You can obtain the specific file information when needed by using one of the file property methods InvalidateCache optimizes LIST traffic FilterDirs defaults to True Apply filters to folder names If set to False then don t apply AutoCloseMethod default to 0 1 auto accept 2 auto reject 0 Don t accept default This handles hidden prompts such as SSL Accept Cert Prompt when running a script while not logged in 216 Transfer Engine SDK AutoCloseDelay default value is 60 seconds Time delay before CuteFTP should perform the action specified by the AutoCloseMethod option Example 1 Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection MySite Host ftp ftp cuteftp com MySite Option FilterDirs False don t filter folder names MySite LocalFilterExclude TDImon txt vbs now set the item names to exclude MySite Upload c test uploads all of test including sub dirs Even sub dirs that match the filter such as TDIMon If had left FilterDirs True then the folter TDImond would not have be Example 2
74. retrieve the most connections the script is allowed to open Syntax long Object MaxConnections Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection MySite MaxConnections 1 restrict connections to 1 Choosing to include or exclude subfolders in a task 215 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Description Use the Recursive property to set or retrieve the value that determines whether or not subfolders will be included in a transfer task This property is used often in synchronization scripts Syntax Bool Object Recursive Parameters True Include subfolders Do not include t LU False subfoldets Example Mysite Recursive True Setting or retrieving other settings Desctiption Use the Option property to set or retrieve various settings such as Auto rename include folder names when filtering cache invalidation error handling cleaning up of asynchronous tasks and to auto close prompts Syntax String Object Option option name true false Parameters ThrowEtror defaults to True TE COM will call AtlReportError showing a VB runtime error message box on connection transfer IO other error which will terminate script execution If set to False then if some transfer method fails the script will continue to the next command AutoRename defaults to False The same as the AutoRename property CleanupAsync defaults to True All task IDs accumulated by
75. servers supporting the new MODE Z command Transfer files faster over poor connections such as satellite links and legacy CDMA wireless connections by controlling CuteFTP s Send and Receive Buffers View your local and remote images using Thumbnail View just like in Windows Explorer Navigate local and remote directories with a single click when matching directory structures ate present using Lockstep Folder Navigation Perform simultaneous bandwidth intensive tasks on your computer by setting the maximum allowed bandwidth for CuteFTP using Bandwidth Throttling Easily negotiate secure connections though NAT devices and firewalls when connecting to servers that support IPv6 s EPSV and EPRT port negotiation commands Edit remote files with ease by choosing between Full and Partial Screen Remote Edit modes Set advanced options such as the specific IP Address and Port Range to use when negotiating the connection port though NAT or Firewall devices Schedule concurrent events Set up as many scheduled events as you like for transfers synchronizations monitoring site backups etc Faster Startup allows you to start working as soon as you launch the program Show transfer date time in queue helps determine start and stop time of transfers Even up Panes make it easier to make eyeball comparisons of local and remote directories On Connect Prompts help communicate status during the connection process CTRL key same session tra
76. set a bandwidth throttle adjust Global bandwidth limit to the number of kilobytes per second you want to limit CuteFTP to If set to 0 the default there is no throttling Reconnect and resume in n seconds if nothing is received e Select the time that CuteFTP waits to try again after an interrupted or failed download Select a time between 0 and 1 000 seconds about 17 minutes Roll back retry at byte offset n bytes when resuming transfers e Select the number of bytes prior to the transfer failure CuteFTP resends when attempting to finish an interrupted transfer Select between 0 and 65536 bytes Send REST command prior to APPE when resuming a transfer e Select this check box to send the REST Restart command to resume a transfer before sending the APPE Append command e Clear this check box to send the APPE Append command to resume a transfer without first sending the REST Restart command Receive and send buffers Default setting for both send and receive is 65536 bytes It is unlikely you will ever need to adjust these settings but if you have problems with dropped transfers you can use them to fine tune transfers over high latency or lossy connections like those over satellite links or with legacy CDMA wireless connections For mote see Tweak the send and receive buffers in Improving Slow Transfers Tip Most of these controls are intended for advanced users only For example the REST APPE sequence is only
77. settings 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options 2 Select Navigation Event Handling e When adding items to the queue choose o Transfer immediately to start transfer of the queued item as soon as it is dropped in the queue o Suspend to place the item in the queue but to hold the transfer 128 Settings and Options o Schedule to display the scheduling window when an item is placed in the queue e When dragging an item to the local pane choose o Transfer to current folder to send the dragged item to the folder currently listed in the Local Drives pane o Transfer to default folder to send the dragged item to the default transfer folder listed in General Settings o Add to queue amp suspend to place the dragged item in the queue but hold the transfer e When double clicking an item choose o Transfer immediately to send the item to the displayed remote site or the default download folder o Add to queue amp suspend to place the double clicked item in the queue but hold the transfer o Launch in viewer to open the item in the File Viewer program chosen in Helper Applications o Execute to run the item if it is a program o Edit to open the item in the File Editor program chosen in Helper Applications More options e Link the remote and its associated local pane when working with multiple sites o Ties the local and remote panes to each other If you have more than one remote pane open and yo
78. site at a O qus qe gea perds Fd besas 79 History OP PFXP doses ues of O o Eater topi in eeu 81 Mult part Accelerated ase tidad Reel tu dodi d vm ape its OU 81 To perform a multi part doWRlOAd rai 81 To petform a mul p tt pload sistah moien tai i i Scqs 81 Acc lerating ASCII transters with Mode Lacie tote anin 82 Transferring files in binary ot ASCH mode aiia iii ette e debite rre obo e biendd 82 Tochoosethe tfanstet INOUE aeneae aa 82 To transfer specific file types in ASCI mode tania 82 To transfer specific file types in binary mode mii css ctigid ecedureasinanientioiacansedupentes 83 Vedia Ies tty of transferred les A AAA 83 To vetify files have successfully transferred ec etes deett 83 Compressing and ecompress ais 84 LO DOME files foruplo ds A A ER REN SN Ue RES 84 To decompress a local dtc Vela sedet tet pet seb etti eig s e 84 ConBgufaton NES 85 Usingsctipts to ttansfet tes ipao ae IIA CS REL 85 RECOL ASA Th EQ ts a 85 Playing back recorded Macro 86 To playback a macro from within CuteFTP s interface ois tet ide 86 To playback a macro script from outside of CuteFTP s interface sss 86 Addingcustom COMAS niim ti dede A ia AI e PE ia 87 TO GAG a custom comPatid ido 87 Lo mdd command sequelGes eese ted aea D edere uit pU rq UP Rive ied 87 To USER CONO CA oec m Od edv ond quu OA fud net atem 87 To display the Custom Commands Bits dali 88 Saving and reusing a list of transfer task putita talon aci
79. site name to allow connection with a remote site You can change the symbol if a different separator is required by your proxy server SITE site if your proxy server requires the SITE command followed by the address of the remote FTP site to allow a connection USER with logon if your proxy server requires the USER command followed by a user name and passwotd to allow connection with a remote site USER PASS ACCT if your proxy server requires all three commands before allowing a connection to a remote site OPEN site if your proxy servet requires the OPEN command followed by the site name before allowing connection to the site Custom if your proxy server requires a login sequence different from those above To create a custom authentication method for a proxy server 1 2 Qv Ur E Enter a command Follow the command with a space and the appropriate variable Choose from e host sends the host name you typed in the Proxy server options window e user sends the user name you typed in the Proxy server options window e pass sends the password you typed in the Proxy server options window e port sends the port number you typed in the Proxy server options window e fire pass sends the password you typed in the Proxy server options window as authentication for the firewall e fire uset o sends the user name you typed in the Proxy server options window as authentication for the firewall Enter each variab
80. taken by CuteFTP when synchronizing files with identical names e Use global overwrite settings This is the default choice This uses overwrite settings adjusted for all sites in Tools gt Global Options gt Transfer gt Smart Overwrite e Overwrite The transferring file replaces the destination file When mirroring both folders the most recent version of the file 1s kept e Numetate Both files are kept and one is renamed with a number to distinguish between the two e Skip ignores matching files and only transfers those files not yet present on the other system REMOTE FILE NAMES THAT DIFFER ONLY IN CASE Use this setting to tell CuteFTP what to do with files having identically spelled but differently cased names You can choose e Transfer first file only and skip others The first file transfers and the rest are skipped e Numerate files Both files are kept and one is renamed with a number to distinguish between the two e Show rename prompt CuteFTP prompts you to rename one of the identical files Since Windows file systems do not support case sensitive file names you may want to use this option when working with file systems that do like Unix IGNORE SYMBOLIC LINKS Select this option to prevent CuteFTP from following symbolic links when mirroring subfolders This option should be left on unless symbolic links are absolutely needed If you disable this option and a symbolic link points to a spot further up the fol
81. the Help file AsyncTaskNumber IsPending RemoteSiteFilter AutoRename Links RestSupport ClearCommandChannel LocalFilterExclude Retries ClearDataConnection LocalFilterInclude SocksInfo CombSupport LocalFolder Speed 203 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide DataChannel Delay ErrorDescription FileSize FileTimeModified FileType HomeDir Host IgnoreLinks IsConnected Log Status Login TimeElapsed MaxConnections TimeLeft Option TotalSize Passwotd TransferredSize Port Transfer Type Protocol UseProxy ProxyInfo Recutsive RemoteFilterExclude RemoteFilterInclude RemoteFolder FINDING A PROPERTY BY CATEGORY You can find properties here listed by e Connection properties e Read only connection properties e Transfer properties e Read only transfer properties e Filter properties Connection properties Protocol Host Login Password Port UseProxy ProxyInfo SocksInfo ClearDataConnection ClearCommandChannel Retries Delay Links LocalFolder RemoteFolder MaxConnections 204 DataChannel Option Read only connection properties IsConnected HomeDir ErrorDescription Log Transfer properties TransferType Recursive LocalFolder IgnoreLinks RemoteFolder Option AutoRename Read only transfer properties AsyncTaskNumber Speed Combsupport TimeLeft IsPending TimeElapsed Status FileType RestSupport FileSize TotalSize FileTimeModified TransferredSize Filter properties LocalFilterInclude Re
82. the Local Pane in CuteFTP Expand a folder from the list shown in the Site Manager Select a site from the list From the menu choose File gt Connect gt Connect TO ADD AN FTP siTE TO THE SiTE MANAGER da From the menu choose File gt New gt FTP Site The Site Properties window appears Type a name for the site in the Label field It can be any name you choose Enter the address for the site in the Host field You can enter a domain address like ftp globalscape com or an IP address such as 192 168 20 52 If you don t know the address your hosting provider can give it to you In the Username field enter the user name given to you by your hosting provider In the Password field enter the password given to you by your hosting provider Select Connect or OK The site information is saved in the Site Manager for future use Note You can also type or copy and paste an FTP URL directly into CuteFTP by choosing File gt Connect gt Connect to URL from the Menu Bar SUPPORTED URL FORMATS ftp user pass Q host host com port 27 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide TIP ftp uset pass host host com ftp user host host com ftp host host com port ftp host host com ftp ftp sitename com pub user p pass ftp ftp sitename com pub 44 l user p pass ftp ftp sitename com pub port 44 I user p pass ftp ftp sitename com pub 1 p user pass ftp ftp sitename com pub 44 1 p user pass f
83. the client certificate does not reside in the server s trusted list An incorrect FTP host address or other common connection problem host not available connection refused etc may possibly lock up the TE Verify that the host proxy socks user and password property value are correct The TE may also lock up if an improperly registered TE is launched and unsuccessfully tries to display the registration reminder Web nag dialog Lastly not properly configuring DCOM configuration for the TE to access the target user s settings may cause the TE to lock up 173 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Note If the system is currently logged in when the TE 1s run it runs as the user specified under DCOMCNFG The TE icon does not display in the system tray when the CuteFTP s main interface runs Also the hard coded user s settings are employed when the TE is run not those of the currently logged in user This is not an issue if you ate running the TE when the system is not logged in HANDLING SSL CERTIFICATES WHEN RUNNING A SCRIPT WHILE NOT LOGGED IN Setting up the TE to connect to an FTP server over SSL via scripting involves several steps Follow the instructions below carefully You must know whether the TE will require the use of server certificates only or both server and client certificates Server Certificates Most FTP SSL servers will provide a certificate to the client during authentication The certificate pro
84. to the server administratot before you will be able to make an SSH2 connection LR 2 3 4 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options Expand Security Select SSH2 Security Select the Use public key authentication check box You are using public key authentication whenever the check box is selected even if the box and check are dimmed Select OK TO USE PASSWORD AUTHENTICATION IE 5 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options Expand Security Select SSH2 Security Select the Use password authentication check box You are using password authentication whenever the check box is selected even if the box and check are dimmed Select OK Note You have to use at least one authentication method for an SSH2 connection You can use both methods fot the same SSH2 connection Using SSH2 key pairs You can authenticate SSH2 connections with a certificate public key just like SSL TO USE PUBLIC KEY AUTHENTICATION IN SSH2 HUSA PE Se oO pog Create an SSH2 key pair Send the Public key to the SSH2 server administrator On the menu bar click Tools gt Global Options In the left pane expand Security Select SSH2 Security In the right pane select the Use public key authentication check box Type the path or browse to your public and private keys in the Public key path and Private key path boxes In the Use Passphrase box enter your passphrase for the key 54 Secure Connections
85. troubleshoot your script line by line HANDLING SSL CERTIFICATES WHEN RUNNING A SCRIPT WHILE NOT LOGGED IN Setting up the TE to connect to an FTP server over SSL via scripting involves several steps Follow the instructions below carefully You must know whether the TE will require the use of server certificates only or both server and client certificates Server Certificates Most FTP SSL servers will provide a certificate to the client during authentication The certificate proves the server s legitimacy to the client The server s certificate must be added the client s Trusted Certificate store prior to any connection otherwise the TE will lock up when trying to authenticate Export or obtain a copy of the server s certificate from the FTP server administrator Otherwise connect to the server with the CuteFTP GUI interface from the developer machine and manually accept the server s certificate You can then export it from the Trusted List under Global Options gt Security gt SSL Security to a staging directory of your choice Place Install the certificate into the target machine s Default User directory For example C Documents and Settings Default User Application Data GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP Pro Security If you will also be running the TE while logged in place a copy of the server certificate under the USER folder on the target machine as follows 236 Transfer Engine SDK C Documents and Set
86. txt would be considered a TOC file but a file named Index html would not SYMBOLIC LINK OPTIONS You can determine how CuteFTP handles Symbolic Links Symbolic Links are similar to shortcuts they point to items in other locations on a server To access the Link options 130 1 2 3 Settings and Options From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options Expand Navigation Select Links Server side link resolution o o o Attempt link resolution using LIST L command Sends the LIST L command instead of LIST to display folder contents LIST L attempts to list the actual file or folder rather than the link that points to the file or folder Clear this check box to send just the LIST command to display folder contents and leave links in the list Note Servers are not always able to resolve links using LIST L Client side link resolution Try to determine the link s target type by its extension CuteFTP tries to tell if the link points to a file or a folder CuteFTP treats the link as if it were the item it references Always assume the link is a file don t attempt to resolve treats symbolic links as files If you download the link it displays as a file with size O in your local folder Tip This option is useful when you download large directories or folders with many files and subfolders Always assume the link is a folder don t attempt to resolve treats symbolic links as fol
87. 0 ob Shel MySite Connect obj Shel MySi MySi Methods LogEvent LogEvent te Disconnect te Close FINDING A METHOD ALPHABET AbortAsync Close Connect CreateLocalFolder CreateRemoteFolder Disconnect Download DownloadAsync GetList LocalExists LocalRemove LocalRename EVENT SUCCESS vars set EVENT SUCCESS connected ICALLY RemoteCommand RemoteExists RemoteRemove RemoteRename S2Sxfer Synchronize TECommand TransferURL TransterURLAsync Upload UploadAsync Wait WriteToLOG 176 Transfer Engine SDK FINDING A METHOD BY CATEGORY Here you can link to every method listed in the help file Connection Connect Disconnect Close Transfer Upload Download S2Sxfer Synchronize TransferURL Asynchronous Transfer UploadAsync DownloadAsync TransterURLAsync BASIC Files and Folders CreateLocalFolder LocalExists LocalRename LocalRemove CreateRemoteFolder RemoteExists RemoteRename RemoteRemove Commands AbortAsync RemoteCommand TECommand Wait WriteToLOG Connecting to a remote server Description Use the Connect method to log in to the remote server Before calling it you set the protocol host address user name and password to establish a successful connection Syntax Object Connect Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection MySite Protocol MySite Host MySite Login MySite Password MySite Conne
88. 199 A IAS 5 230 74 O dr trans s tenes d 199 Accept certificates ooo 36 ZOO o Licet dis 199 Access blocked cese 216 265 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Add aee el betae 49 A ade eed eivew es 24 Add b ttoris ite 19 Add commands coccccccccnnicnnnncnnnnccnnninnnnnons 27 Add custom commands ssss 70 Agreement ssseesseeeene 219 ARCO zie iv site tata 43 Are you SUFE ci 18 ASUMA aie a ae 66 101 AUGIO ocio eee eee do 110 Authentication 41 42 43 45 AutoCloseMethod seeees 142 Automate o ooococccoccnoccnoccnonononinncinninnns 69 70 Automatic renaming oonocnccncccocincnninns 100 Automatic tasks c oocccocccncoccnnnnocnnnnnnns 69 Auto reconnect esseeeennne 89 B REI dim 83 behind a router sseeee 88 Behind router seen 215 A ene te tnn 66 101 BIOWTISIL 2 ccr er i Reus 43 Bookmarks cccoocccncccnnnncnnnncnnnnccnnnnons 29 55 Broken transfeT oocccccicccnccnnnccnnncinnnnncnns 60 IET PEE 120 button DaF xn t he eran 17 DURON Sero a eh edo 17 19 C Cab Til88 5 tt a testas 68 Cable modem ccooocccnccncnccnnncinnnnninnnncnnnns 90 Cannot build data connection 204 Cannot CONN6Ct ccocccccncccnnconnconnncnnncnnnns 204 Cannot connect with SSL 215 Cannot resolve host sssessss 202 cannot see htaccess i e 79 cannot se
89. 230 User logged in proceed 250 Requested file action okay completed 257 PATHNAME created 300 Series The command has been accepted but the requested action is on hold pending receipt of further information 331 User name okay need password 332 Need account for login 350 Requested file action pending further information 240 Troubleshooting Code Description 400 Series The command was not accepted and the requested action did not take place but the error condition is temporary and the action may be requested again 421 Error 421 Service not available closing control connection Error 421 User limit reached Error 421 You are not authorized to make the connection Error 421 Max connections reached Etror 421 Max connections exceeded Possible Solutions You can teceive that 421 error if the FTP server you are connected to limits the total number of connections available or limits the connections available to one user There are three things you can do 1 Limit the number of connections to any one FTP site by selecting Tools gt Global Options gt Connection and set Per site max connections transfers to 1 By default it will be set to 2 2 Remove items from the Transfer Queue The Transfer Queue is where you see items ready for transfer in transit or just transferred Sometimes the Queue Pane can become cluttered with unfinished transfers To clear the queue right click inside it and cho
90. 5 Si A O AOS 105 Los display and Cap mite SELUOS Ra 106 Log File A A A A A E A Ac 107 Connection SAO ai 108 Table Of Contents Connection options un acci eb toten da 108 Smart Keep Alive Options rendiciones stes 110 Internet connection DUNJ LAN Serias cil tete adi tsve id ee pio quo dte keo iun 111 SOCKS 4 atid 5 connection nao pe e NE PI Men 112 Proxy connection SECUS qr di oie des ei veo Fu PRO act ida 114 A emot cd ule tt Bat ad duis 116 Security settings seca aan a Dates ots qmi ua ren balas tata Se e ep an a asia tud 116 A SECUS eerie ee ai paterne orar eig Qui tse ges nus e e dase RAAS 117 SSL SECUEIt SELLA Seo uec eh p RR nU HS IR UE Edessa A E itis rte pd Cr IU 118 TESEO obo tat cet aa 120 Transfert SS RE 120 A eene ee PR RUE GR PUO 122 Rename tules settings ia 124 ASCH Transfer setings uod ceca n N a A R RA A GR ii 125 INAVIDOUOHDSCPHBOS Seton bod iva eA tn edito do E 125 Smart Overwrite Sep c A naan sada ee ara Rer o AA ee EIS DRESS AES 125 INAVIDattOGDos LEES c oec AR 128 TOG HE EM A RA AREAS 130 Symbolic Link OPUS Rs 130 Toletance OpHOBDs A A Rc 131 TD US AY SC o A AN 133 Display Setups 50 5 sas a AR A Aia 133 Sound OPTA csi esce sete e tiet bcUo rf boat ren fet Unedion ERA apu 135 A 135 BASU OS SEMIN RR 136 Helper Applications aus deata en mede Det iaa 138 Helper ADBGAUOHS si 138 IA setings eae ede entienden eni quisa E tesa ce A E e a Tcp santos 139 Choosing display colors tor the HTML editor sii 140 Choosing the folde
91. 88 PO Save a ist of transfer tasks domini dai doi a i e ad 88 To reuse a list of transfer tasks load a previously saved queue 88 Improving slow transfers soc tei dan Adi eie pelle i eid e e EQ edi 88 Make sure that Mode Z is turned OO aii 88 Tweak the receiye and send buffers eite te Fir espe di venden eden tok it one 89 Turri OFF time stamp In JOBS ceo eet etri ett ient eaa peer obla edel See o dare ipod 89 Ley Osi tiul pakt transfers oes tee prine ox e a ha XR oa ege ed Rn eR Due RR 89 Check the global bandwidth BERE US duse utut ture tpi du tut rtt 89 Transferring tara lly adi ati e d erede levine il 90 Jo dowtload a file manuales ec teen ertet tates oa tete Bie id 90 To upload a tale manually essent rte i a n ee Ne Dot ep d eden d ves bus 90 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Manually Enter FIP omr ands du etc lactea d ddp b ee eu tb 90 To manually enter an FTP command dad 90 Manavino Filesand Polder ui 91 Opening editing renaming and deleting files ico irrito te hne dio eter 91 Wodating orsetresbing folder listos au ipu pas Pdl dodi a Sb lid 92 Listing files And folders OREA RS 92 To soft files and folders in order by name A A 92 To sort files and folders in order in the Queue iiie eter ia 92 Changing how files and folders are asp layed cag dre 93 Finding files and foldet Srini tetra dite Put Rund re PME qp el arc UR RAM QU pde soda 93 Tofindafileor Toldek oie sU den tentes a a a A a a eioen 93 SSL a E A A EANA 94 Moving
92. 9 In the Confirm passphrase box enter your passphrase again 10 Select OK CONFIGURATION NOTES Your private key and passphrase are never transmitted over a connection When the server attempts to authenticate 1 The server encrypts a random number with your public key and sends it to you 2 If you have not entered your passphrase in SSH2 security settings CuteFTP asks you for your passphrase to activate the private key 3 The private key decrypts the number and sends it back to the server 4 The server recognizes the number as correct and allows the connection Public key authentication To use public key authentication you must send your public key to the server administrator before making an SSH2 connection If the server is running OpenSSH you must convert the public key as described below Create an identity file in the client Send the public key Identity pub to the server administrator via FTP e mail etc The server administrator must convert the public key to OpenSSH check it with wordcount and add it to authorized_keys Command sequence ssh keygen i f Identity pub gt sshpub wc sshpub cat sshpub gt N sshNauthorized keys Note Wordcount should return a 1 as the first number OpenSSH asks for the identity files password the first time you log in If CuteFTP fails to connect contact our support team and provide the kernel version OpenSSH build and the CuteFTP Professional build n
93. ANAGER 1 2 From the menu select File gt New and select the type of site you want to add Select the protocol you want the site to have The Site Properties dialog box appears Enter a name for the site in the Label field Enter the address for the site in the Host address field It can be a domain name such as ftp example com or an IP address If you don t know the address your hosting providet can give it to you In the Username field enter the username given to you by yout hosting providet In the Password field enter the password given to you by your hosting provider Select Connect or OK The site information is saved in the Site Manager Note Your host address can be in IP form like 255 255 255 255 or in domain name form like ftp mysite com Importing and exporting sites in the Site Manager You can add sites to your Site Manager from simple text listings or from site listings in the following FTP clients BlueZone 1 01 2 11 CoffeeCup 4 0 4 5 Crystal FTP 2000 CuteFTP 1 3 7 0 CuteFTP Pro 1 0 7 0 FTP Commander 4 0 FTP Explorer 1 00 61 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide FTP Voyager 6 0 8 0 LapLink 2 0 LeapFTP 2 7 0 TransSoft 4 4 WS_FTP 5 0 7 0 TO ADD SITE LISTINGS TO YOUR SITE MANAGER Qu de eeu c From the menu choose Tools gt Site Manager gt Import FTP Sites Select your old FTP client from the Import from list Type the path or browse to your old client site list Selec
94. BLE WIDTH gt in pixels Width Percent lt TABLE WIDTH gt percentage of page Table Row lt TR gt lt TR gt Alignment lt TR ALIGN LEFT RIGHT CENTER VALIGN TOP MIDDLE BOTTOM gt Table Cell lt ID gt lt TD gt must appear within table rows Alignment lt TD ALIGN LEFT RIGHT CENTER VALIGN TOP MIDDLE BOTTOM gt No linebreaks lt TD NOWRAP gt Columns to Span lt TD COLSPAN gt Rows to Span lt TD ROWSPAN gt N1 1 Desired Width lt TD WIDTH gt gt in pixels N1 1 Width Percent lt TD WIDTH gt percentage of table N3 0b Cell Color lt TD BGCOLOR gt Table Header lt TH gt lt TH gt same as data except bold centered Alignment TH ALIGN LEFT RIGHT CENTER VALIGN TOP MIDDLE BOTTOM gt No Linebreaks lt TH NOWRAP gt Columns to Span lt TH COLSPAN gt Rows to Span lt TH ROWSPAN gt N1 1 Desired Width lt TH WIDTH gt gt in pixels N1 1 Width Percent lt TH WIDTH gt percentage of table N3 0b Cell Color lt TH BGCOLOR gt Table Caption lt CAPTION gt lt CAPTION gt Alignment CAPTION ALIGN TOP BOTTOM gt above below table USING FRAMES IN HTML DOCUMENTS Use these tags to separate the Web browser into frames 154 Integrated HTML Editor N2 0 Frame Document lt FRAMESET gt lt FRAMESET gt instead of lt BODY gt N2 0 Row Heights lt FRAMESET ROWS gt lt FRAMESET gt pixels or N2 0 Row Heights lt FRAMESET ROWS gt lt FRAMESET gt rel
95. CHEDULED SCRIPTS NO LONGER RUN WHILE NOT LOGGED IN If you have installed the Security Update for Microsoft Data Access Components MDAC Security Patch MS03 033 you may have problems using scripts to connect to secure sites You can get your scripts to work again by moving your certificate file The CuteFTP certificate files generally reside in a specific user s folder like C Documents and Settings jsmith Application Data GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP Professional Security certs crt 235 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Move the certs crt file to the Default User Folder For example C Documents and Settings Default User Application Data GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP Professional Security certs crt and your scripts should now work Note The file name for Security Patch MS03 033 is 0823718 _MDAC_SecurityPatch exe SCRIPTING TECHNICAL SUPPORT Due to the wide range of scripts that CuteFTP Professional is able to accommodate we are unable to offer technical support on individual scripts other than what is available in the help files and online Knowledge Base If you are having trouble with your script try to perform the desired action manually using the CuteFTP GUI If you cannot then troubleshoot that problem first and then re try your script If you are able to perform the desired actions and in the desired sequence when using the GUI then the problem is not with CuteFTP or the FTP Server The next thing to do is to
96. CN Set Secured Client Negotiation As of March 2004 the following servers ate the only ones to support this command GlobalSCAPE Secure FTP Server Surge TP Server Raiden FTPD Blackmoon FTP Server Titan FTP Server and Orenosv HTTP FTP Server Troubleshooting SSL Connections If you are having difficulty connecting to your FTP server over SSL refer to the following checklist for help SSL CONNECTION CHECKLIST Verify that the server you are connecting to supports SSL connections 2 Verify the port being used Some servers require that SSL connections use a dedicated port such as 990 3 Verify the SSL connection type selected under Site Properties gt Type gt Protocol Type is the correct SSL mechanism supported by your server See SSL Compatibility Issues further below 4 Verify that your Certificate was added to the server s Trusted List if the server requires client certificates upon connect You may have to notify the server administrator as not all servers will auto accept client certificates upon their first connection attempt 5 You must accept the server s certificate when prompted during a connection attempt otherwise the client will not connect as desired Verify that your certificate hasn t expired Check your Trusted List Copy the connection log to a text file or e mail to assist in troubleshooting when contacting your FTP or Web setvice provider or the GlobalSCAPE support team SSL CONNECTION MECHANISMS
97. Certificate Highlight a certificate in the list AI Select Properties to see more detailed information about the certificate Importing or removing SSL certificates from the trusted list When a certificate is in your trusted list you will be able to connect to any server presenting that certificate TO IMPORT A CERTIFICATE TO THE CUTEFTP TRUSTED LIST From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options gt Security gt SSL security Select Trusted Certificate Select Import In the Files of Type field select Certificates pem pfx crt or All files Navigate to the folder containing the certificate file Highlight the certificate file Select Open The certificate is now listed in your Trusted Certificates list Qo UI IAS O ES Select Close TO REMOVE AN SSL CERTIFICATE FROM THE TRUSTED LIST 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options gt Security gt SSL security 43 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Select Trusted Certificates Highlight the certificate you want to remove Select Remove Select Close to close the Certificate Manager dialog Select OK to close the Global Options dialog COE ue SA DO Using a clear data channel with SSL Using CDC Clear Data Channel speeds up transfers with SSL sites A clear data channel enctypts the connection process but files are transferred without encryption You can add more speed to your transfers by using a clear command channel as well 1 Sel
98. Copy then Paste you actually move the file to the new location on the servet and the file is removed from the old location You can Cut amp Paste the file back if you need to restore the original file This is a limitation of the FTP protocol To copy a file or folder from one remote folder to another 1 Download the file 2 Upload the file to the new location Another option is to perform a site to site transfer CONFIGURATION NOTES e Not all servers allow site to site transfers e You can accomplish a copy by downloading the file and then uploading again to the new destination folder or by performing a site to site transfer on the same site if the setvet allows it e The copy command is in the menu because you CAN copy files from the remote to the local pane or to the queue etc Can t download files from a VMS server PROBLEM When connected to a VMS server downloads start reach approximately 98 and never complete They continually restart and try to complete but never do 254 Troubleshooting SOLUTION From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options gt Transfer gt Smart Overwrite gt Advanced Options Clear the check in Use SIZE and MDTM commands to gather precise details Site to site transfer limitations You can connect to two servers and transfer files between them using FXP File eXchange Protocol FXP lets you copy files from one FTP server to another CuteFTP Professional supports this mec
99. CuteFTP Professional 7 User s Guide gic balscAPE Table Of Contents Getting started with CuteFTP Protessional aia 1 SUDDO E sanaaa qud Dese tea unas bisce astutus du b os Tute a tiU PETS 1 Cuter TP 7 Professional New Peature Hiphlights istas dandis antt Rois 3 A d Re bue bo db AR 5 About Cute T PProtessiotiaba Sed nid datio ehm idet eh Dossier uA peu MD UA els 5 Reitero Cute P TES esce I d CU me M IN 5 Troubleshooting product resista sse que risit Rb troie e Ee ie te ABO n Ee ds 5 Invalid sesalaumb6et coo roit ar Fan niti pesca vepes T ap scie R ei 6 Serial number entered for the wrong prOQduct types ese prete e recio Uer Sd AUS 6 Registration unable to complete due to a network problem eee 6 Unable to connect due to proxy Settings cse eter vore A 6 FosESetial MM DEL ser Sess eds seas deese cos dto eu tn E quei unes Eo epe tbi aed E e E tup Do quee ts 6 Makino your first connection acere catre Us n ee EUR RIF UR EORR ees UE CO e 7 Loanakea contecuom toan FEP Seas 7 Lritisfetritio tiles and told itia cadi man Rcs un ads a eR ORE u us rex OU Roof Y To upload files transfer from a local to remote computer oe eset to terno 7 To download files transfer from a remote to a local computer sese 7 Prequentiv asked questo OS scenic dada nena miini eda nad d OUS 7 How do I set up a connection to my FTP Severo 8 Whatis my FTP Host Address siess ade dais 8 What is my usert name and password
100. DY BACKGROUND URL gt Bkground Color lt BODY BGCOLOR gt order is red green blue Text Color lt BODY TEXT Link Color lt BODY LINK Visited Link lt BODY VLINK gt Active Link lt BODY ALINK gt gt gt Note The dollar signs represent a hexadecimal code The first two digits represent the amount of red the middle two digits represent the amount of green and the last two digits represent the amount of blue in your color Replace the dollar signs with any number from 0 to 9 or any letter from A to F The numbers are additive and the letters are higher than the numbers so 000000 is black 777777 is gray FFFFFF is white FF0000 is pure red 00FF00 is pure green and 0000FF is pure blue USING SPECIAL CHARACTERS IN HTML DOCUMENTS You may need to use certain symbols that require special codes in HTML to appear properly in Web pages Use these codes to place special symbols in your Web pages amp lt gt amp gt amp amp amp y amp quot Registered TM amp 174 Registered TM amp reg Copyright amp 169 Copyright amp copy Non Breaking Space amp nbsp 152 Integrated HTML Editor Special Character amp where is the ISO 8859 1 code Note The letters in the character strings must all be in the same letter case INCLUDING FORMS IN HTML DOCUMENTS Use the following tags to add different input fields to your Web pages Define Fo
101. E If you have tried to log into your FTP site and have been unsuccessful a window will appear telling you that it could not log in Click on the button that says Details and it will list the exact error message sent to you by the server Contact your Internet Service Provider or your Web Host Provider with this error message and they will be able to assist you in getting connected See Troubleshooting for more help Does CUTEFTP SUPPORT SSL FTPS AND SSH2 SFTP SFTP which is a component of SSH2 is supported by CuteFTP Professional only SSL is supported by Professional and Home editions Check with your server administrator to verify that the server you ate connecting to supports SSL or SFTP SSH2 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide How DO CONNECT IF I M BEHIND A FIREWALL If you are behind a firewall and you cannot connect you will need to set up CuteFTP to connect through that firewall Go to Tools gt Global Options and expand the menu option entitled Connection Click on the either SOCKS4 amp 5 or Proxy Server option and fill out the information If you are unsure of whether or not you ate behind a Proxy Firewall or a Socks Firewall or are not sure of the specific settings for that firewall consult your system administrator for the correct settings See Troubleshooting for more help WHY WON T MY FILES TRANSFER If you ve tried to transfer files and they are not transferring you will receive a window telling you t
102. E SITE MANAGER 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Site Manager gt Security gt Encrypt Site Manager Data Type the same password in both the Enter new password and Confirm new password fields Select OK CuteFTP will prompt for a password evety time it starts TO CHANGE THE SITE MANAGER PASSWORD From the menu choose Tools gt Site Manager gt Security gt Change Password Type the same password in both the Enter new password and Confirm new password fields Select OK CuteFTP will prompt for a password evety time it starts TO REMOVE THE SITE MANAGER PASSWORD From the menu choose Tools gt Site Manager gt Security gt Remove Password CuteFTP will no longer prompt for a password when it starts 58 Secure Connections CONFIGURATION NOTES e When protected the Site Manager information is protected with 64 bit Blowfish encryption e Create a password at least 5 characters long for maximum security e If you forget the password you will not be able to use the protected Site Manager You will have the option to back up the locked Site Manager and re enter your site information in a new Site Manager e You can re import the password protected Site Manager file but you still need the password to do so 59 Storing and Modifying Sites Adding a site to the Site Manager You can save connection settings for sites that you use often by adding them to the Site Manager TO ADD A SITE TO THE SITE M
103. Folders for Trate ia traces on S dte dta res ise de i dt 71 Lo display OF hide the quets A A da A eau as 71 Loa dd EDS to ENE GUCUS iair a oi o alere eod eee a US A e aaa 71 Transfer queue icon dlepetid oce mi enisi aie d i inae a ia 72 Jranstesritio Bles TL order raid ensi acte Pa ith Bench acea 73 To transfer items in the order added usos ali 73 To seta Specie transfer order oversee a 73 SLOP Pie tras ferS ennon aier bn tn dina A uobis ast uve bia ee ti eua 74 Tostep d Hasta aia 74 To remove items queued forf masters asada aaa 74 Todesutneca stopped taste aaa 74 Toreseta failed instal nio 74 Resuming ATS LEK ntsc 75 To automatically tesume tas feto esime ei aieia AEE IIo EE E Spera teat 75 To manually resume a transfer cuapaii atada 75 Toxesume a stopped Hansa 75 Totesecafaled transfer in e ona E T A E ETT 75 Usine thecliphoatd to EEABISEOE n eae anars i ode Pu Da AA ra RE FOR a Sei 76 Pasting a URL directly into the transfer engine e sioe tiere niei oor daa ierant T1 SCBEODI E EADISEGES oed ade o ono de d pt C ANA bap bv rd nde aia 77 To schedrile do wild ai tte tore xe eerte bot sae ires bud Re Te VER UOS EUN INNER 71 Toscheduile podido 78 To schedule transfers from the queue VA ie 78 Table Of Contents Filtering Transfers ui its lado e dun po SIESS SANESI Fui ddp a 79 To tansterfiltered sidad 79 Confic taton NOE Aid 79 o A AN dud eS aed 9 Lo petfotmia site tosite transfe o nace pera a EO NER DM A 79 To display more than one remote
104. MPARE FOLDER CONTENTS BY DATE 1 Display a folder to in the Local Drives pane and connect to the folder you want to compare it to in the Remote pane From the menu choose Tools gt Folder Tools gt Compare Folder Contents Select Compare dates Select Ignore case to compare all files with the same name regardless of differing upper or lower case letters 97 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide 5 Select OK CuteFTP compares all items with the same name and highlight any files or folders with time stamps that are different between the server and local folder CuteFTP also highlights items that only exist on one site or the other TO COMPARE FOLDER CONTENTS BY SIZE pu O DA Display a folder in the Local Drives pane Connect to the folder you want to compare in the Remote pane From the menu choose Tools gt Folder Tools gt Compare Folder Contents Select Compare sizes Select Ignore case to compare all files with the same name regardless of differing upper or lower case letters Select OK CuteFTP compares all items with the same name and highlight any files ot folders with sizes that are different between the server and local folder CuteFTP also highlights items that only exist on one site or the other Note Once differing files are highlighted click and drag one file to move all of the files together If you clear Ignore case two files with the same name spelled in differing case are treated as two differe
105. Make a copy of this file in the same folder and rename it with a dll extension For example custom dll Launch Visual Studio Choose File gt Open from the menu 136 O AN cun t 12 13 14 15 16 ie 18 Settings and Options In the Look in field of the Open dialog locate your CuteFTP installation folder In the Files of type field select Executable Files exe dll ocx In the Open as field select Resources Select the resource dll file you just created and select Open In Visual Studio s main editor window select one of the resource folders shown such as String Table Modify the resource strings Take special care to not modify dynamic string place holders i e Yod or Vos or escape sequences Nn The amp sign represents a mnemonic and must remain intact Once you ve completed your modifications save your changes by choosing File 7 Save from the main menu Close Visual Studio Locate the resource dll you just modified Change its extension back to Ing For example custom Ing Launch CuteF TP Choose Tools gt Global Options gt Display gt Language from the menu Select the new language file from the left hand pane of the Language settings dialog Select OK close the Global Options dialog and restart CuteFTP The resource changes take place throughout the program You can also modify the resource file using other third party tools such as the free utility called Resource Hacker search fo
106. PD 1 2 3 Orc3 server the wu ftpd 2 6 0 server and the MS IIS 5 0 server to allow FXP HISTORY OF FXP Separate CONTROL and DATA connections allows transmitting data not only between client and server it allows a client to control two FTP servers at once and transfer data between them by issuing a PASV command on one server and then a matching PORT command on the other Thus one server connects to the other instead of to a client This behavior is not a hack it is part of the official FTP specs Today it is widely known as FXP Multi part accelerated transfers You can greatly speed up the transfer of large files with multi part transfers A multi part transfer divides large files and sends the parts over multiple FTP sessions TO PERFORM A MULTI PART DOWNLOAD Connect to a remote site Select the file you want to transfer in the Remote Pane Open the destination folder in the Local Drives pane From the menu choose File gt Download Advanced gt Multi part Download Choose HIGH to split the file into two parts or MAX to divide the file into more parts OY Bs Oo Na TO PERFORM A MULTI PART UPLOAD Connect to a remote site Select the file you want to transfer in the Local Drives pane From the menu choose File gt Upload Advanced gt Multi part Upload Choose HIGH to split the file into two parts or MAX to divide the file into more parts Note You can only use multi part uploads with servers that support the COMB c
107. Professional User s Guide Connection Type e Connect to the Internet using a LAN o Select this if you connect to the Internet with a Cable modem DSL modem or through a computer network e Connect to the Internet using a modem o Select this if you connect to the Internet using a modem over regular telephone lines Dial Up options e Use the following Dial Up Networking connection o Select the dial up connection you want CuteFTP to use The list includes every dial up connection on the local computer that is available in MS Windows Many computers list only one e Show authentication window requires user input o Select this to display the dial up connection user name and password whenever CuteFTP attempts a connection o Clear this check box to stop the display of the dial up connection user name and password when CuteFTP attempts a connection e Show error prompts requires user interaction o Select this to display messages when an error occurs with the dial up connection o Clear this check box to stop the display of error messages from the dial up connection e Disconnect from the Internet upon program exit o Select this to automatically disconnect from the Internet when CuteF TP or the Transfer Engine shuts down o Clear this check box to keep the Internet connection active after CuteFTP or the Transfer Engine shuts down e Number of times to attempt connection o Choose how many times CuteFTP tries to establish
108. RRENT USERNSoftwareNClassesNCuteFTPPro TEConnecti on 6 TEConnection Class HKEY CURRENT USERNSoftwareNClassesNCuteFTPPro TEConnecti on 6 CLSID 02172B7A 11D6 42b6 9550 41B281804714 HKEY CURRENT USERNSoftwareNClassesNCuteFTPPro TEConnecti on TEConnection Class HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Classes CuteFTPPro TEConnecti on CLSID 02172B7A 11D6 42b6 9550 41B281804714 HKEY CURRENT USERNSoftwareNClassesNCuteFTPPro TEConnecti onNCurVer CuteFTPPro TEConnection 6 HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Classes CLSID 02172B7A 11D6 42b6 9550 41B281804714 TEConnection Class AppID 2 310D78A7 4474 4c17 937A 7FF9D5A1B56Cj HKEY CURRENT USERNSoftwareNClassesNCLSIDN 02172B7A 11D6 42b6 9550 41B281804714 LocalServer32 S MODULE S PATH TO TE HKEY CURRENT USERNSoftwareNClassesNCLSIDN 02172B7A 11D6 42b6 9550 41B281804714 ProgID CuteFTPPro TEConnection 6 HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Classes CLSID 02172B7A 11D6 42b6 9550 41B281804714 Programmable HKEY CURRENT USERNSoftwareNClassesNCLSIDN 02172B7A 11D6 42b6 9550 41B281804714 TypeLib 1B04F22B 5012 432d 8EA0O B57DD75EBF 9D HKEY CURRENT USERNSoftwareNClassesNCLSIDN 02172B7A 11D6 42b6 9550 41B281804714 NVersionIndependentProgID CuteFTPPro TEConnection HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Classes AppID ftpte exe
109. SCAPE SecureFTP Server and create an Event Rule or Custom Command on the Server that will decompress archives uploaded to the server either automatically or as a result of a custom 84 Transferring Files and Folders command sent by the client See this custom command example for mote information Note To created encrypted archives for upload you need a copy of CuteZIP and a call script to encrypt compress and then upload an archive For more information see Automatically encrypting and compressing transfers CONFIGURATION NOTES e zip is the industry standard archival method wide support medium compression e cab is a Microsoft format not very wide support stronger compression than ZIP e gzip tar is a UNIX format files are stored in a Tarball then compressed Using scripts to transfer files You can write scripts to transfer files using CuteFTP Professional s Transfer Engine TE With scripts you can interact directly with the TE using common programming languages such as Visual Basic VB ot other scripting languages supported by the Windows Scripting Host WSH Sample scripts and examples are available in Transfer Engine Help You can also use CuteFTP s macro recorder to capture entire sessions to a script for future playback Tip To conserve resources if you leave CuteFTP or the Transfer Engine open to accomplish a number of tasks you should set CuteF TP to delete successfully finish
110. SSL certificate neriesim as 43 To see your Trusted Certificates pacta lr anne iineedacdient 43 Importing or removing SSL certificates from the trusted Ist a restet tte 43 To import a certificate to the CuteFTP trusted listar calailta s 43 To remove an SSL certificate from the trusted list eese 43 Using a clear data chammel with 9S Doce di pide base siaii s 44 Using a clear command channel with rr AA 44 Leitiino about SS beroena a a enable a a a a 45 Epiit SEC i a A a a Eat 45 a A M MEET 45 O A E dented ote TEE EA ES EE 45 Secure site to site transfers using SUN isaac 46 To transfer tiles from one server to another securely eerie A ives 46 Troubleshooting SSE ConBecODs uec odas 47 SSI Connection Checklist ta AA A A AAA chock de AA 47 SSL Gonnection Mecharistmis oe etre eer il 47 Connecting to ELT TIS SES ati 48 vi Table Of Contents To conecto FUL EPS Sites rana 48 A A 48 Connecting to Secure nel SSELZ SIUS AA ad 49 LO TONDECLEO 4 ISA Site sss od A tente A A At 49 To choose SSH2 ciphers and authentication methods eire gor tcs 49 A thenticatino in SETA da aeta OR RE o De as UL Stra RIS SENE ar RUE ed a 49 Tous Password Atenco da 49 To use public erat oa td dad 50 Creatine SOE A ey Dt aaa 51 To create your own Private and Public key for SSH2 connections sss 51 Leatnue ADOUDSSE lata od iic biet ota 51 Transport LA US 32 A thentication ad Mus ofa od icu edpndect 32 Transport Latas 32 To sele
111. Select the Filter NOT Mask tab Enter the names of files and folders you want to Hide or use wildcard masks to exclude groups of files and folders Select OK TO USE FILTERS WITH TRANSFERS Uode e poe From the menu select View gt Filter Select Enable Filtering Select Apply to file transfers Set your filters in the Filter Mask tab and Filter NOT Mask tab Select OK TO MAKE FILTERS CASE SENSITIVE Seco cb Er From the menu select View gt Filter Select Enable Filtering Select Case sensitive filtering Set your filters 96 5 Managing Files and Folders Select OK TO USE SERVER FILTERS Ol i s From the menu select View gt Filter Select Enable Filtering Select Enable server side filtering Enter in a filter from the Unix ls program Select OK Displaying hidden files or folders By default some servers will hide files with names starting with a period such as htaccess or profile TO SEE HIDDEN FILES ON A REMOTE SITE O 109 EN OL ES O Der Select the Site Manager tab Select the site with the hidden files Choose File gt Properties from the menu Select the Actions tab Select Filter Select Enable filtering Select Enable server side filtering Enter a in the Remote field Select OK 10 Connect to your site Comparing folder contents by size and date Use the Compare Folder Contents tool to highlight differences between a remote and a local folder TO CO
112. Set MySite MySite Host MySite Opti if not CBoo MsgBox E end if Example 3 Set MySite en uploaded CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection ftp ftp somestrangedomain com false then amp MySite ErrorDescription on ThrowError 1 MySite Connect rror CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection MySite Host ftps ftp asecuredomain com MySite Option AutoCloseMethod 1 will auto accept cert and continue MySite Option AutoCloseDelay 5 wait 5 seconds before accepting MySite Connect now connect to the secure sit The TE will accept the server s SSL cert after 5 seconds and continue executing the rest of the script READ ONLY PROPERTIES Checking for a connection 217 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Description Use the IsConnected property to indicate whether or not you are presently connected to the remote site Syntax Boolean Object IsConnected Parameters The Transfer Engine is currently connected to True the server e setvet The Transfer Engine is not currently False connected to the servet Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection If Cbool MySite IsConnected Then MsgBox Connected to server MySite Host End if Note You can set how long the Transfer Engine will leave the data connection open after a completed transfer In the CuteFTP GUI go to Too
113. TION AUTOMATICALLY Select Tools gt Folder Tools gt Synchronize Folders Choose the folders and the direction Select the Schedule Ea ution When the scheduler appears select the Schedule the current item check box Select the Enable recurrence check box Choose how often you want the synchronization to repeat Select OK The task is added to your queue If you close CuteFTP Professional the Transfer Engine represented by the icon in the System tray still handles the mirroring and scheduling p gs or eS do x TO STOP A SYNCHRONIZATION TASK 1 Select the task in the Queue Window 2 From the menu choose Tools gt Queue gt Remove Selected TO USE FILTERS WITH SYNCHRONIZATIONS e When you set up the synchronization right click in the pane you want to filter local or remote select Filter and make sure that Enable filtering and Apply to file transfers are selected The filter definitions in place when you set up the synchronization are applied For more on using filters see Filtering transfers ADVANCED FOLDER SYNCHRONIZATION 1 Select Tools gt Folder Tools gt Synchronize Folders Select Advanced to display additional synchronization options 99 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Advanced folder synchronization Select Tools gt Folder Tools gt Synchronize Folders Select Advanced to display additional synchronization options FOR MATCHING FILENAMES ALWAYS Use this setting to control the action
114. TION FROM THE HIGHLIGHTED TO GROUP TO ALL NON HIGHLIGHTED ITEMS e From the menu choose Edit gt Invert Selection TO REMOVE ITEMS FROM A GROUP SELECTION Select the items to remove from the group Choose Edit gt Group Deselect from the menu 3 In Deselect group enter the name of the file you want to remove ot use wildcard masks to remove a group of items Select Mask directories to include folders in the action 5 Select OK Moving items from one folder to another on a remote server Move selected items from one remote folder to another remote folder on the same server 94 Managing Files and Folders TO MOVE ITEMS FROM ONE REMOTE FOLDER TO ANOTHER A E E Connect to a site Open a folder on the remote site Select items in the folder From the menu choose Edit gt Move to Folder Enter the path where you want to send the selected items in the Move to folder box Select OK Changing file and folder permissions You can set who can open change or delete files and folders on remote sites TO CHANGE PERMISSIONS FOR A SINGLE REMOTE FILE OR FOLDER Qr E pcr Connect to a site Select the file or folder you want to change permissions fot From the menu choose File gt Properties Select the permissions desired Select OK TO CHANGE PERMISSIONS FOR A GROUP OF REMOTE FILES OR FOLDERS Dopo E Connect to a site Select a group of files or folders From the menu choose File gt Properties
115. TML Document 2 25 2005 1 wht_olo_n of 142bytes GIF Image Eladdng_Inks_a 4 86KB HTMLDocument 2 25 2005 1 22 whoroj xml 155 bytes XML Document per 1 99KB GIF Image 2 25 2005 1 N whtdx h gf 168bytes GIF Image apply this rule 5 72KB HTML Document 2 25 2005 1 Njwht dx n gf 168bytes GIF Image WKjasci transfer 4 46KB HTMLDocument 2 25 2005 1 uae fts haf 168 bytes GIF Image 200M dBlauomatkaly c 3 45KB_ HTML Document ia i lt ui FUE n peser gt F ItemName Address 192 168 20 136 324 objects 1 96 MB FIP Professional Main Window Classic View 14 Using the Interface TO HIDE THE SiTE MANAGER LOCAL DRIVES PANE The Site Manager displays remote sites with all the connection information already set The Local Drives pane displays files and folders on your computer in the same manner as Windows Explorer 1 From the menu choose View gt Show Panes gt Local Drives amp Site Manager 2 Click until the check mark disappears Or e Click until the check mark reappears to show the pane TO HIDE THE INDIVIDUAL SESSION LOGS PANE The Individual Session Logs pane displays the FTP connection information for one remote connection 1 On the menu bar go to View gt Show Panes gt Individual Session Logs 2 Click until the check mark disappears Or e Click until the check mark reappears to show the pane TO HIDE THE QUEUE LOG PANE The Queue pane displays f
116. TP Professional User s Guide F AA rtr rre reet tenis 216 AIT rr 216 Fale erena E tees 205 Failed child transfer 203 Failed connection ssseesse 204 failed data socket sssssse 205 Failed log Ih 210 failed to establish data socket 205 Failed to establish socket 205 UT 7 A ERR ERI 29 55 AA e 76 File display eee 76 File download seeeeees 6 57 File editOF occcooocccoccncncnnnnconnnnccnnnnnnns 112 File Tilt rs t ccc Het 78 A ete tee 76 File MEMOS oce ter Retos 75 File permission 78 File OE 76 File transfer ian eee 6 57 File upload aeea 6 57 File VW eel 112 FICS CIS cocina oca 120 File New occcoccccnnccnnnccnnnconnnnccnnoncnnninnns 119 File Open ipee 119 MM A Oa 78 Ma seeker A 63 filter lia 78 Filter fold rs ttem ads 78 FilEGIS is cotto T etus 78 216 AA 55 Finished transfers ccccccceeeeeseseeeeeeees 104 Firew ll tts 92 215 216 Firewall connection ssse 215 Flag o E 216 ie E 17 Folder detallS oocccoccccocicccoccncnnccnnn 76 Folder display s 76 Folder filter iii 78 Fodera 76 Folder Monitor 83 Folder permission s e 78 Folder sort eer 76 Folder synchronization 155 Folder transfer failed 203 folder View a eere RHET RE 17 folder dt ret EO nhe 78 Fr
117. TP build number located under Help gt About Creating SSH2 key pairs TO CREATE YOUR OWN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC KEY FOR SSH2 CONNECTIONS 1 10 T 12 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options gt Security gt SSH2 Security and click on the Create identity file button Choose an RSA or DSA Key Type Select Next Enter the same passphrase in the Passphrase and Confirm Passphrase boxes The passphrase can be any combination of characters and spaces Select Next In the Private key filename box type or click the browse button to select a path where you want to store your private key Type a name for the key at the end of the path In the Public key filename box enter the path where you want to store your public key Make sure the filename extension is pub and the file name matches Choose a Key length between 1024 and 4096 bits Shorter keys are faster but less secure longer keys are more secure but slow connections Select Finish CuteFTP generates the keys Longer keys take more time to generate CuteFTP displays the path and name of the keys If you want CuteFTP to use the keys just generated select Yes Select OK Note For added security clear the Passphrase and Confirm passphrase fields in the SSH2 Security page CuteFTP then prompts for the identity file s secret key passphrase when required for connection to a SFTP site Note CuteFTP only supports two algorithms for SSH2 keys ssh dss
118. The FTP protocol definition provides at least two distinct mechanisms by which this sequence is initiated Explicit active and Implicit passive security EXPLICIT SECURITY Explicit security requires that the FTP client issue a specific command to the FTP server after establishing a connection to establish the SSL link The default FTP server port is used This formal method is documented in RFC 2228 IMPLICIT SECURITY Implicit security is a mechanism by which security is automatically turned on as soon as the FTP client makes a connection to an FTP server In this case the FTP server defines a specific port for the client 990 to be used for secure connections Note Implicit SSL is discussed in various SSL drafts but not formally adopted in an RFC For strict compliance to standards use the explicit method Implicit SSL adds benefits in the form of a dedicated port strictly used for secure connections requiring less overhead in establishing the session There are various FTP servers that support this mode including GlobalSCAPE s Secure FTP Server For more on SSL Connection Mechanisms see Troubleshooting SSL Connections SSL SESSIONS The diagram below shows a SSL session using explicit security In this picture the two machines communicate over an Internet connection Time is represented vertically the first communication at the top of the timeline is from the Client to the Server and subsequent communications proce
119. UI task scheduler as part of Internet Explorer if you have version 4 or higher see http support microsoft com default aspx scid kb EN US 171229 The task scheduler is part of the Offline Browsing Pack 167 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Distributing the Transfer Engine DISTRIBUTING THE TE The Transfer Engine TE is a sub component of CuteFTP Professional It is COM enabled and provides an interface from which developers can access most of CuteFTP s file transfer telated methods If you have created a script or application that calls the TE you may wish to distribute your script or application to a group of end users In order for the TE to work properly on the end users machines you must license install and register the TE on each machine Subsequently you must configure the TE so that it can run properly without the CuteFTP GUI interface installed especially if you plan to run automated or scheduled tasks while not logged in or if you plan to connect to SSL enabled FTP servers LICENSING THE TE FOR DISTRIBUTION Licensing Steps to License the TE 1 Determine how many end user seats you will need 2 Go to http www globalscape com cuteftppro 3 Select on the Purchase link located on the page 4 Purchase one license for each seat you need If you need to purchase a license to cover a large amount of seats please call us at 1 800 290 5054 or 1 210 308 8267 5 Once registered check your e mail for the Seria
120. a dial up connection to the Internet after a connection fails You can choose from 0 to 1000 attempts e Number of seconds to wait between attempts o Choose how long in seconds CuteFTP waits between attempts to establish a dial up connection to the Internet You can choose from 0 to 1000 seconds 1000 seconds equals almost 17 minutes SOCKS 4 AND 5 CONNECTION SETTINGS SOCKS is a network proxy protocol that allows transparent Internet connections across a firewall To access SOCKS 4 and 5 settings 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options 2 In the left pane expand Connection 112 Settings and Options 3 Select SOCKSA amp 5 e Use the highlighted SOCKS server when connecting o Select this to connect to an FTP site through a SOCKS server o Clear this check box to connect to an FTP site without connecting through a SOCKS servet e SOCKS o Select a host name in the list to make FTP connections through that specific server o Select Add then enter the server name in the Host name box to include a servet in the SOCKS list o Select Remove button to delete a highlighted server from the SOCKS list e Host name o Select Add then enter the name of a new SOCKS servet OR o Selecta server from the SOCKS list and edit the name e Port o Enter the port for the server selected in the SOCKS list The default port for SOCKS servers is 1080 OR o Selecta server in the SOCKS list and edit the port number e Use
121. a user This will enable the Transfer Engine to run with the user settings and if necessary access pre established SSL certificates for secure connections TEConnection Class Properties x General Location Security Endpoints Identity Which user account do you want to use to run thes application C The interactive user C The Jaunching user This user User MyDomaniiname Browse Password f Confirm password pm C Screenshot of Identity tab Configuration notes e If the system is currently logged in when the TE is run it runs as the user which you specified under DCOMCNFG You will not see the TE icon in the system tray when running CuteFTP s main interface Also the hard coded user s settings are employed when the TE is run not those of the currently logged in user This is not an issue if you are running the TE while the system is not logged in 229 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide e You should test your script from the command line while logged in You can also wtite to the event viewer or a local text file to debug a script when run on system startup if necessary Here is a sample script which includes event viewer logging of transactions e Your script should not contain Message Box functions or any other function that requires user input or shows a window Windows cannot display these prompts while the system is not logged in Set your overwrite actions u
122. ail page to ask for help from GlobalSCAPE s tech support staff FTP STATUS AND ERROR NUMBERS CuteFTP displays FTP status codes in the log window The codes are numbered according to their categoty Some codes represent errors while most codes simply communicate the status of the connection Here are brief explanations for the most common status and error codes Code Description 100 Series The requested action is being initiated expect another reply before proceeding with a new command 110 Restart marker reply 120 Service ready in 27 minutes 125 Data Connection already open transfer starting 150 File status okay about to open data connection 239 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Code Description 200 Series The requested action has been successfully completed 200 Command okay 202 Command not implemented superfluous at this site 211 System status or system help reply 212 Directory status 213 File status 214 Help message 215 NAME system type Where NAME is an official system name from the list in the Assigned Numbers document 220 Service ready for new user 221 Service closing control connection Logged out if appropriate 225 Data connection open no transfer in progress 226 Closing data connection Requested file action successful for example file transfer or file abort 227 Entering Passive Mode
123. ake to connect to a remote host Syntax int Object Retries Example MySite Retries 10 Note Some older versions of CuteFTP Pro help files state that you can use the Retries property with transfers That is incorrect Retries only works with connections Setting the delay between retries Description Use the Delay property to set the delay between connection retry attempts in seconds Syntax int Object Delay Example MySite Delay 90 Note Some older versions of the CuteFTP Pro help file state that you can use the Delay property with transfers That is incorrect you can only use Delay with connections Resolving or retrieving links 213 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Description Use the Links property to both set and retrieve values for working with links on a remote server Syntax String Object Links Parameters The TE will attempt to resolve the link Resolve prior to transfer The TE will assume it s a file and transfer GetAsFile as is This is used to avoid endless loops in a large multi directory transfer Example MySite Links Resolve Ignoring links Description Use the IgnoreLinks property when working with Unix servers Use IgnoreLinks to set or retrieve the value that determines whether or not you want to bypass links Syntax Bool Object IgnoreLinks Parameters True Skip symlinks during synchronization i Ha
124. al Options 2 In the left pane expand Connection 3 Selecc DUN LAN 4 In the right pane choose Connect to the Internet using a LAN CuteFTP uses the existing connection 5 Select OK SHELL CANNOT GET DATA FROM TE If you see this error there is not enough space in your Temp folder to run CuteFTP To correct the error e Make sure the path to the Temporary Files folder Temp is valid e Make sure their is enough space to run the program on the drive where the Temporary Files Temp folder exists Configuration notes e lt A valid path for a temp folder on a Windows 2k or XP machine would be similar to this C Documents and Settings USER Local Settings Temp 244 Troubleshooting e lt A valid path for a temp folder on a Windows NT computer would be similar to this CA Temp e This issue is more likely on machines with several different users with different accounts each user s account needs a valid Temp folder on a hard drive with enough room to run CuteFTP CONNECTING AFTER A 425 ERROR If you receive an 425 error or an error that says Cannot open data connection or Cannot build data connection try connecting in PASV mode If you still cannot connect you can try connecting via HTTP and port 80 Enter all your information as you would for an FTP site To connect via HTTP and port 80 1 From the menu choose File gt New gt HTTP Site The Site Properties dialog appears showing the General tab In Label ente
125. also export your Site Manager listings as a text file in two different formats You may export the listings as URLs only or as a more detailed listing of hostnames directories and descriptions 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Site Manager gt Export Sites as URL to generate a list of sites as Web addresses Choose Tools gt Site Manager gt Export Sites as Text to generate a list of sites in plain text 2 Enter a name and choose a location for your exported listings in the Save As dialog box that appears 3 Select Save Modifying a site in the Site Manager You can change a number of connection settings for individual sites in the Site Manager The changes made only affects the individual site TO CHANGE SITE PROPERTIES OR SETTINGS Select the site you want to change in the Site Manager From the menu choose File gt Properties Select the General Type Actions or Options tab Make any desired changes A Apa Select Connect or OK to save the changes OR e Select Cancel to reject the changes General site properties The following settings are made from the General tab of the Site Properties dialog LABEL Type the name for the site as it will appear in your Site Manager This can be any name you like 63 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide HOST ADDRESS Enter the address for the site It can be a domain name such as ftp example com or an IP address If you don t know the address your hosting provider or sy
126. alue of bstrName These wild card masks include and An new line symbol also known as Chr 10 in VB Example 2 Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection Initialize all necessary fields for MySite host name user password etc MySite LocalFolder c temp MySite LocalRemove file ext removes if exact match MySite LocalRemove ob3 wild card match with a Specific extension MySite LocalRemove aaa amp Chr 10 amp bbb amp Chr 10 amp L various wildcard filters Checking for a remote file or folder Desctiption 184 Transfer Engine SDK Use the RemoteExists method to verify that a remote file or folder exists BstrName should be the full path Syntax Boolean Object RemoteExists BSTR bstrName Parameters Return values true File or folder does exist false File or folder does not exist Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection Initialize all necessary fields for MySite host name user password etc R MySite RemoteExists pub user file txt Tf R Then MsgBox File exists on remote side Else MsgBox File doesn t exist on remote side End if Note If using an if not conditional use CBool instead of boolean as the return type Correct if not CBool MySite RemoteExists strRemote then MsgBox Error amp MySite ErrorDescription Incorrect if not MySite Remo
127. and CuteFTP will begin using SKA after the specified idle time Default is 30 seconds 5 Select OK TO SET HOW LONG SKA WILL RUN 1 On the menu bat choose Tools gt Global Options The Global Options window appears In the left pane expand Connection Select Smart Keep Alive In the right pane enter a value between 1 and 1000 in Maintain SKA for n minutes Default is 30 minutes 5 Select OK TO SET WHEN SKA COMMANDS ARE SENT 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options The Global Options window appears In the left pane expand Connection Select Smart Keep Alive In the right pane enter values between 0 and 1000 in Send command at random intervals between n and n seconds Default is between 15 and 60 seconds 5 Select OK TO SET WHICH SKA COMMANDS ARE SENT SKA sends commands from the Commands list in random order 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options The Global Options window appears In the left pane expand Connection Select Smart Keep Alive In the tight pane click Add and type in another command to add a command to the list OR e To remove a command highlight a command in the list and click Remove 5 Select OK TO SET CUTEFTP TO AUTOMATICALLY RECONNECT If the server terminates the connection CuteF TP automatically reconnects to the FTP site 33 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options The Global Options window appe
128. and 21 Please consult the documentation or help file for your specific firewall or antivirus software product for further instructions Usually the manufacturer of the device or software will also have specific instructions available on their Web site If you continue to receive the same error after insuring ports 20 and 21 are open contact the administrator of the site you are trying to connect to Technical reasons for 1006x errors WSAETIMEDOUT 10060 1 The connection fails due to an error ot timeout 2 Verify that the destination IP address is correct 3 Increase the connection timeout threshold under Global Settings gt Connection 4 Switch to the opposite data connection type PASV or PORT under Site Settings gt Type tab Verify that the problem is not local by trying to connect to an alternate server au If a server name was used verify it resolves to the correct address If using a local server table for server name resolution check to see that it doesn t resolve to an obsolete address Try pinging the address If you are using a router verify the router is up and running check by pinging it and then ping an address outside of the router 247 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide 10 Do a traceroute to the destination to verify all routers along the connection path are operational 11 Verify that your subnet mask is setup properly WSAECONNREFUSED 10061 The remote host actively refused the attempt to
129. and skip to step nine In the Repeat every option boxes choose how often you want the upload to repeat Select OK TO SCHEDULE TRANSFERS FROM THE QUEUE WINDOW wren re In the Queue pane select the file to be transferred From the menu choose Tools gt Queue gt Schedule Selected Select the Schedule the current item check box In the Start on option boxes choose a date and time Select the Enable Recurrence check box and continue with step six if you want the transfer to repeat automatically If you do not want the transfer to repeat automatically clear the Enable Recurrence check box and skip to step seven In the Repeat every option boxes choose how often you want the transfer to repeat boxes Choose OK CONFIGURATION NOTES You can schedule multiple transfers CuteFTP continues to run and complete any scheduled or pending transfers even f you exit the program before a transfer is scheduled to start unless the Don t close the transfer engine if tasks are pending is disabled under Tools gt Global Options gt General page If you manually close the Transfer Engine or shut down the computer before a scheduled transfer can start CuteFTP prompts if you still want to complete the scheduled transfer the next time you open CuteFTP If you leave CuteFTP or the Transfer Engine open to accomplish a number of tasks it is a good idea to configure CuteFTP to delete successfully finished items from the queue 78 Tr
130. ansferring Files and Folders Filtering Transfers CuteFTP allows you to set filters that automatically include or exclude files from transfer so you don t have to manually You define the filters in the filter dialog box then apply them to individual transfers or use them on all transfers You can also use filters during folder synchronizations TO TRANSFER FILTERED ITEMS E ue SOOO os Un Select the pane displaying the files or directory you want to apply a filter to From the menu choose View gt Filter The Filter dialog appears From the Filter Properties tab select Enable filtering If you want to filter at the folder level select Apply filtering to folder names If a filter you add matches a folder name the entire contents of that folder ate included or excluded along with the folder If you want the filters to work during transfers select Apply to file transfers Select the Filter Mask tab and add any files you want to include Select the Filter NOT Mask tab and add any items you want to exclude Select OK Select the files that remain visible and choose File gt Upload Advanced gt Upload filtered from the menu or Download filtered if you are downloading CONFIGURATION NOTES You can configure two filter sets one for the local pane and one for the remote pane Note that CuteFTP applies the filter parameters to a of the contents directories and subdirectories displayed in that pane Filtering wotks wit
131. arget machine You are not permitted to distribute the TE as a component of an FTP client or other product that competes with CuteFTP or GlobalSCAPE s Secure FTP Server INSTALLING THE TE FOR DISTRIBUTION Installation Steps to Install the TE I Locate the TE component ftpte exe the End User License Agreement license txt and the TE s subordinate dynamic link libraries sftp21 dll ssl dll etc and the resource file default Ing on your developer source machine Package the TE along with the other items mentioned in Step 1 along with your installation program script or executable Note You do NOT need to install the full copy of CuteFTP on the end user s machine unless you require interaction from CuteFTP GUI If you were distributing a custom made application this would not be the case Note For setting specific options only available through the GUI that is no property or method available you can copy specific registry settings from the source computer to the destination Most all settings are stored in the registry under the following hive HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software GlobalSCAPEA CuteFTP Professional REGISTERING THE TE FOR DISTRIBUTION Registration Automated Registration The first method of registering the TE is the most efficient when dealing with a large amount of target systems or when you do not have direct access to the target system Your application installer ot script can per
132. ars In the left pane expand Connection 3 Select Smart Keep Alive In the right pane select If disconnected auto reconnect within n seconds Default is 10 seconds 5 Enter a value between 1 and 1000 seconds to set how long CuteFTP waits before reconnecting 6 Select OK Making multiple concurrent connections You can transfer files on one site while browsing another site or browse a folder on a site while transferring files from the same site Multiple Concurrent Sessions are depicted as multiple open windows in the Remote Pane on the right side by default You can tile cascade or minimize these windows When the panes are maximized select alternate sessions by clicking the tabs at their lower left border TO OPEN MULTIPLE CONCURRENT CONNECTI ONS 1 Select the Site Manager tab From the menu choose File gt Connect gt Connect Repeat steps 1 and 2 to connect to more sites You can connect to the same or different sites TO FORCE CUTEFTP TO OPEN NEW CONNECTIONS FOR MULTIPLE TRANSFERS 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options gt Transfer 2 Clear the Transfer files over the browse session check box TO ALLOW MULTIPLE CONNECTIONS FROM CUTEFTP 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options 2 Select Connection 3 Enter a value between 1 and 200 in Global Max number of connections TO ALLOW MULTIPLE CONNECTIONS TO THE SAME SITE 1 From the menu select Tools gt Global Options 2 Selec
133. ary file checking Remove successful transfer items from the queue automatically e Select this to erase items from the queue after they have transferred e Clear this check box to keep items in the queue even after they have transferred Tip As old items build up in the queue it can consume large amounts of memory Selecting this option avoids that problem Close the file transfer thread n seconds after the transfer is finished e Select the time that CuteFTP will wait to close the data connection after a transfer is complete Leaving data connections open allows more transfers to use the same connection avoiding the need to open new connections Select a time between 0 and 1 000 seconds Preserve remote time stamp for downloaded files e Select this to keep a downloaded file s time stamp the same on the local machine as it is on the server e Clear this check box to allow the local machine to give downloaded files a new time stamp Preserve the local time stamp for uploaded files if the server allows MDTM e Select this to keep an uploaded file s time stamp the same on the server as it is on the local machine e Clear this check box to allow the server to give uploaded files a new time stamp 123 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Note Using MDTM to modify a remote file s time stamp is not endorsed by the IETF Extensions to FTP working group or any formal REC However it is supported by quite a few FTP servers Cu
134. as rede diea p e o RR RM e itt aude 8 How do I upload my files with CuteFTP oce tbe enint ea es crisi pede De edes 8 How do I transfer files from one site to anotan 9 How do I navigate the directory tree in Cute P PP ais 9 How do I change the permissions of my files CHMOD ssesseeee 9 Hos do I delete tiles ate tuy Servet a d bees waka ree alge 9 Why can t Icontect to my FIP site tai ii UH Red ed dadas 9 Does CuteFTP support SSL FTPS and SSEI2 SETDB eet desees He nena ten ide 9 How do I connect if Pm behind a firewalls iei etre ete ea earn canne nea ona 10 Why wont my les Cans fete A A eee cages Qed 10 How do I remove files from CuteFTP that have finished transferring 10 Installing amp removing the SOfCWAte c ioi iate dora adi 11 TO C 11 AA mE 13 CuteFTP Professionals A SEE s om atop ov COD P Ee COR ADIP n Et aaa 13 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Professional Mii 13 Home Views RM M 14 Tousetheclissi VIEW occi tros b Ue nd venie oe E Longi de Jose disease SU PME STO 14 To hide the Site Manacer Local Drives pane 25 2 4 urere ro toe Id agreed 15 To hide the Individual Session Logs pane ceo anios 15 To bide the Que e Log paneis isinisisi tinik a Dou adu e aea 15 Changing to the Home classic CuteFTP interface i ooi i bae eret ge dere sien 15 To change to the classic Cote T P intefface iy edet detener eerta ee rais 15 To change to the Pr
135. assphrase to activate the private key 3 The private key decrypts the number and sends it back to the server 4 The server recognizes the number as correct and allows the connection e Password Authentication Method password o Using this method the client sends its password to server The client does not need to explicitly encrypt the password because it is automatically enctypted by the SSH2 Transport Layer This is the default in CuteFTP With this type of authentication the connection will fail if the Transport Layer cannot encrypt the data After the encryption method is established and authentication is complete the two systems are ready to exchange secure data CuteFTP Professional sends a secured FTP connection along the encrypted data tunnel the remote system and responds and you can begin transferring files securely TRANSPORT LAYER SETTINGS To select Message Authentication Codes MAC Message Authentication Codes are algorithms used to confirm data has not been altered between the client and server 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options 52 Secure Connections Expand Security 3 Select SSH2 Security Select at least one Message Authentication Code from the MAC list There are four to choose from e MD5 e SHA1 e SHA1 96 e MD5 96 5 Select OK CuteFTP tries each selected MAC with the server starting with the top method in the MAC list TO SELECT ENCRYPTION METHODS CIPHERS 1 From the me
136. aste View file Cut Redo When in HTML editor mode Undo When in HTML editor mode Close active pane Quick Connect 17 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Key CIRL E9 CTRL F10 CTRL F11 CTRL TILDE CTRL PAGE DOWN CTRL PAGE UP CTRL TAB CTRL ENTER CTRL SHIFT A CTRL SHIFT B CTRL SHIFT C CTRL SHIFT D CTRL SHIFT I CTRL SHIFT L CTRL SHIFT T CTRL SHIFT U SHIFT F4 Function Folder Monitor Tool Folder Backup Tool Folder Synchronize Tool Move focus between left right and bottom panes Download Upload Move focus right to left among open connections and documents Edit selected document also creates a line break when in the integrated editor s Find Replace utility Add anchor when in HTML editor mode Change item queue order place at bottom Add comment when in HTML editor mode Change item queue order move down one Font dialog when in HTML editor mode Input RAW FTP command when in CuteFTP mode Clear entire log Change item queue order move to top Change item queue order move up one Disconnect Displaying the Site Manager TO DISPLAY THE SITE MANAGER 1 Select Tools gt Site Manager gt Display Site Manager from the menu A check mark appears next to the menu selection indicating the Site Manager is visible To hide the Site Manager again select it from the menu 18 Using the Interface Note You can use F4 on your keyboard to toggle the Site Manager on and
137. ative size N2 0 Column Widths lt FRAMESET COLS gt lt FRAMESET gt pixels or N2 0 Column Widths lt FRAMESET COLS gt lt FRAMESET gt relative size N3 0b Borders lt FRAMESET FRAMEBORDER yes no gt N3 0b Border Width lt FRAMESET BORDER gt N3 0b Border Color lt FRAMESET BORDERCOLOR gt N2 0 Define Frame lt FRAME gt contents of an individual frame N2 0 Display Document lt FRAME SRC URL gt N2 0 Frame Name FRAME NAME _blank _self _parent _top gt N2 0 Margin Width lt FRAME MARGINWIDTH gt gt left and right margins N2 0 Margin Height lt FRAME MARGINHEIGHT gt gt top and bottom margins N2 0 Scrollbar lt FRAME SCROLLING YES NO AUTO N2 0 Not Resizable lt FRAME NORESIZE gt N3 0b Borders lt FRAME FRAMEBORDER yes no 7 N3 0b Border Color lt FRAME BORDERCOLOR gt N2 0 Unframed Content lt NOFRAMES gt lt NOFRAMES gt for non frames browsers INCLUDING JAVA IN HTML DOCUMENTS Use these tags to include Java scripts in your web pages Applet lt APPLET gt lt APPLET gt File Name APPLET CODE gt Parameters APPLET PARAM NAME gt Location APPLET CODEBASE URL gt Identifier APPLET NAME gt for references Alternative Text lt APPLET ALT gt for non Java browsers Alignment APPLET ALIGN LEFT RIGHT CENTER Size lt APPLET WIDTH HEIGHT 7 in pixels Spacing APPLET HSPACE VSPACE gt in pixels USING MISCELLANEOUS TAGS IN HTML DOCUMENTS
138. automatically check box 4 Select OK CONFIGURATION NOTES e Successful items are removed even if tasks were run without the user interface open e Each finished queue item takes up about 500 bytes of memory until the Transfer Engine 1s closed e Turn off logging to further improve resource management 255 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide TO DISABLE LOGGING From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options gt General gt Logs Select Logs Clear the check boxes for logs you won t be needing Select OK Fee Transferring to case sensitive servers Some servers are case sensitive and will treat two items with the same name typed in different case as two different files For instance if you sent a file called TEST txt to a case sensitive server that already had a file called test txt you would not be prompted to overwrite the destination file instead the server would keep both files If you connect to such a site in CuteFTP CuteFTP will treat the files as the same unless you change settings for the site TO SET A SITE AS CASE SENSITIVE Select the site in the Site Manager From the menu choose File gt Properties Select the Type tab Ooh ES In the Server type list choose Unix compatible Overwrite prompts me again and again If you are getting numerous overwrite prompts and want to avoid receiving them in the future configure a default rule for the overwrite configuration panel TO ADD A RULE Fro
139. background and standard font colors for the HTML editor 1 2 3 4 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options Expand Helper Applications and HTML Editor Select Colors To use the system default colors select the Use system settings check box and skip to step 7 OR To choose different colors clear the Use system settings check box and continue with step 5 Select a colot for the background from the Background list Select a colot for the font from the System font list Select Apply or OK CHOOSING THE FOLDER FOR HTML CODE SNIPPETS AND J AVA SCRIPTS To specify the folder for code snippets and previewing HTML documents from CuteFTP 1 2 3 4 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options Expand Helper Applications and HTML Editor Select Folders In the Code snippets box browse or type the path to the folder where you want to stote code snippets In the Java scripts box browse or type the path to the folder where you want to store Java scripts 140 Settings and Options 6 Select OK CHOOSING TO WRITE HTML FOR A SPECIFIC BROWSER The HTML Editor can automatically provide suggestions for HTML tags that work for specific browsers The HTML Editor offers HTML tag choices in drop down boxes These are called tag tips To show tag tips 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options 2 Expand Helper Applications and HTML Editor 3 Select Tag tips 4 Select the Show tag tips check box Or
140. both see Important note below If public key authentication is required be sure to provide a copy of the public key you created to the server s administrator as it must be in the server s trusted list in otder fot you to connect If the server administrator created a public key for you be sure to replace your existing one with it and select the provided key from within the SSH2 Security page 252 Troubleshooting 7 Copy the connection log to a text file or e mail to assist in troubleshooting when contacting your FTP or Web setvice provider or the GlobalSCAPE support team Note CuteFTP Professional supports SFTP which is a secure service provided by the SSH2 host in which the server both encrypts the data and handles the file transfer This should not be confused with FTP over SSH2 in which the SSH2 uses pott forwarding to forward standard FTP transactions over an encrypted tunnel with the actual file transfer being handled by a separate and non secure FTP server Public key authentication To use public key authentication you must send your public key to the server administrator before making an SSH2 connection If the server is running OpenSSH convert the public key as described below Create an identity file in the client Send the public key Identity pub to the server administrator via FTP e mail etc 3 The server administrator ust convert the public key to OpenSSH check it with wordcount and add it to au
141. bugging purposes if you use this script to test your setup make sure you modify the MySite Host line to include your actual FTP SSL server host and login information file test vbs Const EVENT SUCCESS O Set objShell Wscript CreateObject Wscript Shell ob jShell LogEvent EVENT SUCCESS AT Loaded me Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection MySite Option ThrowError True MySite Host ftp myuser mypass ftp mysslserver com 990 ob jShell LogEvent EVENT SUCCESS vars set MySite Connect objShell LogEvent EVENT SUCCESS connected MySite Disconnect MySite Close 238 13 Troubleshooting Error Resolution USING ERROR MESSAGES TO TROUBLESHOOT You can help resolve errors by recording information from error messages A standard error dialog box includes a short error message and two buttons Cancel and Details Click Cancel to dismiss the error dialog box Click Details to expand the error dialog to show more information To use an error message to troubleshoot 1 Record the error message and what occurred previous to the error 2 Click the Details button 3 Right click in the log text area 4 Choose Copy All Text The entire contents of the error log window will be copied to the clipboard 5 Paste this information into an email asking for help and send it to your IS department or paste it directly into the Description field at the GlobalSCAPE tech support em
142. cation ftp proxyusername proxypassword proxyhostname proxyport For HTTP proxies that require authentication http proxyusername proxypassword proxyhostname proxyport For FTP proxies that don t require Authentication ftp proxyhostname proxyport For HTTP proxies that http proxyhostname proxyport don t require Authentication Additional parameters proxyusername The user name for login to the proxy server proxypassword The password for login to the proxy server proxyhostname The proxy server address proxyport The proxy server connection port Syntax String Object ProxyInfo Example 1 MySite ProxyInfo http globalscape com 8000 use http proxy without authorization Example 2 MySite ProxyInfo ftp joeuser maypass globalscape com 21 use ftp proxy with authorization for user joesuser amp password mypass 210 Transfer Engine SDK Example 3 str MySite SocksInfo retrieve the current value of SocksInfo empty if none MsgBox str now display it Setting or retrieving values for SOCKS servers Description Use the SocksInfo property to set or retrieve values for SOCKS4 or SOCKS5 servers SOCKS is a protocol for a TCP proxy across firewalls Syntax String Object SocksInfo Authentication Parameters For SOCKS4 socks4 socksuserna
143. ccncnnnnnnnons 36 Server type enne 55 A eee cep rea tees Bed 16 17 Session log 16 17 SETP Sato ees 26 Index SFTP locks Up ete 210 SETP2 cives rre e e ee ere die 94 SHO LIS bes cian cas t s E edel 216 A rd cer rebel edes 13 A AN 208 SHON TES RIP 79 Show log sssses te eeeeeeeee eae aa ee 16 Sign certificate 0 0 0 ee eeeeeee sees eae aeee 35 Simultaneous sseeem aaae 28 SIEG oe re i Ee IRL E orb vor v T n 24 49 Site Dackup ce eerie ned ie 83 A teres 49 Site Manager 15 24 49 50 55 Site properties 50 Site Settirigs otras 50 Sit tO SIEG tas a ee e tena 64 Sab 102 Small ICIS E ER mp 76 Smart keep alive 27 89 Smart OVerwIie occcoocccconcnncncnnnnncnnnnons 102 Smart renaming ccecce 100 Smart Sort ge a aaa 108 Socket error eseseees 204 205 Socket error 10061 sss 204 Socket error 10061 sssss 204 Socket error 10061 ee 204 Socket error 10061 sss 204 Socket error 10061 sss 204 Socket error210061 sssss 204 A re i bees 91 SOCKS ee ERE ed b RH 91 SOCKS o attese uere rures db Td 91 SOCKS5 iaa 91 Sort TGS sui RAS 76 SortTolders i tos 76 SOM liSt tsisainesaten oe il 76 SOMMING CE 108 A e rei etes 110 SS ienna naaa reet ke vetus ies 41 O 41 SSH 2 edges 41 42 43 45 95 210 271 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide SSH2 c
144. ce on the custom commands toolbar to include the new command on the Custom Commands toolbar Select OK twice to accept the changes and close the Custom Commands dialog box TO ADD COMMAND SEQUENCES i 2 Follow steps 1 7 above Add a line break between command sequences when entering them into the Command box Example USER u n PASS p TO USE A CUSTOM COMMAND 1 Connect to a site 87 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide 2 From the menu choose Tools gt Custom Commands your command TO DISPLAY THE CUSTOM COMMANDS BAR e From the menu choose View gt Toolbars gt Custom Commands Bar Note The remote site must be the active pane for a command to be sent Once sent you can view the server s response in the log window Saving and reusing a list of transfer tasks TO SAVE A LIST OF TRANSFER TASKS 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Queue gt Load amp Save Queue gt Save Queue 2 Choose a name and location in the Save As dialog box 3 Select Save TO REUSE A LIST OF TRANSFER TASKS LOAD A PREVIOUSLY SAVED QUEUE From the menu choose Tools gt Queue gt Load Save Queue gt Load Queue Select the a previously saved Queue file in the Open dialog box Select Open E From the menu choose Tools gt Queue gt Transfer All Notes When you drag items from the local drive to the Queue they transfer to the site currently displayed in the Remote pane Queue files are saved wit
145. connect to it Verify that the destination server name or IP address is correct Verify that the connection port number is correct under Site Settings Type tab The remote server may be temporarily or permanently inaccessible try again later Verify that you have chosen the right protocol SSH2 SSL FTP etc and have setup all required options for that protocol A DS e Verify that the destination IP address and port numbers are correct 7 The remote server may be refusing multiple connections from the same client Try using only one connection thread when connecting to this particular server Site Settings Options Try pinging the address If you are using a router verify the router is up and running check by pinging it and then ping an address outside of the router 10 Do a traceroute to the destination to verify all routers along the connection path are operational 11 Verify that your subnet mask is setup properly WSAESERVERDOWN 10064 e The server is temporarily or permanently unreachable Verify that the destination host name or IP address is correct and try again later WSAESERVERUNREACH 10065 e The server is unreachable Verify that the destination host name or IP address is correct and try again later SFTP ERROR 4 This is a general SFTP connection error See Trouble Shooting SFTP connections for help ERROR 421 MESSAGES Common Error 421 Problems e Error 421 Service not available clo
146. contains the foldet s new name in a relative or BstrTo absolute path The path must be the same in both parameters Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection Initialize all necessary fields for MySite host name user password EtG MySite RemoteRename pub user1 file txt pub userl file3 txt Renaming a local file or folder Description Use the LocalRename method to rename a file or folder on your local hard disk Syntax Object LocalRename BSTR bstrFrom BSTR bstrTo Parameters BstrFrom This contains the foldet s old name in its full 182 Transfer Engine SDK absolute path This contains the folder s new name in its full BstrTo absolute path Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection Initialize all necessary fields for MySite host name user password etc MySite LocalRename c file txt e temp users file exe Note Make sure you specify the full source and destination path If you had written the command as MySite LocalRename c file txt file exe thinking it would rename it using relative paths you might be surprised to find that your file has been moved to your profiles folder system dependent In essence the LocalRename is similar to a MOVE command issued through drag and drop with the added name change sequence Deleting a remote file or folder Desctiption Use
147. cript and select Next Select a starting time recurrence and starting date and select Next Enter a user name and password for the account that will run the script and select Next 10 Select Finish Configuration Notes e In Windows 2000 or Windows XP you can set up the Transfer Engine so that it can run when no one is logged in e In Windows NT 4 you must have Internet Explorer 4 or higher and the Offline Browsing Pack installed to see the Scheduled Tasks folder e If you do not have the Scheduled Tasks folder you can use the NT 4 AT scheduler RUNNING SCRIPTS WITH THE WINDOWS NT 4 AT SCHEDULER The Windows Task Scheduler is the recommended tool for running TE scripts at specific times but you can also use the NT 4 AT scheduler If you want to use the Windows NT 4 AT Scheduler to run TE scripts at specific times follow these guidelines e A user must be logged in at the time the task is scheduled to run though the computer can be locked e Include the interactive switch in each task e Include the full path to the script with the file name and extension The following example runs a script at 2 12 pm every day of the week The script is on the computer s C drive in the example folder and is named te test vbs Example at 14 12 interactive every M T W Th F S Su C NexampleNte test vbs Configuration Notes e For mote details and switches for the AT Scheduler type AT at the command prompt e You can install a G
148. ct FTP ftp cuteftp net username password 177 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Note Any time you call a Transfer function the connect function is called indirectly It is recommended you explicitly invoke the Connect function though it is not necessary You can always use the IsConnected property to determine whether you are connected at any given time Downloading files Desctiption Use the Download method to transfer a file or folder from a remote location to your local hard drive Syntax Object Download BSTR strRemoteName BSTR strLocalName long nMultiPartNumber Parameters This is optional use it only if you want to change the destination name or path for the downloaded strLocalName s files or folder You can use absolute or relative paths with or without wildcards This is the path to the remote item you are downloading strRemoteName You can use absolute or relative paths with or without wildcards Use this to split the download into multiple parts The nMultiPartNumber default value 1 The value specifies the number of parts used for the download Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection Specify user pass host and connect as normal MySite Connect Recommended call connect first next line changes to a predetermined folder so you can use a relative path in the download method MySite RemoteFolder c Inetpub
149. ct File gt Save All All open documents are saved If you have not saved all of them previously the Save As dialog box appears for each new file Choose a name and location for each new file Select Save for each new file Note Each open HTML document has a tab with its name on it that appears near the lower left of the document Each time you make a change to an HTML document the name on the tab appears in red until you save or close the document OPENING AN HTML DOCUMENT You can open HTML documents for editing within CuteFTP To open an HTML document 1 2 3 4 From the menu choose File gt Open Browse to the folder containing the document Select the document Select Open EDITING AN HTML DOCUMENT ON A REMOTE SITE To edit HTML documents on a remote site 1 OY OY AE ba Connect to a remote servet Highlight an HTML document in the Remote pane On the menu bar click File gt Edit The document will be downloaded and opened in the built in HTML editot Make your changes to the document On the menu bat click File gt Save The saved document will be uploaded to the remote server PRINTING AN HTML DOCUMENT To print a document in 2 Open a document in the HTML editor From the menu choose File gt Print 146 Integrated HTML Editor Warning The document prints as it appears in the HTML editor NOT as it appears in a browser To see a print preview 1 Open a d
150. ct SSH2 Security Cipher e Select the check box for every cipher encryption algorithm you want available for SSH2 connections See Learning about SSH2 for an explanation of the algorithms e Clear the check box for any cipher you do not want available for SSH2 connections e Move your preferred cipher to the top of the list by highlighting it and clicking the up arrow outside the list e Move your least preferred Cipher to the bottom of the list by highlighting it and clicking the down arrow outside the list MAC e Select the check box for every MAC Message Authentication Code you want available for SSH2 connections See Learning about SSH2 for an explanation of MACs e Clear the check box for any MAC you do not want available for SSH2 connections e Move your preferred MAC to the top of the list by highlighting it and clicking the up arrow outside the list e Move your least preferred MAC to the bottom of the list by highlighting it and clicking the down arrow outside the list Use data compression e Select this check box to compress transfers if the server will allow it e Clear this check box to refuse transfer compression 117 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Use password authentication e Select this check box to sign on to SSH2 servers with a password the entered in your Site Manager e Clear this check box to only use public private key authentication You can only clear this box if you have already select
151. ct encryption methods ciphers sd aicut tpe ipi e ul nete eaae muti 53 AVON ADDIE encryption algorit Seese aid 53 A O 54 Tucuse passqvord autentica ge Re ho eio DP Pepsi qid 54 Uso SSH key palts e Tm 54 To use public key authentication in SSH2 session didactico re ouest eta eda e adios 54 Comnguianan Notes esu qti in 55 Troubleshooting SFTP Conte cons iii ert rid ete Pe eed ii ii is 55 Conliputation NOS tia A R 56 Encrypt passwords usitig OT Privada enia deri ub iode iia 57 To enable OTP for a standard FTP site o o 57 Toe able OEP foran FI Poyet SSE Mi ieai E AA 57 Encryption Options a er aa en a ho a A O 58 Peotectino Site Manager contenta osse anaa a dida td ARA a da 58 To require a password to open the Site Managers noia 58 To change the Site Manager password esssesesessssresesrsrtsrrstsrrsestrerssrstesrssesresreseeersses 58 To remove the Site Manager password siii reote a ded eer oa eadein 58 Contip tatton Notes siaine eoa veg eee E e eren A a oua ek ea A Fade usages eui 59 Storing and Modifying SITES aii nso Sessio ra cts fien EA und Uva s dd obo A AE 61 Addie Aste to tie Site Manas am iut a Eu REN a roo ch Eoo aumento 61 TO add 4 Site to The Site Manager os oeste cti 61 Importing and exporting sites in the Site Ma nastics ies oda er D Prope o Re dun 61 To add site listings to your Site Mandarin iii iii 62 To replace your Site Manager listings with an imported list esses 62 To export your Site Manager listin
152. d is used whenever you connect to a servet that supports Mode Z To turn on Mode Z compression 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options 2 Select Transfer from the left hand navigation pane 3 Select Apply MODE Z compression to ASCII transfers when possible Transferring files in binary or ASCII mode TO CHOOSE THE TRANSFER MODE 1 From the menu choose File gt Transfer Type 2 Choose ASCII Binary or Auto TO TRANSFER SPECIFIC FILE TYPES IN ASCI MODE 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options The Global Options window appears In the left pane expand Transfer 3 Select ASCII Types 82 Transferring Files and Folders In the right pane enter the file extension for the file type you want to transfer in ASCII mode in the ASCII extensions box If the extension is already in the list proceed with the transfers Select Add Select OK Proceed with transfers TO TRANSFER SPECIFIC FILE TYPES IN BINARY MODE 1 o9 m Soy Cres CON From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options The Global Options window appears In the left pane expand Transfer Select ASCII Types A list of the file types that are transferred in ASCII mode will be displayed If the file type you want to transfer is not displayed select OK and proceed to step seven If it is displayed continue with step four Select the extension of the file you want to transfer in binary mode Select Remove Select OK Procee
153. d with transfers FIGURATION NOTES Auto is the default transfer type and sends files in the mode specified for each file s extension All extensions are sent in binary mode unless they ate listed in Global Options gt Transfer Settings gt ASCII Types SSH2 servers do not support ASCII transfers see http www ssh com tech archive secsh cfm CuteFTP Professional adjusts for this by automatically stripping line feeds prior to uploads and restores them during downloads prior to the file getting written to disk You can specify the transfer type for a particular site in your Site Manager under its Site Properties gt Type tab You can change the transfer type for a single CuteFTP session by choosing File gt Transfer Type from the menu Once CuteFTP is restarted it reverts to the transfer type set under Global Options Verifying integrity of transferred files TO VERIFY FILES HAVE SUCCESSFULLY TRANSFERRED 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options The Global Options dialog appears In the left pane expand Transfer 3 Select Events 83 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide 4 Dy CONF In the right pane select the Verify file integrity when transferring to from GlobalSCAPE s FTP Server check box Select OK IGURATION NOTES The File Integrity CRC Checksum is used ONLY if all of the following are true statements The file integrity feature is turned on in CuteFTP The FEAT command is enabled in C
154. der tree from where the mirroring began you can get stuck in an infinite loop WHEN ONE WAY MIRRORING DELETE DESTINATION FILE IF IT DOES NOT EXIST IN THE SOURCE FOLDER Select this option to make the mirrored folder a strict duplicate of the source folder This updates old files and deletes unused files If you disable this option any extra files present in the mirrored folder are left in place 100 Managing Files and Folders ALWAYS PROMPT BEFORE DELETING Disable this option to turn off the pop up box that asks if you are sure you want to delete a file If you plan to run synchronizations automatically clear this check box or the process will stop until the file deletion prompt is manually cleared TRANSFER ALL FILES IN BINARY TO COMPENSATE FOR ASCII FILE DIFFERENCES Select this option to compensate for a problem that occurs when trying to synchronize ASCII files residing on UNIX file systems Windows and UNIX differ slightly on how they store ASCII files especially with regards to the End Of Line EOL or line breaks in ASCII documents This difference causes an otherwise identical file to be seen as different when performing a synchronization tasks due to the difference in size By forcing binary transfers all files are transferred in binary mode which would mean that an ASCII file residing on a local system would be transferred to the remote server with its EOLs intact Some Web servers can accommodate for this while othe
155. ders that you can double click to see folder contents Note CuteFTP attempts to show the actual path of a file or folder link in the Remote pane under the Name column For example a link to a file called archive zip might show 3 networks bbs_info archive zip TOLERANCE OPTIONS You may encounter some servers that treat PASV mode and links differently You can choo se from the following options to help when connecting with these servers To access the Tolerance options 1 2 3 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options The Global Options window appears In the left pane expand Navigation Select Tolerance Configuration notes 131 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide e Use correct timing of PASV mode command o This option works with most FTP servers See RFC compliant PASV mode example o Clear this check box to connect with a server when having difficulty connecting in PASV mode e Use PWD to determine current folder o Uses the Print Working Directory command to determine what remote folder is currently open on the servet o Clear this check box and CuteFTP attempts to determine the current remote folder based upon the relative location from the root login folder Uncheck this box only if your server does not support PWD Use absolute paths for DELE RETR and STOR commands o Sends the absolute path to the file to complete delete download or upload file operations For example RETR
156. dow lt A HREF URL TARGET gt lt A gt Define Target lt A NAME gt lt A gt Display Image lt IMG SRC URL gt Alignment lt IMG SRC URL ALIGN TOP BOTTOM MIDDLE LEFT RIGHT gt Alternate lt IMG SRC URL ALT gt if image not displayed Dimensions lt IMG SRC URL WIDTH HEIGHT gt in pixels Border lt IMG SRC URL BORDER gt in pixels Runaround Space lt IMG SRC URL HSPACE VSPACE gt gt in pixels N1 0 Low Res Proxy lt IMG SRC URL LOWSRC URL gt Imagemap lt IMG SRC URL ISMAP gt requires a script Imagemap lt IMG SRC URL USEMAP URL gt Map lt MAP NAME gt lt MAP gt describes the map Section lt AREA SHAPE RECT COORDS HREF URL NOHREF gt N1 1 Client Pull lt META HTTP EQUIV Refresh CONTENT URL URL gt N2 0 Embed Object lt EMBED SRC URL gt insert object into page N2 0 Object Size lt EMBED SRC URL WIDTH HEIGHT gt gt 150 Integrated HTML Editor ADDING DIVIDERS TO HTML DOCUMENTS Use the following tags to add breaks to your Web pages Paragraph lt P gt lt P gt closing tag often unnecessaty Align Text lt P ALIGN LEFT CENTER RIGHT gt lt P gt Line Break lt BR gt a single carriage return Clear Text Wrap lt BR CLEAR LEFT RIGHT ALL gt Horizontal Rule lt HR gt Alignment HR ALIGN LEFT RIGHT CENTER gt Thickness lt HR SIZE gt in pixels Width lt HR WIDTH gt in pixels Width Percent lt HR WIDTH
157. e 90 Directory information s 106 directory view 17 display a sod tete tee 15 16 17 108 display directory 17 display files 16 78 79 display foldet minenin erani 17 display folders s n 16 78 display pane se 16 display queue pane 16 Display Site Manager cec 15 display toolbars s e 17 display transfer eee 16 17 Distribution oooccocococcnnnncoconnnonononnnnnonos 222 Do not resolve links sssssss 106 DOCU oidor cias 119 Download idee 6 57 Download folder 85 DownloadS 97 DSL modem ssessseeeee 90 DUN acid 90 E A ee Oba 75 Edit HIME ind Det 119 Edit properties 50 Edit remote document 119 o i ET s ases 50 Edit toolbar rari nan ens 17 Empty QUEUE a n enn 104 encrypted data 37 Encryption ccce 37 43 47 encryt commands 37 End User License agreement 219 sd jo em 204 205 216 Error 2000 sss 204 A iip e e tenens 216 Error about resolving host name 202 Error failed to establish data socket 205 Error messages correire tiee 31 48 Error numbers tote Pene ret eene 199 Error pror ptsz sore fri rer err s 19 Error socket eeen 204 erro Saisin ode bes aer xTM 199 Establish data socket 205 Execute macro i reet 70 Execute permission 78 b MN O UR 85 Explicit encryption sre 37 Export sites i DEA 49 267 CuteF
158. e high latency a higher buffer size might help Normally the optimal buffer size is your bandwidth times the latency of the link So bandwidth in bits latency round trip time in seconds socket buffer size in bits Convert bits to bytes bits 8 bytes for the buffer size So if your bandwidth is 1 536 000 bps and you have a latency of 200ms 2 seconds your socket buffers should be set to 38400 1536000 2 307200 bits 307200 8 38 400 bytes You can also try halving or doubling the buffer size For example if the buffer is set to 65536 64kb try 32768 32kb TURN OFF TIME STAMP IN LOGS When this feature is on CuteFTP adds a time stamp next to each log event This option does consume system resources and if performance is critical you can turn this off For mote information see Record Display time stamps in Log file settings TRY USING MULTI PART TRANSFERS If you are transferring large files try using a multi part transfer You can only use this option if the server you are connecting to supports it CHECK THE GLOBAL BANDWIDTH LIMIT Check to see 1f the global bandwidth limit 1s limiting your throughput This setting in Global Options throttles the bandwidth of all sessions on CuteFTP See Global bandwidth limits in Transfer Settings 89 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Transferring manually Use this function to transfer a specific file if you know its exact location and you are unable to nav
159. e log message bstrType A log message type STATUS ERROR NOTE yP COMMAND RAW The default is STATUS Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection Initialize all necessary fields for MySite host name user password etc MySite TransferURLAsync ftp ftp cuteftp com pub cuteftp strResult MySite Wait If strResult FINISHED then MySite WriteToLOG Transfer successful MySite WriteToLOG Transfer successful error MySite WriteToLOG Transfer successful note End if As result the log will contain the following strings STATUS gt Transfer successtul ERROR Transfer successful Note Transfer successful Resuming a transfer Though there is no resume method you can use the RemoteCommand method to send the APPE Append command to a server APPE is the FTP command to resume a transfer Example MySite RemoteCommand APPE html test txt Note The RemoteCommand method exists to allow you to manually pass any command to the server even if that command is not natively supported through the TE API Waiting for a task to complete Desctiption 193 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Use the Wait method to tell the Transfer Engine to hold all other tasks until a specific asynchronous task is completed Then continue with the rest of the script Syntax String Object Wait long taskIndex long timeout Parameters
160. e menu choose Tools gt Macros and Scripting gt Run gt Browse An Open dialog appears Navigate to the folder where your macro is saved Select the macro Select Open he Open dialog closes and the macro runs TO PLAYBACK A MACRO SCRIPT FROM OUTSIDE OF CUTEFTP S INTERFACE 1 In Windows Explorer locate the macro file you previously created as something vbs and run it 86 2 Transferring Files and Folders CuteFTP s Transfer Engine performs the recorded events without launching the interface Note You must have the Windows Scripting Host WSH installed in order to playback recorded macros or scripts Adding custom commands Custom Commands allow you to specify a raw FTP command sequence and assign shortcuts or toolbar links to these sequences TO ADD A CUSTOM COMMAND 1 TA D A 10 14 From the menu choose Tools gt Custom Commands gt Edit Custom Commands In the Custom Commands dialog box click the New Folder m button Enter a name for the folder Select New Command ie Enter a name for the command Select Properties Bh uron In the Custom Command Properties dialog box enter the command or command sequence you want in the Command box Optionally select Shortcut Key and then press the keys on your keyboard for the shortcut This step is optional Optionally select Change Icon to select a toolbar icon for the command Select the icon you want then select OK Select Pla
161. e private key password when necessary Create Certificate o Select this to create a new SSL certificate with a signing request and a key for the certificate For more information on creating SSL certificates see Creating your own SSL certificates Trusted Certificates o Displays a list of certificates that you have accepted as valid For more information on trusted certificates see Accepting server SSL certificates and Importing SSL certificates Reuse cached session for data connection required by some servers o Select this to allow new transfers without encrypting a new data channel o Clear this check box to require encryption of every session for every new transfer Accept certificates in Windows Trusted Root Certificate Authority store o Select this to automatically trust certificates already accepted by your system even if they have not been added to your Trusted list 119 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide o Clear this check box to require all certificates to be added to the CuteFTP Trusted list before allowing connections Warn when switching from secure to non secure pages CuteFTP Professional Only o Select this to see a pop up message when after connecting to a secure HTTP site you click a folder or link that is not secure o Clear this check box to be able to link from secure HTTP sites to HTTP sites that are not secure without seeing any pop up messages Transfer settings TRANSFER SETTINGS T
162. e profile ccecce 79 Cannot transfeTM oocccccccnncinnnnccnnnncnnninnns 202 Can t build data connection 204 Can t chmod oeo en Ei 78 Can t conecta aiina kaan 216 Can t connect with SSL 215 Can t login to SFTP site sssss 210 Cas 128 5 itis ode oer Eire 43 E a OEE AT EET EA T 37 CDC ine LH ERE A ENDE 37 Certificate uice rere reds 45 96 Certificate Authority sssssssssse 35 Certificate signing request 35 Certificates x AAG Asoo 36 Change interface sssssseeess 13 Change permissions esessssssse 78 Changes rocosa raras 50 CHECK TIES 2 0302 c er e mt 67 Check transfers ccoocccnoccnnnncnnnncnnnnnnnnnons 67 Child died c tete 203 A e rte 203 CHMOD seasick tto eto er eei Reb eode 78 CHMOD not allowed ssse 78 Choose certificate oooccconoccccnnnococcnnns 35 Cipher vine eee SAA aa 43 95 Classic interface ooccccooccnnncnnnncnnnnncnnnnnos 13 Clear command channel 37 clear data channel sree 37 Clear Queue eeeeeenmm 104 ClipDOatd atte eres 61 CIOS Orica o ore ren ene pe ED 120 command channel seeeeese 37 Command Ss iaa 27 COImpress aiii Det eL ae 68 Compression eeeeeen 68 CONGUITENE erc eo E E rrr prd 28 Confirm delete 31 48 Connect aeree rta ridendo 25 40 41 Connect secure
163. e time stamp as the file you are transferring 126 Settings and Options o different replace a file if it has a time stamp that is older or newer than the file you are transferring and size is o larger replaces a file if it is larger than the file you are transferring o no matter replaces a file regardless of its size Select this option if you don t want to replace files based on their size in relation to the file you are transferring o smaller replaces a file if it is smaller than the file you are transferring o the same replaces a file if it is same size as the file you are transferring o different replaces a file if it is larger or smaller than the file you are transferring during o any transfer replaces files whether you are uploading or downloading o download replace only the files on the local machine with files transferred from a remote site o Site to site transfer replaces files when with the same name when transferring from one remote site to another o upload replace only the files on the remote site with files transferred from the local machine then o Ooverwtite completes the transfer by replacing the file that s already in the destination folder o numerate completes the transfer by renaming the transferred file with Copy 7 o added before the name o resume treats the transfer as an attempt to continue an interrupted transfer o show prompt pauses the transfer and display the message that asks th
164. e user which action to take o Skip cancels the transfer and leave the original file in the destination folder Select Add gt gt 1 places the rule into the list If you ate using rules CuteFTP checks every rule in the list during all transfers Select lt lt Remove to delete a rule you have highlighted in the list and CuteFTP will no longer use the rule when it encountets two files of the same name Select Defaults to delete every rule from the list For more information see Smart Overwrite Example Prompt timeout action Defines the action CuteFTP takes if no rules apply or if you enable a timeout value When you select the Timeout in n seconds check box a prompt appears but after waiting the defined amount of time CuteFTP takes one of the following actions Overwrite If a file in the destination folder has the same name as the file you are transferring CuteFTP replaces the destination file with the transferred file 127 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide e Skip If a file in the destination folder has the same name as the file you are transferring CuteFTP does not transfer the file and leave the destination file as it is e Rename If a file in the destination folder has the same name as the file you are transferring CuteFTP asks you for a new file name for the transferred file Resume If a file in the destination folder has the same name as the file you are transferring CuteFTP treats the destination file as an incom
165. ect File gt Rename Type a new name rM y T Press the Enter key 70 O Transferring Files and Folders Transferring files and folders TO UPLOAD FILES TRANSFER FROM A LOCAL TO REMOTE COMPUTER 1 Connect to a remote site 2 In the Local left pane locate the file or folder you want to upload 3 Select and drag the item from the Local left pane to the Remote right pane TO DOWNLOAD FILES TRANSFER FROM A REMOTE TO A LOCAL COMPUTER 1 Connect to a remote site 2 In the Remote right pane locate the file or folder you want to download 3 Select and drag the item from the Remote right pane to the Local left pane Queuing Files and Folders for Transfer TO DISPLAY OR HIDE THE QUEUE 1 From the menu choose View gt Show Panes 2 Select the Queue Pane to show ot hide it TO ADD ITEMS TO THE QUEUE Connect to a site 2 Locate the file s or folder s you want to upload or download in your local or remote pane 3 Drag the selected item s to the transfer queue window Repeat as necessary You can also connect to other sites and add files and folders to the queue 5 Once you have finished adding items to the transfer queue you can change queue item attributes if desired such as destination path transfer type scheduling and more by selecting the item and pressing Alt Enter on your keyboard 71 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide 6 You can change the transfer priority of items by
166. ect OK to close the Filter dialog Select Connect to close the Site Properties dialog and connect to your site ON OES re aba cs Download yout files 259 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Can t connect from Windows XP Some versions of Windows XP have an Internet Firewall built in which is active by default and blocks FTP traffic You can turn off this firewall TO TURN OFF THE WINDOWS XP FIREWALL Follow the instructions Microsoft has posted at http www microsoft com WINDOWSXP home using howto homenet icf asp Truncated listings If you connect to a server and you see 266 Options 1 or 226 Output truncated to 2000 matches it means the server cannot display more than 2000 items in file listings This is a limitation of the server and not CuteFTP Help with scripts Due to the wide range of scripts that CuteFTP Professional is able to accommodate we are unable to offer technical support on individual scripts other than what is available in the help files and online Knowledge Base If you are having trouble with your script try to perform the desired action manually using the CuteFTP GUI If you cannot then troubleshoot that problem first and then re try your sctipt If you are able to perform the desired actions and in the desired sequence when using the GUI then the problem is not with CuteFTP or the FTP Server The next thing to do is to troubleshoot your sctipt line by line The Transfer Engine section has exten
167. ecta site in the Site Manager 2 From the menu choose File gt Properties The Site Properties dialog box appears 3 Select the Type tab 4 In the Protocol list select FTP with SSL Implicit encryption or FTP with SSL Explicit encryption or FTP with SSL TLS AUTH TLS Select the Clear Data channel check box 6 Select OK or Connect Note The Clear Data channel option is only available with SSL connections e Using a clear command channel with SSL Using CCC Clear Command Channel your connection process and login are encrypted but when you begin transferring data all FTP commands ate sent in clear text The data transfers remain encrypted unless you choose to use a clear data channel SSL connections require CCC when connecting in PORT mode from behind a NAT firewall Select a site in the Site Manager From the menu choose File gt Properties The Site Properties dialog box appears Click the Type tab In the Protocol list select FTP with SSL Implicit encryption or FTP with SSL Explicit encryption or FTP with SSL TLS AUTH TLS Select the Clear Command channel check box 6 Select OK or Connect ee oO Ir wn 44 Secure Connections Note The Clear Command channel option is only available with SSL connections Learning about SSL When you use CuteFTP to connect securely to a server that supports SSL or TLS the two machines pass a sequence of commands to create a secure connection
168. ed but data transfers are not This is the True default False Your login and data transfers are encrypted Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection MySite Protocol FTPS MySite ClearDataConnection false encrypt FTP data channel Configuration Notes e The default is true encrypted so only set this property if you wish to log in securely but transfer data in the clear e This property will only work if the remote server supports SSL and clear data channel connections PROT C command according to RFC 2228 and you have specified FTPS as the protocol type Sending unencrypted commands over an SSL connection Description Use the ClearCommandChannel property to specify that the command channel should not be encrypted over SSL Syntax long Object ClearCommandChannel Parameters Your login is encrypted but as data transfers start commands True are not encrypted Your login and subsequent commands are encrypted This is False the default 208 Transfer Engine SDK Example MySite Host host MySite Protocol FTPS MySite ClearCommandChannel true CCC will be sent prior to the first data connection operation MySite Connect Configuration Notes e The default is false encrypted so only set this property if you wish to log in securely but send subsequent commands in the clear e This property will only work if the remote server suppo
169. ed chronologically down the timeline The breaks in the timeline represent the passage of time 45 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide EXPLICIT SSL CONNECTI ON FTF Client FTP Server Unsecure Data Transfer Secure Data Transfer c Passage of time 1 Close Session CuteFTP adheres to Internet standards for secure transfer of files over the FTP protocol Specifically CuteFTP implements the FTP extensions documented in REC 2228 Any FTP Server that also implements these extensions will work with CuteFTP in order to ensure the enctyption of your sensitive data GlobalSCAPE Secure FTP Servers and Enhanced File Transfer Servers are also capable of Implicit SSL sessions over a dedicated port See the Secure FIP Server User s Guide and Enbanced File Transfer Server User s Guide for more information on configuring a secure session to a GlobalSCAPE Secure Server Secure site to site transfers using SSCN CuteFTP supports secure SSL site to site transfers using a proprietary command developed by Raiden FTP Server and supported by GlobalSCAPE Secure FTP Server and a few others TO TRANSFER FILES FROM ONE SERVER TO ANOTHER SECURELY 1 Connect to each site source and destination 46 Secure Connections 2 From the menu choose Window gt Tile 3 Drag the file from one Remote Pane to another The Queue pane displays a double arrow lt gt to indicate a site to site transfer Note Both sites must support and enable SS
170. ed items from the queue Recording a macro CuteFTP Professional can record and playback entire sessions using the powerful macro record playback tool Sessions are recorded in Visual Basic Script and take advantage of CuteFTP s COM exposed transfer engine TE interface To start recording a macro 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Macros and Scripting gt Record gt Start Recording Connect to your site and perform the tasks you want to record 3 When you are finished recording the macro click Tools gt Macros and Scripting gt Record gt Stop Recording 4 Enter a name for the macro in the Filename box and select Save 85 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide CONFIGURATION NOTES The macro recorder can record most events supported by the CuteFTP Professional s TE COM interface e Connect FTP FTPS SFTP HTTPS including all parameters OTP CCC AUTH TLS etc e Disconnect e Upload e Download e Site to Site Transfer e Synchronize e URL Transfer e Create Local Folder e Create Remote Folder e Rename Local Folder e Rename Remote Folder e Remove Local Folder e Remove Local Folder e Raw FTP Command Note The macro recorder uses all defined parameters set in the CuteFTP interface for Socks and Proxy information Therefore there is no need to add UseProxy to the resulting script macro that is created Playing back a recorded macro TO PLAYBACK A MACRO FROM WITHIN CUTEFTP S INTERFACE 1 From th
171. ed the Use public key authentication check box Use public key authentication e Select this to sign on to SSH2 servers with a certificate identity file e Clear this check box to only sign on to SSH2 servers with a password Public Key Path o Browse or type the location of the Public Key file on your local machine o Private Key Path o Browse or type the location of the Private Key file on your local machine Use Passphrase o Type the appropriate passphrase for decrypting the key listed in Private Key Path o Confirm Passphrase o Type the same passphrase again for the key listed in Private Key Path Tip The private key password is stored in the registry using strong enctyption For added security leave the passphrase fields blank CuteFTP prompts you for the private key password when necessary Create identity file o Select this to create a new Public Private key pair For instructions on key pair creation see Creating SSH2 key pairs Trusted identity list o Select this to see a list of public keys that you have accepted as valid in the Certificate Manager o Certificate manager Select Import to add a public key to the trusted list Select Export to send a highlighted public key to a location or program Select Remove to delete a highlighted public key from the trusted list Note SSH2 connections require at least one authentication method but may require more than one Check with your server admin
172. een manually executed run once prior to a script or application instantiating the TE Object To register the TE COM component 1 Launch CuteFTP Professional 2 Close CuteFTP Professional It should now be registered Of 1 Locate the CuteFTP Professional program folder 2 Double click on the file named ftpte exe 3 Exit the TE by right clicking on the TE icon in your Systray Note In order to run script files you must have the Windows Scripting Host WSH WSH relies on the Visual Basic Script and JavaScript engines provided with Internet Explorer 3 0 or later WSH is also installed as a part of Windows 98 Windows 2000 and Internet Information Server 4 0 RUNNING SCRIPTS You can execute a script you have created directly in Windows from the command line from within CuteFTP s interface or even as a scheduled task to be run with no user logged in To execute a script directly in windows 1 Launch CuteFTP Professional 2 From the menu choose Tools gt Macros amp Scripting gt Run 3 Browse to the sctipt file you created example sample vbs 4 Click Open to launch the script The log and queue view in CuteFTP populates with session and transfer information To execute a script from the command line 1 From Windows select Start gt Run 162 Transfer Engine SDK 2 Enter CMD and hit Enter 3 Navigate to the script file 4 Enter the name of the file then press Enter TE launches the TE icon display in
173. emoteExists Narchive zip then MsgBox Failed to Upload Exiting Else MsgBox Success End If MySite Disconnect MySite Close Else MsgBox Compression and Encryption Failed Exiting End If Note You can optionally protect the FTP login by connecting with SSL SSH2 or OTP using CuteFTP Professional s Transfer Engine GlobalSCAPE s Secure FTP Server 2 supports SSL OTP and SSH2 logins Use the protocol property to set the connection type prior to calling MySite Host and MySite Connect RUNNING THE TRANSFER ENGINE FROM AN SQL JOB You can use SGL function sp_OACreate to create a TEConnection object SOL runs ftpte and hides all windows SQL uses a special instance of ftpte exe which cannot prompt for user name and password Specify a local download path or filename While optional it s a good idea to make sure that it is going where you intend Also make sure that the local path has the appropriate NTFS permissions to allow the TE to have full control For scripted or scheduled tasks use an otherwise unused account for scheduled TE tasks Once the CuteFTP TE transfer engine is started another instance cannot be created Windows treats the logged in user differently than the logged out user and DCOM errors may occut For instance if a recurring background process has already run before the user logs in once the user logs in and the background process starts again a DCOM error will Occut Example tran
174. equently asked questions 7 FTP commands sseeeene 73 cp B 26 Full or partial html edit screen 113 A eu RO ERES 64 G General settings ssssssssssse 85 Global max connections 28 Grld dAIDeS 3 sto eese tree emere rebut neas 108 Group deselect 71 Group select 77 cro 68 H HANG iie e ERE 202 208 Hang at list res 202 208 Hang no connect cea 202 Hang o lis aia aoo ree 208 HAN o 202 208 DSi 202 Hangs at list 202 208 A tees 121 Hidden fil S areeni anaien 79 208 MA E A TS 15 16 17 Hide individual session logs 17 MA tau 16 hide queue 16 Hide Site Manager eccerre 15 hide toolbats Marathi ete tiin 17 HOS oie teret re een 91 202 Host hame e t tete 202 Host name error eeren 202 268 host type ipee rtu eee 55 How chmod seeeeee 78 How to MOda aar AEEA 78 How to use with a router 215 MLACCESS acerra tere Reed 79 htaccess cannot see eee 79 htaccess hidden ssssseeeees 79 A ett tht 119 120 HTML Divisions ooruri ernaia 121 HTML editor oooccccccnnnnccnnnncnnnnccnnnncnnnnss 119 HTML editor baF occcoccccncicncnccncccinnnonnnns 17 HTML headers eseeenn 121 HTML Headings 121 HTML structure ccccccccesceeseceeeeeeeeees 121 HTML tags toolbar 17 EET DP erint e rr det REPE 25 84 HTTP connection
175. er Select Connect If that does not work try the next host type on the list SEND AN EXTENDED LOG TO TECHNICAL SUPPORT If none of the solutions discussed here work please obtain a raw directory listing and submit it along with details of the problem to GlobalSCAPE s technical support team 1 2 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options gt General gt Logs Select the Enable extended list in session log window raw listing for debugging checkbox Reconnect to the problem site Once connected right click in the log pane located directly beneath the Remote Pane Select Copy entire log to clipboard Paste the selection hold down Ctrl and press V into an e mail message Describe the problem what you have already tried and include information on the system you are using Submit your support request using our support submission form Can t connect to SSH2 SFTP sites SSH2 CONNECTIONS FAIL IF THE CLIENT OR SERVER IS NOT PROPERLY CONFIGURED If you are having difficulty connecting to your SFTP server refer to the following SSH2 Connection Checklist PF amp N Verify that the server you are connecting to supports SFTP connections see Note below Verify the connection port SFTP usually occurs over port 22 Try toggling the compression options in the SSH2 Security page Verify the authentication mechanism supported and required by the server It may require password public key identity file or
176. er p pass B 1 user is a lowercase L not one ftp ftp sitename com pub 44 1 user p pass ftp ftp sitename com pub port 44 1 user p pass ftp ftp sitename com pub l p user pass ftp ftp sitename com pub 44 1 p user pass ftp ftp sitename com pub p 44 1 p user pass ftp ftp sitename com pub port 44 l p user pass ftp ftp sitename com pub 1 user p pass ftp ftp sitename com pub 44 1 user p pass ftp ftp sitename com pub p 44 1 user p pass ftp ftp sitename com pub port 44 1 user p pass Extended URL formats Aside from the standard URL formats shown above additional specifiers may be used to denote the direction of transfer and download path Use the extended format to perform site to site transfers uploads targeted downloads and mote The standard utl ftp user pass ftp host com will be used in the following examples Format Normal URL transfer Example MySite TransferURLAsync ftp user pass ftp host com download site to the default download folder Format URL space gt space LPATH Example MySite TransferURLAsync ftp user pass ftp host com gt c temp download site to the c temp folder Format URL space lt space LPATH Example MySite TransferURLAsync ftp user pass ftp host com lt c web upload files from c web to the site Format URL1 space lt gt space URL2 Example MySite TransferURLAsync ftp user pass ftp host com lt gt
177. ertifica ies 95 SSH2 Clpliers uio ote 95 SSH2 connections cccoccccccccnncincnnnonnnncnnnn 26 SSH2 MACS irtosi denari oiin eiin 95 SSC airea n Ex 33 34 35 36 37 94 SSL certificates c ooocccccicnnnccnnncinnns 34 35 SSL CONNECtiONS oocccoccccnncncnoninnnncnnns 26 33 SSE security s es 96 SSE Version Fi aa ete 26 standard buttons 17 Standard lexicographic sorting 108 standard toolbar eee 17 Start m CEO c irre rds 70 Start Transfer Engine s e 85 Startup treten nete iaa a 85 Stati pecie ro tede ds 17 199 A coe aie pe Mes 17 Status NUMDETS oocccoccccncccnnconnnnnonnnnccnns 199 Stay connected ssssssssese 27 joe E 59 Stop transfer oes 59 Successful transfers ceee 104 Switch interface niana aaae 13 Synchronization cecer 82 Synchronlze aceite hese 155 System trayan n e e P Pls 85 T Table of Contents files 106 ii 68 Tarball diee recte ose betta 68 TE in system tray reesen 85 Thumbnail View arsons iiei 20 Time stamp ssssem 97 A doce bebe toured 204 A tet ad a alae 27 TES iov A PE De ates 33 34 TLS certificates ecni rr eieaa 34 TLS connections sesesss 26 33 TOC EA A A 106 Tolerance ie tee 107 toolDars ise a 17 19 108 Traderarks o cn erts 223 Transfer 6 57 60 63 66 97 101 Transfer Engine 222 Transfer from clipboard 61 transfer icon 57 transfer it
178. ervet s successful connection message e Send the FEAT command after login to determine feature support o Select this to ask the server for a list of extended features it supports o Clear this check box stop sending the FEAT command the server won t respond with a list of supported features Note FEAT is used to determine whether extended features are supported such as MDTM MLST and others Not all servers support the FEAT command e Send QUIT command before disconnecting o Select this check box to always send the QUIT command from CuteFTP no matter how you choose to disconnect o Clear this check box to disconnect without sending the QUIT command e Enable port mapping using UPnP o Select this to use the UPnP NAT interface available in Windows XP to provide proper port mapping when connecting securely from behind a NAT firewall using PORT mode rather than PASV due to the remote host also being behind a NAT firewall Without UPnP you would need to manually set the port range in the client and also enable and forward them in the NAT firewall device Note You can choose Max connections Delay between retries and Retry attempts for individual sites Select the site to configure from Site Manager then from the menu choose File gt Properties and select the Options tab e Assign PORT mode IP address and port range e Use this to specify an IP address and define a port range when establishing connections using
179. essional User s Guide NOT ENOUGH CREDITS TO DOWNLOAD You may not be able to download from some FTP sites until you have uploaded something to them In other words you have to give them a file before they give you one a type of file trading Most of these ratio sites have a text file that explains how to upload files to them and get credits If you have any problems contact the administrator of the site PERMISSION DENIED If you receive this message your server administrator has not established your permissions correctly You will need to call the server administrator to reset the permissions Every time an FTP account for uploading your Web pages is opened your server determines all the things that you are allowed to do like upload download write to a file delete a file make new directories etc If permissions have not been set up correctly it will cause these types of problems If any transaction you try with CuteFTP doesn t seem to be accomplished refer to the log the lower part of the remote pane in the CuteFTP Professional window and the top window in CuteFTP Home for any entries that are colored red or any message boxes that appear indicating a potential problem on your server s end PORT ALREADY IN USE ERROR WITH DIAL UP VPN If you are connecting to a Virtual Private Network through a modem and receive the Port already in use error when trying to connect do the following 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Glob
180. fer type for that particular file For paren example if the ASCII list contains a filter mask of txt then all files with extension txt will be transferred in ASCII Ifa file doesn t correspond to any mask in this list then it will be transferred in binary mode Example Object TransferType AUTO the Transfer Engine will use the shell s default settings to establish whether the transfer should occur in binary or ASCII write file transfer code next Choosing a PASV or PORT connection Description Use the DataChannel property to set or retrieve values for the method in which the data port is established for the data channel PASV or PORT The default is PORT Syntax String Object DataChannel Parameters PORT The client specifies what port to use for the data connection PASV Lets the server specify the port used for 212 Transfer Engine SDK the data connection port Uses the method defined in Global DEFAULT Options Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection MySite Host ftp ftp cuteftp com MySite useProxy off MySite DataChannel PASV MySite RemoteCommand LIST MySite DataChannel PORT MySite RemoteCommand LIST MsgBox MySite Log Setting the number of retry attempts Description Use the Retries property to retrieve or set the value for the maximum number of attempts the Transfer Engine should m
181. fessional certs crt should be copied to C Documents and Settings Default User V Application Datal GlobalSCAPEA CuteFTP Professionall certs crt If you use UseProxy be sure to specify any proxy information Please see Connecting through a SOCKS or Proxy Server for more information Tips Add a couple of log lines so that it can write to the log whenever something happens successfully Add it after the connect line so that you can see how far it gets To make sure you ate connecting long enough to get data use the GetList method to wtite a list to a local file 233 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide NO TIMEOUT WHEN CONNECTING TO AN UNAVAILABLE HOST If the Transfer Engine s Connection method refuses to timeout when connecting to a non existing or temporarily unavailable host try setting the throw error to true The Connection method does not have a built in timeout value It will keep trying to connect indefinitely Because the event is synchronous subsequent lines in the script including conditional statements for determining the connection status of the TE never get called Examples A few possible wotkarounds and help for accepting and rejecting certificates MySite Option AutoCloseMethod 2 1 auto accept 2 auto reject 0 default no auto MySite Option AutoCloseDelay 12 default value is 60 sec Set Option AutoCloseMethod property to 1 or 2 in order for script can continue its processing
182. fore you upload download it File and folder properties To look at the properties of a file or folder right click on the item and select properties LOCAL PANE INFORMATION e Type Tells you the kind of item e Location The path the file resides at e Size The size of the item Note that CuteFTP also calculates the size of folders REMOTE PANE INFORMATION e Type Tells you the kind of item folder file e Server The address of the server the file resides on e Location The path the file resides at e Size The size of the item Note that CuteFTP also calculates the size of folders e Modified When the item was last modified e User Specifies the user of the item e Group Specifies the group the item belongs to 25 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide e Read Write Permissions You can set the CHMOD permissions by changing the number such as 777 or just check off the permissions in the Owner Group and Public area of the dialog 26 2 Connecting to Sites Connecting to a site You can connect to any site listed in the CuteFTP Site Manager You must be connected to the internet before you can connect to any sites CuteFTP Professional can connect to FTP FTPS SSL TLS SSL v3 SSCN SSL Site to Site transfer SSH2 SFTP2 HTTP and HTTPS SSL sites For more on SSCN see Site to site transfers TO CONNECT TO AN EXISTING SITE WITHIN THE SITE MANAGER qu eL Select the Site Manager tab at the bottom of
183. form the steps below to transparently register the TE Purchase a license for the amount of TE seats you want to distribute 2 Install a copy of the Transfer Engine and related components onto the target machine 169 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide 3 Create a new registry key on the target machine at the following location HKEY USERSN DEFAULTNSoftwareNGlobalSCAPENCuteFTP Professional Index 4 Create a new string value in the key above and insert the serial number as the data value String Value 1 Data Your Serial Number 5 When the transfer engine is called for the first time it retrieves this value the serial number and uses it to complete the registration with GlobalSCAPE Note The target machine must have access to the Internet If no Internet access is available the registration process may fail and disable the TE Note The TE is automatically registered if it is installed onto a computer with a registered copy of CuteFTP Professional Keep in mind that the TE must be the same version as CuteFTP The TE from CuteFTP Professional 7 0 is NOT automatically registered if it is installed on a computer with a registered copy of CuteFTP version 3 0 Registration Manual Registration If you have physical access to the target machine or you wish to register the copy installed on your developer machine do the following 1 Right click on the TE icon in the systray to display t
184. from a Web address Syntax Object TransferURL BSTR bstrRemoteName long nMultipartNumber Parameters A This is a string value for the URL for the file transfer such as ftp ftp globalscape com pub cuteftp cuteftp exe This is optional and will split a file into parts for transfer nMultipartNumber The default 1 Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection MySite TransferURL ftp ftp globalscape com pub cuteftp cuteftp exe The TE recognizes these URL formats ftp user pass ftp sitename com port ftp user pass ftp sitename com ftp user ftp sitename com ftp ftp sitename com port ftp ftp sitename com ftp ftp sitename com pub 1 user p pass amp 1 user is a lowercase L not one ftp ftp sitename com pub 44 1 user p pass 180 Transfer Engine SDK ftp ftp sitename com pub port 44 1 user p pass ftp ftp sitename com pub l p user pass ftp ftp sitename com pub 44 1 p user pass ftp ftp sitename com pub p 44 1 p user pass ftp ftp sitename com pub port 44 l p user pass ftp ftp sitename com pub 1 user p pass ftp ftp sitename com pub 44 1 user p pass ftp ftp sitename com pub p 44 1 user p pass ftp ftp sitename com pub port 44 1 user p pass Creating a local folder Description Use the CreateLocalFolder method to create a new folder directory on your local hard drive Syntax Object CreateLocalFolder
185. ftproot Temp Temp MsgBox MySit folder RemoteFolder display current remote MySite Download agent ini c temp agentl ini now verify downloaded ok If CBool MySite LocalExists c temp agentl ini MsgBox File downloaded OK End If Configuration Notes Then 178 Transfer Engine SDK e Setting the Multi part download attribute can greatly increase the transfer speed for larger files under certain conditions For example the site must support multiple concurrent connections from the same user and you must have significant bandwidth e The Download method is a syncrhonous command meaning it must finish executing before subsequent commands in your sctipt can be called Use the method DownloadAsync which also supports Multi part transfers to asyncthonously download files which allows you to execute the rest of the script while the download s take place Uploading files Description Use the Upload method to transfer a file or folder from a local hard drive to a remote servet Syntax Object Upload BSTR strLocalName BSTR strRemoteName long nMultiPartNumber Parameters This is optional use it only if you want to change the destination name or path for the uploaded files or strRemoteName i folders You can use absolute or relative paths with or without wildcards This is the path to the local item you are uploading You strLocalName can use absolute or relative paths w
186. future use Transferring files and folders TO UPLOAD FILES TRANSFER FROM A LOCAL TO REMOTE COMPUTER 1 Connect to a remote site 2 In the Local left pane locate the file or folder you want to upload 3 Select and drag the item from the Local left pane to the Remote right pane TO DOWNLOAD FILES TRANSFER FROM A REMOTE TO A LOCAL COMPUTER 1 Connect to a remote site 2 In the Remote right pane locate the file or folder you want to download 3 Select and drag the item from the Remote right pane to the Local left pane Frequently asked questions e How do I set up a connection to my FTP Server e What is my FTP Host Address e What is my user name and password e How do I upload my files with CuteFTP e How do I transfer files from one site to another CuteFTP Professional only e How do I navigate the directory tree in CuteFTP e How do I change the permissions of my files CHMOD e How do I delete files off my server CuteFTP Professional User s Guide e Why can t I connect to my FTP site e Does CuteFTP support SSL FTPS and SSH2 SFTP e How do I connect if I m behind a firewall e Why won t my files transfer e How do I remove files from CuteFTP that have finished transferring e What is the Transfer Engine TE e How does CuteFTP Professional amp Home differ e How can I get a copy of CuteFTP e How long does it take to download e Do you offer any online or offline support e How ca
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188. h a cpx extension Improving slow transfers If you are having problems with slow transfer speeds try fine tuning CuteFTP Try the following MAKE SURE THAT MODE Z IS TURNED ON Mode Z compression compresses files as they are transferred Reducing the file size reduces the necessary bandwidth and improves transfer times If this option is turned on CuteFTP will take advantage of any server that supports Mode Z 88 Transferring Files and Folders TWEAK THE RECEIVE AND SEND BUFFERS Setting these buffers allow you to fine tune transfers over high latency or lossy connections like those over satellite links or with legacy CDMA wireless connections It is unlikely you will ever need to adjust this setting but if you have problems with successful transfers and suspect the latency or quality of the connection is at fault try tweaking these buffers The receive buffer holds data until CuteFTP is ready to read it the send buffer holds data until it can be sent to the server Typically both send and receive buffers should be set to the same size The default is set at 65536 bytes the normal maximum window size of TCP You can measure the latency and estimate the available bandwidth with network monitoring tools There is some guesswotk involved as most tools are not entirely accurate but they can guide you to finding a sweet spot where transmissions are successful If you have a lossy connection try lowering the buffer size If you hav
189. h folder synchronizing You can filter by file extensions for example htm php asp etc Site to site transfers FXP TO PERFORM A SITE TO SITE TRANSFER Connect to each site source and destination Choose Window gt Tile from the menu Drag the file from one Remote Pane to another The Queue pane displays a double arrow lt gt to indicate a site to site transfer TO DISPLAY MORE THAN ONE REMOTE SITE AT A TIME 1 Connect to two or more sites 79 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide 2 Choose Window gt Cascade ot Window gt Tile from the menu 3 Select Maximize in the upper right of any remote pane to return to the default tabbed view CONFIGURATION NOTES e f you are transferring between sites with SSH2 or SSL connections transfers between them are not secure unless both servers support SSCN e Because site to site transfers are considered a security risk many servers do not support them or optionally decline to do so The following table displays supporting servers BLUE servers must be present for successful site to site transfer RED servers make site to site transfers impossible BLACK servers can perform site to site transfers if a BLUE server is on the other side A site to site transfer with at least one RED server or two BLACK servers will fail FTP Servers Netware FTP Server for NW 3 1z 4 zz v1 10 MYS TCPFTP1IBM FTP CS Y2R7 ProFTPD 1 2 0pre10 IIS 5 0 GS Secure
190. hanism for transferring files between sites When you transfer files between two remote hosts using an FXP client the maximum transfer speed does not depend on your connection but only on the connection between the two hosts which is usually much faster than your own connection Because it is a direct connection you will not be able to see the progress or the transfer speed of the files Although FXPing is very easy there are a few restrictions to transferring the files Both hosts have to support PASV mode and must allow PORT commands to foreign hosts The FXP client tells the destination FTP server to listen for a connection by sending a PASV command The source FTP server then connects to the data port reported by the destination servet after a successful PASV command All the data then goes directly from the source to the destination server and both servers only report fail success messages to the FTP client High memory usage If CuteFTP specifically its Transfer Engine is working for extended periods of time it may begin to consume large amounts of system resources memory and hard drive space due to log and queue requirements You can set CuteFTP to remove successful items from the queue to help alleviate this problem TO REMOVE SUCCESSFUL ITEMS FROM THE QUEUE From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options gt Transfer gt Events Select Navigation Settings 3 Select the Remove successfully finished items from the queue
191. hat the files could not be transferred Click Details for more information on the exact error message sent to you by the server Contact your Internet Service Provider or your Web Hosting Provider with this error message See Troubleshooting for more help HOW DO REMOVE FILES FROM CUTEFTP THAT HAVE FINISHED TRANSFERRI NG To remove items from the queue that have already transferred or will not transfer go to Tools gt Queue gt Remove all and the items will be removed from the queue What is the Transfer Engine TE Built on a modular design platform CuteFTP Professional s Transfer Engine TE is completely independent of the main application interface Currently transfers can continue even after the main interface is exited if enabled in settings It offers a COM interface that allows application developers to develop custom FTP solutions How does CuteFTP Professional amp Home differ CuteFTP Professional is targeted towards corporate users or prosumers who need extra security automation and management tools It contains everything the Home version has and is equipped with additional tools such as the Transfer Engine TE as well as SFTP HTTPS site to site transfer capability and more For a comparison of CuteFTP Home and Professional visit the comparison page How can get a copy of CuteFTP CuteFTP is available by download from our website at www globalscape com How long does it take to download Download time de
192. he Local or Remote drives pane 2 From the menu choose View gt View gt List SIZE AND DATE DETAILS 1 Right click in the Local or Remote drives pane 2 From the menu choose View gt View gt Details Finding files and folders Search for a specific file or folder in a local folder or a remote folder TO FIND A FILE OR FOLDER Select the directory level you want to search From the menu choose Edit gt Find Enter the item name You can also use wildcards Select OK If the item you wanted wasn t selected choose Edit gt Find Next until it is EE eeu poi 93 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Note Find and Find Next are not case sensitive and only search from the top to the bottom of your listings Selecting a group of items You can select highlight items in the remote local or queue pane by name or type using Group Select and wildcatd masks TO SELECT ALL FILES OF A CERTAIN TYPE 1 Choose the pane displaying the files you want to select From the menu choose Edit gt Group Select In the Select group box enter asterisk period and then the extension for the file type you want to select Clear Mask directories to exclude folders from the selection 5 Select Remove Selection to include previously selected files in the new group you are selecting or clear the check box to unselect any previously selected items that are not in the new group 6 Select OK TO SWITCH A SELEC
193. he context menu while running the TE is represented by a yellow folder icon with up and down arrows 2 Select Enter Serial Number 3 Paste or type the Serial Number 4 Select Register A message should appear declaring that the registration was successful The TE can now be used on that computer without interruptions If you receive an error message verify that the serial number was typed correctly and that the number of licensed machines didn t exceed the licenses purchased If all this is correct and you are still unable to register contact our support department and provide them with the exact details of the error received COM REGISTRATION OF THE TE FOR DISTRIBUTION As a typical COM Component the TE must be registered as such on the target system The TE will automatically perform COM Registration if it has been manually executed prior to a script or application instantiating the TE Object The preferred method for distributed versions of the TE on end user s systems is to set the appropriate registry entries before trying to call the TE COM Registration via the Registry 170 Transfer Engine SDK 1 From your installation program script or custom application write the registry entries below to the target system The entries are shown in the standard reg file notation Note Include the correct the path to the Transfer Engine installpath ftpte exe where MODULE is shown below REGEDIT4 HKEY CU
194. her deprecated SSL connection mechanisms Connecting to HTTPS sites HTTPS sites use SSL to secure HTTP connections TO CONNECT TO AN HTTPS SITE From the menu choose File gt New gt HTTPS SSL Site Enter a name for the site in the Label field Enter a site s address in the Host address field You do not need to prefix the site address with https 4 Enter your user name in the Username field The HTTPS server administrator provides the username and passwotd Enter your password in the Password field Select Connect When you connect for the first time the Accept Certificate dialog box displays 9o di 2a Select Accept if you trust the certificate Rejecting a certificate will abort the connection CONFIGURATION NOTES e HTTPS sites rely on the use of certificates to verify that you are in fact communicating with the desired HTTPS server and to establish the secure connection 48 Secure Connections Accepting a certificate stores the certificate on your computer so you do not have to verify it again the next time you connect to the site If a site s certificate appears unusual has not been signed by a third party such as VeriSign or Thawte or does not match the operator s name it is suggested you reject the request Once the connection is established a small lock icon displays on CuteFTP s status bar Double clicking the icon in the status bar displays the server s certificate The lock icon represe
195. hese parametets For example exit no pending and EXIT NO PENDING are the same Example 195 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection MySite LocalFolder c temp MySite TransferURLAsync ftp ftp cuteftp com pub cuteftp MySite Close EXITNOPENDING Uploading items asynchronously Description Use the UploadAsync method to upload a file or folder to a remote server asynchronously An asynchronous upload starts and then returns control to the script before the transfer finishes This allows you to perform many simultaneous transfers because the method does not wait for the upload to end Immediately after you call this method subsequent methods in your script will be called so be careful when timing certain events If UploadAsync encounters a problem when trying to complete its task it will not throw a COM ATL or VB error UploadAsync will also adhere to your max global and per site settings Syntax Object UploadAsync BSTR strLocalName BSTR strRemoteName long nMultiPartNumber Parameters This is optional use it only if you want to change the destination name or path for the uploaded files or strRemoteName folders You can use absolute or relative paths with or without wildcatds This is the path to the local item you are uploading You strLocalName can use absolute or relative paths with or without wildcards U
196. icons e Clear this to display the small 16x16 pixel set of main toolbar icons Auto hide Quick Connect bar e Select this to cause the Quick Connect bar to hide upon connection to a site e Clear this to cause the Quick Connect bar to stay in view upon connection to a site Display menu icons 133 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide e Select this to display small icons in the menus next to commonly used menu items Highlight active pane e Select this to display a thin blue line at the top of the window pane that currently has the focus Show grid lines on all view panes e Select this check box to display borders between rows and columns in the queue window and in the Local and Remote panes when in Detail view e Clear this check box to hide all borders between rows and columns Display File Sizes in e Adaptive causes CuteFTP to decide when to show files in Bytes KB MB or GB e Kilobytes causes CuteFTP to always display values in KB Local Remote Queue Pane Font Allows you to adjust the font type and size display of all text in the Local Drives tab Queue pane and Remote pane Smart Sorting e Use standard lexicographic sorting for alphanumeric file names Select this option to sott file lists by the value of each individual digit o Use Smart Sorting for alphanumeric file names Select this option to sort file lists by whole number value Tip Smart Sorting always lists file names with smaller numbers first For exam
197. igate to that location ot do not have LIST permissions for that folder TO DOWNLOAD A FILE MANUALLY SUC bes e Select the destination folder in the Local pane Connect to the site where the file exists Select any file or folder From the menu choose File gt Download Advanced gt Download Manually The File to Download dialog appears In Download path type the path to the file you want to download Select OK TO UPLOAD A FILE MANUALLY AA IS en Connect to a site Open the destination folder in the Remote pane In the Local pane select any file From the menu choose File gt Upload Advanced gt Upload Manually The File to Upload dialog appears In Upload path enter the complete path to the file you want to upload Select OK Manually enter FTP commands You can communicate with an FTP site on the lowest possible level TO MANUALLY ENTER AN FTP COMMAND Connect to a site From the menu choose Tools gt Enter FTP Command Enter the command such as LIST or CWD or PWD in the Input FTP command box Select OK Note You can also input multiple commands to the FTP server by using the Custom Commands feature 90 9 Managing Files and Folders Opening editing renaming and deleting files You can work with files on local and remote drives from within CuteFTP TO OPEN A FILE 1 Selecta file in Local Drives or the Remote pane 2 From the menu choose File gt Execute The selected pr
198. ile and folder transfers The Log pane displays FTP connection information for all remote sites 1 On the menu bar go to View gt Show Panes gt Queue amp Log Pane 2 Click until the check mark disappears Or e Click until the check mark reappears to show the pane Note The Remote pane displays files and folders on FTP sites to which you are connected It will be blank if you are not connected to any remote sites You cannot hide the Remote pane Changing to the Home classic CuteFTP interface You can change the CuteFTP Professional Edition window to look like CuteFTP Home Edition TO CHANGE TO THE CLASSIC CUTEFTP INTERFACE e Select View gt Switch to Classic Interface from the menu 15 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide TO CHANGE TO THE PROFESSIONAL CUTEFTP INTERFACE e Select View gt Switch to Pro Interface from the menu Keyboard shortcuts The ALT key allows you to access CuteFTP menu functions through the keyboard For example press ALT F to activate the File menu Additional shortcuts are listed below Key BACKSPACH NUMBER PAD NUMBER PAD NUMBER PAD TAB DELETE ESC F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 ALT ENTER ALT UP ARROW ALT DOWN ARROW ALT RIGHT ARROW ALT LEFT ARROW Function Move to patent folder Group select Group deselect Invert selection Moves focus between tabs documents in the active pane group Delete selected object Cancel transfer
199. imited in functionality consider trying out our 138 Settings and Options CuteHTML Pro tool It is powerful editor for working with HTML ASP PHP Perl and many more file types Note If you open an HTML file in the built in HTML editor using File 7 View you can still edit and save the file HTML EDITOR SETTINGS To view or edit HTML Editor settings 1 From the menu select Tools gt Global Options 2 Expand Helper Applications and select HTML Editor Display editor using Full Screen view e The editor can display in full screen or as a tab in the CuteFTP window By default CuteFTP displays the the HTML editor in tab view mode To change to full screen view select Display editor using Full Screen view Enable word wrap e Select this check box and the HTML editor will add line breaks at the right end of long lines so that you can see entire lines of Code without scrolling to the left or right e Clear this check box and the HTML editor will use line breaks where you add them You might have to scroll to the right to see the ends of longer lines of code Prefix each line with line numbers e Select this check box to display numbers at the beginning of each line of code If word wrap is enabled the numbers will only display after line breaks you have entered The line numbers are not saved as part of the document e Clear this check box and no line numbers will be displayed Allow editing beyond the end of line
200. in the queue All remote items dragged to the queue ate downloaded to the specified folder LOG DISPLAY AND CAPTURE SETTINGS To access the log display and log saving options 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options 2 Expand General Settings 3 Select Logs Log text colors e STATUS o Select the STATUS gt color icon to choose a new color for all log window status messages o ERROR o Select the ERROR gt color icon to choose a new color for all log window error messages o COMMAND o Select the COMMAND gt color icon to choose a new color for all log window command messages o OTHER o Select the OTHER gt color icon to choose a new display color for all other messages in log windows Log text fonts e Select Font o Changes the style of text in the log windows Other log settings e Enable session control connection logs o Select this to save each session log as a separate text file and to display the log in the individual session log window o Clear this to stop recording a log for each session and to show no logs in the individual session log window e Enable individual transfer item data connection logs 106 Settings and Options o Select this to save the log for each item transferred as a separate text file o Clear this to stop recording a separate log for each item transferred e Enable consolidated transfer logs both session and all transfers in log pane o Select this to display all logs
201. in the Site Manager From the menu select File gt Properties The Site Properties dialog box appears 2 3 Select the Type tab 4 Select the Clear Command Channel check box 5 Select OK or Connect Note Not all servers support or allow the CCC Clear Command Channel command argument TO CONFIGURE OTHER SSL SETTINGS 1 From the menu select Tools gt Global Options 2 Expand Security 3 Select SSL Security Creating your own SSL certificates With CuteFTP you can create and sign digital certificates SSL servers use certificates to determine whether or not they will allow you to connect TO CREATE AN SSL CERTIFICATE From the menu select Tools gt Global Options Select Security gt SSL Security Select Create Certificate E Enter the Certificate Set Name This is the name of the certificate generated by the Certificate Wizard Enter the Output Location Select the folder to save the certificate in DL 6 Choose a bit length for the certificate private key CuteFTP supports keys up to 4 096 bits Choose an Expiration date This defines how long the certificate remains valid Enter and confirm the Pass Phrase The Pass Phrase can be any combination of characters or spaces It is used to encrypt the private key Do not lose the pass phrase The certificate is useless without it 40 Secure Connections 9 Select Next 10 Enter the City Town of your organization 11 Enter the State
202. inSSHD asks you for a password to store in the cache even if your client already authenticated successfully using a public key When this happens just supply a valid password When you log in after that the password will be cached and you won t have to enter it again 263 Index 3 A Lederle a onda ee 79 A ERR VOU 199 Profile hidden acce 79 IL io d ese a Rip E REST IRAE 199 1 350 cnc DI 199 10054 0 cr ener AOS 199 DES A te is 43 A e tec Ee ETE 199 4 10061 ER OR 199 204 ADT eo SERERE Rs 199 10066 erected vene Er e plis Uv OEN 199 ON 199 10068 cerea PR ER RR Redi ga 199 425 Iu E 204 TIO hte Tas 199 425 workaround eee 204 Ds e dl 199 426 ir Ai 199 A ono RM era ge erc eed 199 ADO cssc iet tto n o diee voco da 199 A casmoaasdeowwaecsedecoutts 199 A5 T dre ceto ee Pe bees 199 2 A A ER te Peri tied 199 2003 ed iia 199 5 2000 ist e E 204 500 child died c 203 2000 matches n e E ia 216 b EEE E Stet 199 pH 199 BOD asii 199 DAD A Lese ee deae oa oc nute exuta is 199 502 PASV A t exe bx Ei 199 Za ned enc Mei Siete eles 199 503 t eR ou tee whee dd eua da 199 ya A 199 BOA 2i cis niter te YR A yy acid EEEN 199 214 esae e duis edo Qos d Rides 199 5305 a ese aa 199 215 3 giant brc tbe dte Re ets 199 532 tutte A iE 199 Dd e e Sr PE BUE Ede tom 199 550 cui tesa tratta em ob enc eris es 199 22 EENE A ETI ETE 199 Sb 199 E RR RR E 199 553 nibus ERI IDEE 199 Dia even abeat bai 199 216 A Da te
203. indows XP Restart your computer and run the installation again to see if the error continues to occut Possible Cause 3 This error message may also occur if a file in the Temp directory is conflicting with the files being used by the installation while it is being run Fix Delete the entire contents of the Temp directory using these steps Double click the My Computer icon on your desktop or select Start gt Explore Navigate to the location of the Temp directory for example C Windows Temp Select Edit gt Select All Select File gt Delete Click Yes or Yes to All in the dialog that appears Gr ATO Oena Run the installation again to see if the issue is resolved Can t connect to server Making one or more minor configuration changes usually solves connection problems quite easily In the Log window there is a complete list of all communications and commands between CuteFTP and the FTP server you are trying to connect with In that list there is at least one ERROR message in red You probably need to scroll up to see it That error message should tell you the specific reason why you cannot connect The most common problem is that the Host Address the User Name or the Password has been entered incorrectly Make sure all three pieces of information exactly match what the administrator of the Server you are connecting with provided Cannot see files or folders If you cannot see yout directory listing or files you can try
204. ing Then MsgBox Task done final status is MySite Status End if Checking if a server can resume downloads Description Use the RestSupport property to check if the server supports the REST resume download command Syntax Boolean Object RestSupport Return values 1 Server supports REST Server does not support REST Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection 223 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Initialize all necessary fields for MySite host name user password etc If not cbool MySite RestSupport Then MsgBox This server doesn t support the REST command End if Retrieving a log as a string Description Use the Log property to return the entire log as a string which can be handled separately in your VB application or VB script Syntax String Object Lo og long task ldx Parameters This is the task index in the array of tasks created by asynchronous methods 0 AsyncTaskNumber minus one or 1 last asynchronous TaskIdx task started It has a default value of 1 current task Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection MySite Host ftp ftp cuteftp com MySite Connect MsgBox MySite Log Checking transfer progress Description Use the TotalSize TransferredSize Speed TimeLeft and TimeElapsed properties to determine a transfer s progress and various other aspects of the transfer
205. ing Started How DO TRANSFER FILES FROM ONE SITE TO ANOTHER In CuteFTP Professional connect to two different servers Click on the files you wish to transfer located in the first server window Drag and drop these files to the second server window and they will be transferred from the first server to the second server More on site to site transfers HOW DO NAVIGATE THE DIRECTORY TREE IN CUTEFTP The Local Drives pane located on the left hand side of the screen shows files and folders on your computer The left pane in CuteFTP Professional shows you both the Local Drive pane and the Site Manager as separate tabs You can navigate your local drives in the same fashion as Windows Explorer How DO CHANGE THE PERMISSIONS OF MY FILES CHMOD Connect to your server using CuteFTP Click highlight the file you wish to change permissions Right click on the file and choose Properties The different options for the permissions are located at the bottom of this dialog box Only servers that support the CHMOD command will let you change permissions For the servers that do not support CHMOD you cannot change permissions How DO DELETE FILES OFF MY SERVER To delete files from your server simply click on the file you wish to delete and press the Delete key on your keyboard You can also right click on the file and click Delete or you can click on the file and then click on the red X on the toolbar WHY CAN T CONNECT TO MY FTP siT
206. ing your FTP or Web service provider or the GlobalSCAPE suppott team CONFIGURATION NOTES To use public key authentication you will must send your public key to the server administrator before making an SSH2 connection If the server is running OpenSSH convett the public key 1 Create an identity file in the client 2 Send the public key Identity pub to the server administrator via FTP e mail etc 3 The server administrator ust convert the public key to OpenSSH check it with wordcount and add it to authorized Keys Command sequence ssh keygen i f Identity pub sshpub wc sshpub cat sshpub gt N sshNauthorized keys 56 Secure Connections Note Wordcount should return a 1 as the first number OpenSSH asks for the identity files password the first time you log in If CuteFTP Professional fails to connect contact our support team and provide the kernel version OpenSSH build and the CuteFTP Professional build number located under Help gt About Encrypt passwords using OTP When you connect to a site you can encrypt your passwotd to protect it from interception using the One Time Password OTP scheme OTP is supported by GlobalSCAPE Secure FTP Server various nix servers and a few Windows based servers as well TO ENABLE OTP FOR A STANDARD FTP SITE QN Uy de E I3 uet T Select the Site Manager tab Highlight a site From the menu select File gt Properties Select the T
207. istrator when in doubt To use public key authentication you must send your public key to the server administrator before making an SSH2 connection SSL SECURITY SETTINGS To access the SSL security settings 118 Settings and Options From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options In the left pane expand Security 3 Select SSL Security Configuration Notes Use SSL certificate when authenticating Select this to send a certificate to SSL servers fot authentication Clear this check box to send no certificate to SSL servers for authentication Note Your server may not require client certificates If they do require client certificates you may need to send your self signed or 3rd party signed certificate to the servet administrator so the admin can add it to the server s Trusted List Certificate o Browse to or type the location of an SSL certificate file on your local machine The file should have a crt extension Private key o Browse to or type the location of an SSL private key file on your local machine The key file should have a key extension Use passphrase o Enter the appropriate passphrase for the certificate listed in the Certificate field Confirm Passphrase o Enter the appropriate passphrase again for the certificate listed Tip The private key password is stored in the registry using strong encryption For added security leave the passphrase fields blank CuteFTP prompts you for th
208. ith or without wildcards Use this to split the upload into multiple parts The nMultiPartNumber default value 1 The value specifies the number of parts used for the download Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection Specify user pass host and connect as normal MySite Connect Recommended call connect first MySite RemoteFolder Temp MySite LocalFolder C 123 using relative path all files in folder 123 are uploaded to the folder Temp off the current folder on the server Mysite Upload T 179 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Configuration Notes e You can only use multi part uploads with servers that support the COMB command Currently only GlobalSCAPE Secure FTP server supports the COMB command e Setting the Multi part upload attribute can greatly increase the transfer speed for larger files under certain conditions For example the site must support multiple concurrent connections from the same user and you must have significant bandwidth e The Upload method is a syncrhonous command meaning it must finish executing before subsequent commands in your sctipt can be called Use the method UploadAsync which also supports Multi part transfers to asyncrhonously upload files which allows you to execute the rest of the script while the upload s take place Transferring from a URL Desctiption Use the TransferURL method to download files directly
209. k next to it 19 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide 2 Select the Log tab at the bottom left of the lowest pane Warning Hiding the Queue Pane hides the Log pane too 3 At the left end of the Log pane select the plus sign next to the FTP address 4 Select a session The log for that session appears to the right Note The active session log displays as a small log underneath each remote pane with additional transfer session logs shown in the lower Log pane Displaying folder contents TO VIEW A LISTING OF LOCAL FOLDER CONTENTS 1 Select the Local Drives tab 2 Double click a folder to view its contents TO VIEW LISTINGS IN A PARENT FOLDER 1 Selectin the pane where you want to view the parent folder 2 Select the Move up folder button m TO UPDATE REFRESH A FOLDER LISTING 1 Display the folder 2 Select in the pane where the folder is displayed 3 On the menu bar click View gt Refresh Displaying an individual log for each connection You can see messages between the local computer and the server appear in the Log You can also see a log for each individual session in the Individual Log Pane just above the Queue amp Log Pane and just below the Remote Pane TO DISPLAY A SEPARATE LOG FOR A CONNECTION e Select View gt View Show Panes gt Individual Session Logs there should be a check mark next to it 20 Using the Interface Displaying the Status Bar You see the Status Bar a
210. ke the remote look just like the local 1 Mirror Remote make the local look just like the remote 2 Mirror Both When nDirection 2 Mirror Both 0 Mirror the more recent file 1 Mirror the larger file 2 Prompt for matching file names 3 Skip mirroring files with the same names When nDirection 0 or 1 Mirror Local or Remote 0 Use Global Overwrite settings in the CuteFTP shell for matching filenames 1 Always overwrite the file with a matching name 2 Numerate the file filename 1 3 Skip 0 Transfer first and skip the rest default 1 Show rename prompt 2 Numerate Note This action applies when matching filenames are found and the only difference is the filename case 0 Don t sync subfolders de Apply sync to subfolders default lt Don t ignore symbolic links Ignore symbolic links default 0 Don t remove destination 1 Remove destination if source does not exist default Note This action only applies to one way mirroring If a file exists in the destination that isn t in the source being mirrored then delete the destination file 0 Don t prompt before removing destination 1 Prompt before removing destination default Note Only applies to one way mirroring when DelDestination is True Simple synchronize using minimal parameters Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection 189 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Don t forget to initialize all nece
211. l Number Licensing Considerations e The TE inherits its registration process from CuteFTP If running on a system that has a registered copy of CuteFTP installed you do not need to register the TE If CuteFTP is not installed or registered you must register the TE e The TE runs through a 30 day trial just like CuteFTP Therefore the TE may be distributed royalty free with unlimited runtimes for 30 days from the time it is installed on an end user s computer e After residing 30 days on the target computer it disables itself if not properly registered The TE must be registered either prior to first launch during the trial or after the trial has expired e When you purchase a license for CuteFTP you may NOT distribute CuteFTP or any of its sub components such as the Transfer Engine in an unlimited royalty free fashion e Each copy of the distributed Transfer Engine must be licensed for each computer where it is installed This means you must purchase a full license of CuteFTP for each distributed copy of the TE 168 Transfer Engine SDK You can purchase the necessary amount of licenses up front or after the TE has expired on the end user machine The benefit of licensing up front is that you can distribute the TE and register it on the end user s machine They will not see any prompts or registration related dialogs Once you have licensed the TE you must install it if not already installed and then register it on each t
212. le below Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection Initialize all necessary fields for MySite host name user password etc strMODE 777 full permissions 187 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide strFile InputBox Type in the file name below CHMOD Dialog cftpprol10 log an input dialog with some default content strvar SITE CHMOD amp strMODE strFile concatenate the values MySite RemoteCommand strvar send the command Synchronizing folders with the TE Description Use the Synchronize method to perform one or two way mirrors of a remote and local folder s contents Note The synchronize method contains as many as 9 parameters Be sure to use absolute path names for both local and remote folder paths Syntax Object Synchronize BSTR bstrRemoteName BSTR bstrLocalName long nDirection long nAction long nCasehandling BOOL bRecursive BOOL bIgnoreLinks BOOL bDelDestination BOOL bPromptDel Parameters Value 1 BstrRemoteName String value that specifies the absolute path name of the remote folder 2 BstrLocalName String value that specifies the absolute path name of the local folder 188 Transfer Engine SDK fe Rane Ve lii Direction 5 InCaseHandling Wage 7 blgnoreLinks bDelDestination bPromptDel Examples 0 Mirror Local ma
213. le to choose a Clear Data Channel or a Clear Command Channel PORT CuteFTP chooses the appropriate default port for the protocol you choose You can change this number if the default is not correct for your site SERVER TYPE You can leave this at Auto detect and CuteFTP will try to determine what kind of server is at the site If you have connection problems or you know what kind of server is at the site you can choose from the list which includes Unix Unix compatible Windows NT and many others DATA CONNECTION TYPE Set to Use global settings CuteFTP uses the connection type set in Global Options gt Transfer You can also specify from PORT PASV EPRT or EPSV connection mode For more information see Data mode in Transfer Settings TRANSFER TYPE Choose to use the transfer type you set in Global Options or one of the following e Auto detect Based on the file type CuteFTP will decide whether to transfer in ASCII or binary e ASCII Used primarily for transfers of text based files like HTML text and other documents e Binary Used primarily for data type transfers like pictures and other graphics or files that do not have line feeds carriage returns 65 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide SERVER TIME ZONE Choose No Offset if the server is in your same time zone If the server is in a different time zone choose it here These time zones do not account for Daylight Saving Time To account for Daylight Saving Ti
214. le with percent signs before and after Press Enter to separate commands Enter any other commands and variables separating commands with a line break Select OK 115 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Note Contact your system administrator for the proper Host name Port User name Passwotd and proxy type as well as any required advanced authentication methods Security settings SECURITY SETTINGS To display the Security window 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options 2 Select Security Configuration Notes Remove Site Manager passwords upon program exit o Select this to prevent storing any site passwords in the Site Manager file at all CuteFTP asks for the site password for each connection attempt o Clear this check box to allow CuteFTP to store site passwords in the Site Manager o o o o file default behavior When passwotds are saved you won t have to enter them again when connecting to a site Note Not saving passwords at all is useful in shared system environments where CuteFTP is likely being used by multiple users on the same physical machine Site Manager path Leave this to keep the Site Manager file in its default location Enter a new path or browse to a new path to move your Site Manager to a different location on your computer or netwotk Encrypt contents of Site Manager Select this to secure the Site Manager You must supply a password every time
215. les and online Knowledge Base e If you are having trouble with your script try to perform the desired action manually using the CuteFTP GUI If you cannot then troubleshoot that problem first and then re try your script e If you are able to perform the desired actions and in the desired sequence when using the GUI then the problem is not with CuteFTP or the FTP Server The next thing to do is to troubleshoot your script line by line e Once the TE COM component is registered you can create script files that will interface to it e Most of this document including the various samples and glossary are geared toward the novice programmer 163 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide SCRIPT CONVENTIONS FOR EXAMPLES The examples in this guide use the following conventions e maroon text is used for the syntax of a method or property e Bold font in double quotes display parameters for a method or property e red text indicates the method or property within an example script e apostrophe or single quote mark shows comments that do not affect the script e Square brackets are a place for optional items You should enter the option but not the brackets Here s an example e The syntax says String Object Option option name true false e Enter it into a program like this MySite Option FilterDirs False METHODS PROPERTIES AND WILDCARDS OVERVIEW Use methods and properties to operate the Transfer Engine Methods and pr
216. lications HELPER APPLICATIONS You can choose the programs to use for viewing and editing documents from within CuteFTP To access Helper Applications 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options 2 Select Helper Applications File Viewer Use the integrated HTML editor to view files o Select this check box to open files in CuteFTP s built in HTML editor when clicking a file and going to File gt View o Clear this check box to open files in a program you choose in the long box below the check box o File viewer o Browse or type the path to the program you want to use when clicking a file and going to File gt View File Editor e Use the integrated HTML editor to edit files recommended o Select this check box to open files in CuteFTP s built in HTML editor when clicking a file and going to File gt Edit o Clear this check box to edit files in a program you choose in the long box below the check box o File editor o Browse or type the path to the program you want to use when clicking a file and going to File gt Edit Note If you choose a third patty editor with which to edit remote files CuteFTP launches the editor and then monitor the folder containing the temporary file being modified Once you ve made your changes in the editor and saved them CuteFTP will upload the changes back to the server Tip If you prefer to use a direct editor over a WYSIWYG editor but find the integrated editor too l
217. lications and HTML Editor Select Tag tips In the Tag tips delay in milliseconds box enter a time for the HTML editor to wait before showing tag tips Select OK or Apply To capitalize all tag tips 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options 2 Expand Helper Applications and HTML Editor 3 Select Tag tips 4 Select the Capitalize tag tips check box Or e Clear the Capitalize tag tips check box to leave tag tips in lower case 5 Select OK or Apply CHOOSING DISPLAY COLORS FOR THE HTML EDITOR To specify display colors for HTML tags and Perl scripts From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options Expand Helper Applications and HTML Editor Select Colors Select a color from the list for each tag set and for Perl script components Select Apply or OK To specify background and standard font colors for the HTML editor ds 2 3 4 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options Expand Helper Applications and HTML Editor Select Colors To use the system default colors select the Use system settings check box and skip to step 7 OR To choose different colors clear the Use system settings check box and continue with step 5 Select a color for the background from the Background list Select a color for the font from the System font list Select Apply or OK 158 Integrated HTML Editor CHOOSING OTHER HTML EDITOR SETTINGS To keep text from running off the right end of the HTML editor scree
218. list Second primary browser tags Select your third browser choice from the list Secondary browser tags SEES Select a color for tag tips that apply only to the third browser choice in Secondary browser color 8 Select OK or Apply When more than one primary browser is selected the tag tips in the drop down that are common to both browsers display in black This enables you to code for two types of browsers such as Netscape and IE or two versions of the same browser Example If you want to code for IE 5 0 but conserve backwards compatibility with 4 0 then choose 5 0 and 4 0 as the two primary browsers Tags in common to both are available in the tag tips box Newer 5 0 tags that didn t exist in 4 0 don t even appear which helps you code your HTML without having to worry about which tags may be supported or not Choosing a secondary browser lets you see ALL the tags for a certain browser in a different color In the example above if you wanted to code for IE 4 0 and 5 0 but add certain tags from OPERA you would select OPERA as the secondary browser When you saw a colored 157 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide tag in the tag tips box you would know it was an OPERA tag which may or may not wotk in IE or Netscape This enables you to decide whether or not to insert the particular tag To choose how long the tag tips take to appear 1 2 3 4 5 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options Expand Helper App
219. ls gt Global Options gt Transfer Settings and set the time in Close the file transfer n seconds after the transfer is completed Retrieving the number of Asynchronous tasks Desctiption Use the AsyncTaskNumber property to return the number of tasks created by the UploadAsync DownloadAsync and TransferURLAsync methods Syntax Long Object AsyncTaskNumber Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection Initialize all necessary fields for MySite host name user password eto MySite Option CleanupAsync False MySite DownloadAsync path MsgBox task number created amp MySite AsyncTaskNumber 218 Transfer Engine SDK Note You must set MySite Option CleanupAsync False so that all asynchronous tasks are counted Otherwise only the last asynchronous task launched will be referenced when calling the AsyncTaskNumber property Checking if a server supports multi part uploads Desctiption Use the CombSupport property to check if the server supports the COMB multi part upload command Syntax Boolean Object CombSupport Return values 1 Server supports COMB Server does not support COMB Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection Initialize all necessary fields for MySite host name user password etc If not MySite CombSupport Then MsgBox This server doesn t support the COMB command End if
220. ly ccecce 26 Connect to SSH2 site ae 41 Connect with SSL sseeeese 33 Connect with TLS seseeeeese 33 Connecting ierit e ede 25 Connection 17 25 27 88 92 204 Connection errors sssseeeee 19 Connection failed sesssse 204 266 Connection failure seeesse 210 Connection log sseeeeeeees 16 17 Connection options sseess 88 Connection refused ceee 204 Connection retries ccooccccccincnoccncnnnnnnn 88 Connection Settings 88 Connection timeout eeeseseses 204 Connection Wizard sseeeee 24 CRG CHECKSUM ica ts 67 A ET 119 Create certificate erreren 96 Create certificates e 34 Create SSH2 certificate 95 Custom Commands sser 70 Custom commands bar sssss 17 Customize toolbar seere 19 CuteFTP interTacCe oocccccccccncincconcnnnncnnnno 13 CUteER TIP PrO tea 5 D Data Channel cccocccccnccnnnccnnnconnnnnonnninnnns 37 data socket cs 205 Data socket error c oocccccicnnoconcnccnnnninns 205 DCOMCNFG ereere 142 Default download folder 85 Delay between retries ssssss 88 Delete see ttd tieni 18 75 Delete confirmation 31 48 Delete lod ce 87 Delete prompt sereen 18 Delete site iecit imt 55 Detalla a tet dett denis 76 Dial Up connection ccecc
221. m the menu choose Tools gt Global Options Expand Transfer and select Smart Overwrite In the For matching files list choose Use Rules Select Ignore zero byte files In the For matching folders list choose Use Rules Select Configure Rules The Overwrite Rules dialog appears In the If the destination file date is list select older In the and size is list select smaller 39 090 AGS Ur cO Be en In the during list select any transfer In the then list select overwrite m ee Ra o Select Add The new rule displays in the list Add more rules as needed Here are some recommendations 256 Troubleshooting e If destination file date is the same and size is the same during any transfer then skip e If destination file date is older and size is different during any transfer then overwrite e If destination file date is no matter and size is smaller during any transfer then resume e If destination file date is newer and size is larger during any transfer then skip 12 Select OK The Overwrite Rules dialog disappeats 13 In the Prompt timeout action list choose Skip 14 Select Timeout in and leave the time at 30 seconds 15 Select Use LIST to determine overwrite status 16 Select Use SIZE and MDTM to determine overwrite status 17 Select OK Using the ACCT command You can establish a connection and then supply the ACCT command for servers that require it TO UsE ACCT WITH OR WITHOUT AN FTP PROXY Select
222. m the menu choose Tools gt Queue gt Reset Selected To restart the transfer choose Tools gt Queue gt Transfer Selected from the menu Tip The shortcut keys Esc or F9 stop active transfers Press Esc once to stop the last command be it a transfer or connection request Press Esc repeatedly to cycle through active transfers and or connections and stop 75 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide them one by one You can also select multiple items in the queue and select Esc to stop them Use the Del key to stop and remove selected queue items Using the clipboard to transfer You can use the Windows Clipboatd function to copy and paste a URL directly into CuteFTP with the Connect to URL feature This allows you to connect to a site or if specified download a file 1 From the browser or Windows application of your choice copy the URL to the clipboard The URL may be general ftp www globalscape com or specific ftp www globalscape com pub cuteftp cute2632 exe Retutn to CuteFTP From the menu choose File gt Connect gt Connect to URL Paste the URL into the Connect to URL window Select OK CuteFTP parses the URL and connects to the site or if specified starts downloading the file The following formats are supported ftp user pass Q host host com port ftp user pass Whost host com ftp user host host com ftp host host com port ftp host host com ftp ftp sitename com pub user p
223. me choose a time zone one hour ahead of the server s time zone For example if you are connecting to a server in Central Daylight time set the time zone to Eastern Standard time PASSWORD PROTECTION Offers four options for password encryption if simple FTP is selected as the protocol type Site Properties Actions The following settings are made from the Actions tab of the Site Properties dialog When client connects switch to this remote folder Type the full path to any folder on the remote site and CuteFTP will automatically open the folder in the Remote Pane when you connect to the site When client connects switch to this local folder Type or browse to the full path for any folder on your machine and CuteFTP will automatically open the folder in the Local Pane when you connect to the site For navigation use the following caching options Caching means CuteFTP stores the site list information on your computer so when you navigate to different files and folders you don t have to reconnect e Use cache during session Store the site s information only until you close the connection e Always use cache Store the site s information and keep it even after you disconnect e Do not use cache Never store the site s information When uploading apply this rule to files and folder names Use this to change file names to upper case lower case or to keep the case the same e Preserve case Keep all uploaded file names in thei
224. me sockspassword sockshostname socksport ae that authentication For SOCKS5 socks5 socksusername sockspassword sockshostname socksport ee a authentication For SOCKS4 socks4 sockshostname socksport pipi iul do not require authentication For SOCKS5 socks5 sockshostname socksport ee ndi do not require authentication Additional parameters socksusername The user name or log in name to the SOCKS server sockspassword The password for the SOCKS server t seleshostdnig The address and port for the SOCKS server Example 1 MySite SocksInfo socks4 globalscape com 1080 use socks4 without authorization 211 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Example 2 MySite SocksInfo socks5 joeuser mypass globalscape com 1080 use socks5 with authorization for user joeuser with password mypass Example 3 str MySite SocksInfo retrieve the current value of SocksInfo empty if none MsgBox str now display it Choosing ASCII binary or auto transfer types Description Use the Transfer Type property to retrieve or set the value for the way the Transfer Engine should transfer files ASCH binary or auto Syntax String Object TransferType Parameters ASCII All files should be transferred in ASCII mode BINARY All files should be transferred in BINARY mode The TE will reference an internal list editable from CuteFTP s Global Options to determine the proper trans
225. me to the completed task MySite Disconnect Disconnects from the site when done MySite Close Close the Transfer Engine process A full synchronizaiton VB subroutine Sub Sync 190 Transfer Engine SDK Dim MySite Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection strHost ftp yourhost com strPath pub strLocalPath c temp sync_test strHost InputBox Enter host CuteFTP Pro strHost strPath InputBox Enter remote path CuteFTP Pro strPath strLocalPath InputBox Enter local path CuteFTP Pro strLocalPath MySite Host strHost MySite CaseHandling 1 MySite Recursive False MySite IgnoreLinks True MySite DeleteDestination False MySite PromptDelete True nUserChoise MsgBox Mirror remote amp strHost amp strPath amp to local amp strLocalPath amp vb YesNoCancel If nUserChoise vbYes Then MySite Synchronize strPath strLocalPath 1 0 else nUserChoise MsgBox Mirror local amp strHost amp strLocalPath amp to remote amp strPath amp 2 vb YesNoCancel If nUserChoise vbYes Then MySite Synchronize strPath strLocalPath 0 0 else nUserChoise MsgBox Mirror both amp strHost amp strPath amp lt gt amp strLocalPath amp 2 vb YesNoCancel If nUserChoise vbYes Then MySite Synchronize strPath strLocalPath 2 1 else End if End if End if End Sub 191 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Transfer
226. mented yet Subscript lt SUB gt lt SUB gt Superscript lt SUP gt lt SUP gt Typewriter lt T T gt lt TT gt displays in a monospaced font Preformatted lt PRE gt lt PRE gt display text spacing as is Width lt PRE WIDTH gt lt PRE gt in characters Center lt CENTER gt lt CENTER gt for both text and images N1 0 Blinking lt BLINK gt lt BLINK gt Font Size lt FONT SIZE gt lt FONT gt ranges from 1 7 149 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Change Font Size lt FONT SIZE 2 gt lt FONT gt N1 0 Base Font Size lt BASEFONT SIZE gt from 1 7 default is 3 Font Color lt FONT COLOR gt lt FONT gt N3 0b Select Font lt FONT FACE gt lt FONT gt N3 0b Multi Column lt MULTICOL COLS gt lt MULTICOL gt N3 0b Column Gutter lt MULTICOL GUTTER gt lt MULTICOL gt N3 0b Column Width lt MULTICOL WIDTH gt lt MULTICOL gt N3 0b Spacer lt SPACER gt N3 0b Spacer Type lt SPACER TYPE horizontal vertical block gt N3 0b Size lt SPACER SIZE gt N3 0b Dimensions lt SPACER WIDTH HEIGHT gt gt N3 0b Alignment lt SPACER ALIGN left right center gt ADDING LINKS AND GRAPHICS TO HTML DOCUMENTS Use the following tags to add hyperlinks pictures and other graphics to your Web pages Link Something lt A HREF URL gt lt A gt Link to Target lt A HREF URL gt lt A gt if in another document lt A HREF gt lt A gt if in current document N2 0 Target Win
227. more details Common Add EPRT and EPSV to the existing Data mode drop down combo located under Global Options Transfer pane Note that each site in the site manager 1s currently 120 Settings and Options able to either inherit global settings for Data Mode or define their own Therefore the EPRT and EPSV choices must also be available on a site basis Site Properties Type page Note If you connect in PORT mode your session becomes vulnerable to Port theft where a third party can interfere with transfers Mode Z Mode Z compression compresses files on the fly as you transfer saving bandwidth and improving transfer times This feature is turned on by default and is used whenever you connect to a server that supports Mode Z e Select Apply Mode Z compression to ASCII transfers when possible to use Mode Z Transfer files over the browse session This feature controls the sessions that files ate transferred on If Allow transfers to occur over the existing browse session is Checked files transfer over new and existing sessions CuteFTP uses the browse session and if available additional connections For example If you define a per site max limit of five connections and then transfer five files CuteFTP checks the browse connection first to see if it is busy and if not busy transfers the 1st file over the browse connection The subsequent four files are transferred over four additional sessions CuteFTP aut
228. mote files ot folders from transfers and listings The string values may contain wildcards and you can add multiple filters by separating them with a semicolon Syntax String Object RemoteFilterExclude Example MySite RemoteFilterExclude txt swp MySite Download will download all files except those with extensions of txt and swp 226 Transfer Engine SDK Note If filter causes no file to be transferred then no folders will be created I ncluding remote files in lists and transfers Desctiption Use the RemoteFilterInclude property to set or retrieve the values used to include remote files ot folders in transfers and listings The string values may contain wildcards and you can un add multiple filters by separating them with a semicolon Syntax String Object RemoteFilterInclude Example MySite RemoteFilterInlcude jpg gif Note If filter causes no file to be transferred then no folders will be created Adding filters to the LIST command Description Use the RemoteSiteFilter property to specify a string which will be used as a filter parameter by the LIST command Syntax string Object RemoteSiteFilter Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection MySite RemoteSiteFilter This will send a List 1 command to the server Configuration Notes These optional parameters to the list command are basically parameters pa
229. mote file s time is Notice the server sends 12 55 PM adding 4 hrs due to the server s time difference and GMT COMMAND gt MDTM Reports cfc 213 20040514125501 CuteFTP uploads the replacement Reports cfc file STOR Reports cfc CuteFTP issues an MDTM command to sefthe time according the actual date and LOCAL time of the file 12 55 PM COMMAND gt MDTM 20040514125501 Reports cfc Subsequently we retrieve the list from the server Notice the time 8 55 AM rw rw rw 1 user group 20249 May 14 08 55 Reports cfc Notice that the server didn t write the 12 55 timestamp as requested Instead it assumed the timestamp was in GMT and subtracted 4 hours Workaround here are no known wotkarounds Solution Don t turn on this feature when connecting to Serv U or other FTP servers that modify the time sent as part of the MD TM sef sequence Public key authentication failing ATTEMPTING TO CONNECT IN CUTEFTP PROFESSIONAL TO WINSSHD USING PUBLIC KEY AUTHENTICATION ONLY SEEMS TO FAIL After you set up an account for public key authentication you will still have to enter a password the first time you log in This is because when you set up public key authentication for an account and set the authentication type to Pwd OR Key WinSSHD still must cache the passwotd so that you can log in with just the public key Therefore on your first login 262 Troubleshooting attempt after you set up public key authentication W
230. moteFilterInclude LocalFilterExclude RemoteFilterExclude RemoteSiteFilter CONNECTION PROPERTIES Setting protocols Description Transfer Engine SDK Use the Protocol property to set or retrieve the value for the protocol type 205 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Syntax String Object Protocol Parameters FTP File Transfer Protocol FTPS FTP using SSL in explicit mode standard port 21 FTPS IMPLICIT Extension of FTP using SSL FTP using SSL in implicit mode specific port SFTP Secure protocol based on SSH2 FTP_SKEY_MD4 Secure one time password login using MD4 FTP SKEY MD5 Secure one time password login using MD5 HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTPS HTTP with SSL Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection MySite Protocol FTPS IMPLICIT MySite Host ftp ftp net MySite Port 990 MySite Login username MySite Password password MySite Connect Note You can find more options for using SSL in ClearDataChannel Setting a host address for a connection Desctiption Use the Host property to set or retrieve the value for the host name of a site when you are connecting Syntax int Object Host Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection MySite Protocol FTP MySite Host ftp ftp net MySite Port 21 206 Transfer Engine SDK MySite Login username MySite Pas
231. mpts and to avoid being banned for hammering 132 Settings and Options Display settings DISPLAY SETTINGS To access CuteFTP display settings 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options 2 Select Display Configuration Notes Select the toolbars to display e Select the toolbars you want to display by clicking the checkbox next to the toolbars e Click the name of the toolbar to select it e With a toolbar in the list highlighted click the Customize selected toolbar button to add ot remove buttons on the toolbar Customize selected toolbar add a button 1 Select a button from the Available Toolbar buttons column 2 Click Add or double click the button 3 Click Close to accept changes Reset to cancel changes Customize selected toolbar remove a button 1 Select a button from the Current Toolbar buttons column 2 Click Remove or double click the button 3 Click Close to accept changes Reset to cancel changes Customize move a button 1 Select a button from the Current Toolbar buttons column 2 Click Move Up to move a button one icon to the left on the toolbar e Click Move Down to move the button one icon to the right on the toolbar 3 Click Close to accept changes Reset to cancel changes Note Reset does not cancel changes made when the Customize Toolbar dialog box was opened and closed previously Show large toolbar icons e Select this to display the large 32x32 pixel set of main toolbar
232. n 1 2 3 4 5 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options Expand Helper Applications Select HTML Editor Select the Enable word wrap check box Clear the Enable word wrap check box to allow text to continue beyond the right edge Select OK or Apply To display line numbers in HTML documents 1 2 3 4 ul e From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options Expand Helper Applications Select HTML Editor Select Prefix each line with line numbers Clear Prefix each line with line numbers to hide line numbers Select OK or Apply To change the tags and text that appear in new HTML documents d dl GN we A BS From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options Expand Helper Applications Select HTML Editor Select Edit new document template Make changes in the New document template dialog Select OK Select OK or Apply 159 12 Transfer Engine SDK Transfer Engine Overview ABOUT THE TRANSFER ENGINE What is the Transfer Engine Built on a modular design platform CuteFTP Professional s FTP Transfer Engine TE is completely independent of the main application s interface You can control the TE through an industry standard COM Component Object Model interface using your favorite programming or scripting language such as Visual Basic Perl ASP or JavaScript Unique to CuteFTP s TE are powerful encryption properties that dictate how the control and data channels communica
233. n I best describe my problem if I contact technical support Note Reference the troubleshooting section for answers to problems frequently encountered HOW DO SET UP A CONNECTION TO MY FTP SERVER First time users should use the Connection Wizatd located under File gt Connection gt Connection Wizard It will bring up a window that will ask you for a Label for the site and the rest of the login information provided to you by your Web Host Provider WHAT IS MY FTP Host ADDRESS This information is assigned by your Web Hosting Provider If you Don t know what the FTP address is or ate not sure you can contact your Web Hosting Provider or Internet Service Provider and they can give that information to you WHAT IS MY USER NAME AND PASSWORD Your Web Hosting Provider or Internet Service Provider assigns this information If you need to find out what this information 1s you can contact them and they will be able to give that information back to you How DO UPLOAD MY FILES WITH CUTEFTP First you must connect to your site Once connected you can upload your files by browsing to the directory where your files are located on the left hand window of the screen Click on the files you wish to upload and drag them across to the corresponding right hand window the server side You will see the upload progress of your files in the queue window at the bottom of your CuteFTP window More on transferring files and folders Gett
234. n c b as 258 Using CuteFTP with Norton Internet Security 2004 sido eidem e I PR D s 250 Cannot download execabiblest Sand oun Oh unten qut ta Qv qi Qaeda Du addu SUPE 259 Cane coneccion Windows DOP dese dpt lindaa 260 Truncated USOS nario teta Ene E EA RED EFE Url e ME a re ME 260 elo MEN Se eIESaastakodtedias tati votato ald tune ati Utada thal odd Gh fa dais 260 Unable to connect to Titan FTP server when using Sold idi darn 260 Firewall problems sitos qut cu dpa et ca mete d Cory Pu a aU qp Rua Qus a dnce cd 260 Conserve Local File Time feature doesn t work properly when connected to Serv u FTP OC EVEL aie abad u siib Gb edm yb aban Eus habet Cua boot eii Cunt a E A ud bn eR 261 Public key authentication falling ed iani tiere be Pai id iio 262 iiio NM e cr NC 265 Xii 1 Getting started with CuteFTP Professional If you re new to the Internet or to CuteFTP Professional here s the information you need to get started e CuteFTP Professional s main screen e Making your first connection e Transferring files and folders e What s new Support Questions Navigate to http www globalscape com support for information on customer service technical support software registration product manuals and downloads as well as access to GlobalSCAPE s Knowledge Base and FAQs 2 CuteFTP 7 Professional New Features New features for CuteFTP Professional include Transfer files faster using automatic streaming compression to
235. n if you clicked a link or shortcut to from the previous directory e Clear this check box and when you click the button to go back to the previous directory you will go back to the actual parent directory for this folder which might not have been the directory you were in when you jumped to the current directory Site Specific Firewall settings e Click Proxy if you need to connect through a proxy server to get to this site A Proxy window will appear where you can enter the proxy type server address username and passwotd 67 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide e Click Socks if you need to connect through a Socks server to get to this site A Socks window will appear where you can enter the SOCKS type server address username and passwotd Retry attempts Enter the number of times you want CuteFTP to try connecting to this site if there is a problem making a connection Delay between retries Enter how many seconds you want CuteFTP to wait before retrying a connection after a connection attempt fails Max connections per this site Enter how many connections CuteFTP can open to the site for transferring many files simultaneously Correcting times for sites in different time zones TO COMPENSATE FOR SERVERS IN DIFFERENT TIME ZONES Select a site in the Site Manager From the menu choose File gt Properties Select the Type tab Select the server s time zone from the Server time zone list Choose Connect or OK ween
236. n not selected the Transfer Engine does not start until you start CuteFTP or call it from a sctipt e On startup o o Choose Display Site Manager to display the Site Manager on program start Choose Do Nothing to keep the Site Manager from displaying on program start Choose Connect to the last connected to Site Manager site to connect to the site you were connect to the last time you closed the program so long as the site is saved in the Site Manager e On exit o Choose Don t close the Transfer Engine if tasks are pending to complete unfinished or scheduled transfers after CuteFTP is closed The Transfer Engine automatically shuts down after the last scheduled transfer Choose Don t close the Transfer Engine to leave the Transfer Engine running even when CuteFTP is closed and there are no transfers to complete The Transfer Engine stays open until the computer is shut down or you close the Transfer Engine from the System Tray Choose Close the Transfer Engine to shut it down whenever you close CuteFTP 105 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Download folder defaults e Use the current folder in the local pane as the default o When selected remote items dragged to the queue are downloaded to the folder displayed in the Local Drives pane o When not selected you can enter a path to a specific folder with Use text field o Use text field o Browse ot type the path to a download location for remote items you place
237. nced Proxy Settings dialog 10 Select OK again to close the Proxy dialog 11 Select Connect or Exit Using CuteFTP behind a router In most cases CuteFTP does not have any problems working behind a router If you are having problems try doing all your transfers in PASV mode F CONNECTIONS OR TRANSFERS STILL FAIL 1 3 4 Check with the FTP server administrator to make certain the Server and it s network are configured to allow FTP in PASV mode Check your router documentation for information on how to set it up for FTP or how to open the appropriate ports FTP generally uses port 21 You can define a port range for CuteFTP to operate with under Tools gt Global Options gt Transfer Settings gt Limit local port range from n to n You can try using UPnP if your NAT or router supports it to establish a connection properly You can turn on port mapping under the Tools gt Global Options gt Connection tab CONFIGURATION NOTES To perform transfers in PORT mode or for secure transfers refer to your router s documentation for information on how to configure the router for such transfers If you are behind a NAT firewall and the Secure FTP server is on a different netwotk you can only make data transfers in PORT mode using a Clear Command Channel SSL connection 258 Troubleshooting Using CuteFTP with Norton Internet Security 2004 If you have Norton Internet Security 2004 installed on the same computer as C
238. nder CuteFTP s global options to Always Overwrite to avoid any overwrite prompts or pre define various rules to cover various overwrite scenarios Const EVENT_SUCCESS O Set objShell Wscript CreateObject Wscript Shell objShell LogEvent EVENT SUCCESS AT Loaded me Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection MySite Option ThrowError False MySite Host ftp anonymous user user com ftp globalscape com pub cuteftp ob jShell LogEvent EVENT SUCCESS vars set MySite Connect objShell LogEvent EVENT SUCCESS connected MySite Download index txt c temp objShell LogEvent EVENT SUCCESS downloaded MySite Disconnect MySite Close 230 Transfer Engine SDK El Fie Action View Heb e FAS A pi La Application 108 evert s pony D Information 3 4 2004 10 36 58 WSH imos D information 3 4 2004 10 36 47 WSH Dirformation 3 4 2004 10 36 47 WSH D information 3 4 2004 10 36 47 WSH f information Properties axi Event Date S7VA72004 Source WSH t Time 10 36 58 AM Category None Type None Evert JD 0 User N A a Computer XPBOX a Descnption For more r ormabon see Help and Support Center at hitp go microsoft com tw nk events atp The Event View Application Log showing a successful download AUTOMATICALLY ENCRYPTING AND COMPRESSING TRANSFERS To automatically encrypt and compress files before transfer yo
239. ndle symlinks during synchronization as files or False folders Example Mysite IgnoreLinks False Choosing a local folder Desctiption Use the LocalFolder property to retrieve or set the current folder on your local hard disk You can use relative or absolute paths Syntax String Object LocalFolder Example Object LocalFolder c temp Choosing a remote folder 214 Transfer Engine SDK Description Use the RemoteFolder property to retrieve or set the current remote folder You can use absolute or relative paths Syntax String Object RemoteFolder Example Connect to site following previous samples MySite RemoteFolder pub cuteftp Changes the remot folder to pub cuteftp absolute paths used subsequently MySite RemoteFolder test Changes to the folder called test located in pub cuteftp using relative paths Using the auto renaming feature in transfers Description Use the AutoRename property to set or retrieve the renaming values prior to the transfer of a file or folder To configure the auto rename rules open the CuteFTP Professional interface and go to Tools gt Global Options gt Transfer gt Rename Rules Syntax String MySite AutoRename Parametets ON AutoRename feature turned on OFF AutoRename feature turned off Example MySite AutoRename ON Setting the maximum number of connections Description Use the MaxConnections property to set or
240. ne in Overwrite Rules Ignore Zero byte files Select this and CuteFTP ignores any files with a size of zero bytes Clear this check box and CuteFTP applies all rules and settings to all files regardless of size For matching folders Prompt CuteFTP displays a window asking what you want to do to a folder in the destination folder that has the same name as the folder you are transferring Replace All If a folder in the destination folder has the same name as the folder you are transferring CuteFTP replaces every destination file with matching names with files in the transferred folder Use Rules If a folder in the destination folder has the same name as the folder you are transferring CuteFTP uses the rules you define in the Overwrite Rules window to determine how to handle all files with matching names Configure Rules Configure Rules defines the rules you want CuteFTP to use when two files have the same name You must select Use rules to enable these options e If destination file date is o newer replaces a file if it has a time stamp more recent than the file you are transferring o no matter replaces any file regardless of when it was created in relation to the file you are transferring Select this option if you don t want to replace files based on when they wete created o Older replaces a file only if it has a time stamp further in the past than the file you ate transferring o the same replaces a file if it has the sam
241. need to connect before you can connect to any FTP sites Make sure you typed in the FTP Host Address correctly This would be just the host address of the server For example if you were given an FTP Host Address in the format ftp ftp yourhost com you would only type in ftp yourhost com Also be sure there is nothing after the host address especially slashes indicating subdirectories If the server does not automatically put you in your default directory when you log in to it then you can add the directory into the Default Remote Directory box when configuring this site Ifyou have a firewall or proxy server make sure CuteFTP is properly configured to work with the proxy server You can edit the firewall or proxy settings by clicking Tools gt Global Options and expanding Connection and selecting Proxy Server If you ate not sure what the settings for the proxy should be you will need to contact your network or system administrator for that information If all of these options fail and you still have the same results you will need to contact the server administrator of the site you are connecting to in order to resolve the problem CHILD TRANSFER FAILED If you attempt to transfer a folder or directory and see this error it simply means that an item or items within the folder failed to transfer You can check your connection log to find a more detailed error describing why the item failed to transfer 243 CuteFTP Prof
242. ng can be saved Can be used to format the listing If left empty ee een a raw listing will be returned You can specify NAME DATE and SIZE as return values in a string Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection MySite Host ftp cuteftp com pub MySite Connect 202 Transfer Engine SDK MySite GetList c temp_list txt saves a raw listing for the default path to the file temp list txt MsgBox MySite GetResult retrieves and displays the listing Example 2 Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection MySite Host ftp cuteftp com MySite Connect MySite GetList pub FILE NAME SNAME goes to pub folder doesn t save the listing to file and formats it as shown MsgBox MySite GetResult retrieves and displays the listing Example 3 Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection MySite Host ftp cuteftp com MySite Connect MySite GetList pub NAME NAME SIZE SIZE DATE SDATE goes to pub folder doesn t save the listing to file and formats it as shown MsgBox MySite GetResult retrieves and displays the listing Note GetResult is an optional method used only with GetList It simply retrieves the data Without GetResult the data is written to the buffer or if defined in the parameters the data is written to the log Properties FINDING A PROPERTY ALPHABETICALLY Here you can link to any property listed in
243. nnnns 70 Macro records set o sled 69 Macro TUN 70 A s 70 Maintain connection 27 89 Manual transfer oocccccccnnnncnnnnnnnnnnonnnnoss 72 Manually enter commands 73 Match folders oococccoccccocnncnonnnnno 82 155 Max CONNectiONS occcoccccncccnnoncnnnncnns 28 88 Max connections per site 28 MDAC ia ciere ens 195 Messages AT 31 48 Microsoft Data Access Components 195 MITO A re osse nere EP hee esee ied 82 Mirror DOth ooccccccccccccncnonnnnonnnonoss 82 155 269 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Mirror local i tente 82 155 Mirror remote cccoccccncccnncocnnnncnnnonnns 82 155 MOE Zrii 66 Moda S 75 Modify properties ece 50 Modify site 50 Monitor loCal cooocccccccccccincconcnconccnnno 83 Move lesiona a eS 6 57 Multi part download sssss 65 Multi part transfers sssssss 65 Multi part upload 65 Multiples rete Le rers 28 Multi thread transfer ssss 65 N Navigation renes 104 Navigation toolbar 17 Network connection eeeseeee 90 NW aestate eut trs Dodo Pha awd dide a 119 New IP address ssseeenmm 27 New SIEG sce dente hein eR Reis 24 No data connection ssesssse 204 NOTO aiii a dns 215 Norton firewall eene 215 Norton Internet Security 215 Nor
244. nonennnnonococcncanenanannninenons 36 Using the ACCT command crai RA Du vu e dba eu RR 36 To use ACCT with or without an FTP DIOE sync esis sien ieiunii eoi Repas 36 To tse ACCT vith an FIP PEO 37 Protectine Site Manco onde deniqae made oo te ne ery Pe ot 37 To require a password to open the Site Manager os eese tee edt e oidos 37 To change the Site Manager password iio ai 37 To remove the Site Manager DASSWOYFds oc as terii Gan I vast e ties 38 Conleuration DOES a eie eee ea a que is paa ds 38 Secure Cornnectlons i ia rated 39 Connecting to Secure Socket Layer SSL and TLS Ses ueno cias 39 To connect to an FTP site over SSL cconnnnccnncnnncnnononananaconocnnonononananacocnnonononanancicinnnos 39 To connect to an existing site Over ita 39 To speed up transfers with an SSL ste Riad 39 To encrypt the data transfer and not the command Connection sessssessrsessseesseseese 40 Toconficureother SSILASeUH ii 40 Creating Your Owl SSE certificates iiie rb til ber in a bis 40 To create an SSLscertifiCate is a 40 Configuration IN GEES rt Dives eR Rusa re epos reu nea Nba eR edi etn Re Rae DN EM odia 41 Having an SSL certificate SIDTed ve ii S opa tu pd a ding 42 To have a certificate edi paved A n i ve HA R de pa ode Du id E 42 Contrato NOLES is a da eoapoees 42 Choosing a certificate for SSL SESSIONS iniciada dadas 42 To choose a CELE CA E a a eed Tia ici 42 Accepting server SSD Cen Cate nana a ta usi ol li IA a Ra a aaa 43 JTodcceptasetvets
245. ns You can set CuteFTP to show the errors in a pop up window when they occur To show connection errors in pop up windows Qr de torpor From the menu select Tools gt Global Options In the left pane expand Display Select Prompts In the right pane select the Show prompt upon error check box Select OK Customizing toolbars You can determine the buttons and their order in your toolbars TO ADD A BUTTON 1 From the menu select Tools gt Global Options gt Display highlight a toolbar and select Customize The Customize Toolbar dialog box opens There are two columns in the dialog box Available Toolbar buttons and Current Toolbar buttons Select a button from the Available Toolbar buttons column Select Add Select Reset to cancel any changes TO REMOVE A BUTTON 1 From the menu select Tools gt Global Options gt Display highlight a toolbar and select Customize The Customize Toolbar dialog box opens There are two columns in the dialog box they are Available Toolbar buttons and Current Toolbar buttons 23 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide 3 Select a button from the Current Toolbar buttons column 4 Select Remove or double click the button 5 Select Reset to cancel any changes TO MOVE A BUTTON 1 From the menu select Tools gt Global Options gt Display highlight a toolbar and select Customize 2 The Customize Toolbar dialog box opens There are two columns in the dialog bo
246. nsfer enables you to force transfers to occur over the same session Fonts for all panes let you customize the font size and colors used for all views local remote log queue Automatic Server Port Mapping provides automatic behavior to assist connection to problem servers Miscellaneous enhancements made to improve usability and efficiency 3 Getting Started About CuteFTP Professional You can easily understand and use CuteFTP Professional whether you re a novice or accomplished FTP User You will find all the features contained in CuteFTP Home and many new additions CuteF TP Professional embodies the accumulated knowledge gained from the evolution of CuteFTP Professional now imparted in a mote advanced more secure application In CuteFTP Professional you have a variety of features which enhance file transfer The accessible interface allows you to easily update and maintain sophisticated Web sites You can safeguard transfers of mission critical files with CuteFTP Professional s security features You can speed the transfer of large architectural graphic or engineering files with multi part accelerated downloads Site caching allows you to minimize bandwidth while you browse You can even schedule and script FTP transactions with minimal overhead using the autonomous Transfer Engine CuteFTP Professional includes the Transfer Engine TE and an integrated HTML editor You can use the Transfer Engine from within CuteFTP o
247. nt files For example test txt and TEST txt are considered two different files If Ignore case is selected test txt and TEST txt ate considered the same Synchronizing folders Use the synchronization tools to automatically make the contents of a remote and local folder exactly the same You can monitor more than one folder or synchronize multiple sites Just schedule and queue the synchronizations you need TO SYNCHRONIZE FOLDERS From the menu choose Tools gt Folder Tools gt Synchronize Folders In Enter the local path to synchronize type in the path or browse to the local folder you want to synchronize In Enter the remote path to synchronize type in the path or browse to the local folder you want to synchronize In Please select the direction of synchronization choose to Mirror Local Mirror Remote or Mirror Both Mirror Local keeps the local folder the same and changes the remote folder to match Mirror Remote keeps the remote folder the same and changes the local folder to match 98 Managing Files and Folders Mirror Both adds files to both folders and puts the latest version of all files in both foldets 5 If you want to include contents of subfolders in the synchronization select the Include subfolders check box 6 Select the Start now IB OR select the Schedule button to automatically to start the synchronization later or to repeat the synchronization at regular intervals TO REPEAT SYNCHRONIZA
248. nts the type of connection established but does not guarantee a secured connection Even though you are connected to an https site you may be linked to an unsecured directory at which time the session is no longer be https but http instead Check the log if you are unsure of the security of yout connection Connecting to Secure Shell SSH2 sites TO CONNECT TO AN SSH2 SITE 1 From the menu choose File gt New gt SFTP SSH2 Site Enter a name for the site in the Label field Enter the site address in the Host field You do not need to enter ftp or sftp at the start of the address Enter your user name in the User Name field The server administrator provides your username and password Enter your password in the Password field Select Connect TO CHOOSE SSH2 CIPHERS AND AUTHENTICATION METHODS A US From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options Expand Security Select on SSH2 security and make any changes Select OK Authenticating in SSH2 You can use Password Public Key or both authentication methods for SSH2 connections Password authentication is the default TO USE PASSWORD AUTHENTICATION de 2 3 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options Expand Security Select SSH2 security 49 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide 4 5 Make sure the Use password authentication check box is selected You are using password authentication whenever the check box is selected even if the
249. nu choose Tools gt Global Options 2 Expand Security 3 Select SSH2 Security 4 Select at least one encryption method from the Cipher list There are five available encryption types e ARCFOUR e Cast128 e Triple DES 3DES e Twofish e Blowfish 5 Select OK CuteFTP Professional tries each selected encryption method with the server starting with the top method in the Cipher list AVAILABLE ENCRYPTION ALGORITHMS ARCFOUR Arcfout is intended to be compatible with the RC4 cipher trademarked by RSA Data Security makers of the famous PGP program It uses a 128 bit key and provides good security CAST128 This cipher is the CAST 128 cipher in CBC mode with 128 bit keys Triple DES 3DES This algorithm uses a 24 bit triple key to encrypt data 3 times The 24 bit key is split into 3 8 bit segments and each is used for encryption Triple DES is fast but not as strong as the other algorithms Blowfish The Blowfish algorithm is a public domain method using a 128 bit key Blowfish was intended to be a replacement for 3DES It provides good security Twofish Twofish is an improved version of Blowfish using a 256 bit key It provides the strongest security available in CuteFTP Professional and should protect your data in most transfers 53 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide AUTHENTICATION LAYER SETTINGS To use public key authentication If you want to use public key authentication you will need to send your public key
250. o access transfer settings 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options 2 Select Transfer Transfer method Choose Auto detect to have CuteFTP decide the transfer method based on the file and server type Choose ASCII to transfer text files web pages or other text type files Choose Binary to transfer pictures programs or executable files Note Binary files cannot be transferred in ASCII mode but ASCII files can be transferred in Binary mode Data mode Choose Auto and CuteFTP makes connections in PASV mode If the PASV connection fails CuteFTP attempts to connect in PORT mode automatically PASV helps avoid conflicts with security systems PASV support is necessary for some firewalls and routers because with PASV the client opens the connection to an IP Address and port that the server supplies Choose PORT when connections or transfer attempts fail in PASV mode or when you receive data socket errors When an FTP client connects using PORT the server opens a connection to an IP Address and port that the client supplies EPRT is an extesnion of PORT that allows the server to give an Ipv6 address to the client for negotiation through NAT firewalls EPSV is an extesnion of PASV that allows the server to give an Ipv6 address to the client for negotiation through NAT firewalls Used as an alternative to PASV or PORT commands for the traversal of NAT firewalls for secure FTPS connections Read RFC 2428 for
251. oadAsync inbound c temp bContinue true while CBool MySite IsPending and bContinue str LOOP Total amp MySite AsyncTaskNumber strNL for i 0 to MySite AsyncTaskNumber 1 step 1 str str amp i amp size amp MySite TransferredSize i amp Speed amp MySite Speed i amp time left amp MySite TimeLeft i amp status MySite Status i StrNL next str str amp YES continue loop NO stop tasks CANCEL exit loop nUserChoise MsgBox str vbYesNocancel press YES many time to see transfer progresses if nUserChoise vbCancel then bContinue false elseif nUserChoise vbNO then 221 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide MySite AbortAsync abort all tasks bContinue false end if wend str DONE Total amp MySite AsyncTaskNumber strNL for i 0 to MySite AsyncTaskNumber 1 step 1 str str amp i size amp MySite TransferredSize i speed amp MySite Speed i time left MySite TimeLeft i amp status amp MySite Status i StrNL next MsgBox str Retrieving the status of a transfer Description Use the Status property to determine whether a transfer is active or it is already finished with success or error This can be useful in combination with asynchronous commands or during an interactive script The Status property will return a string Syntax String Object Statu
252. ocument in the HTML editor 2 From the menu choose File gt Print Preview 3 From the preview screen select Print to send the document to the printer 4 Select Zoom In to increase magnification or Two Page to display facing pages To change the printer setup such as the printer paper size or orientation 1 Open a document in the HTML editor From the menu choose File gt Print Setup 2 3 Make any desired changes 4 Selct OK to accept or Cancel to make no changes to the Print Setup Note While a document is printing a printer icon appears next to the clock on the taskbar When this icon disappears your entire document has been sent to the printer CLOSING AN HTML DOCUMENT To close an HTML document 1 Make sure the document you want to close is visible in the main window 2 From the menu choose File gt Close 3 If your document has unsaved changes you will be asked if you want to save the changes Choose one of the following e Yes to save the document e No to exit without saving the document or changes e Cancel to return to the document without saving the document or changes PREVIEWING AN HTML DOCUMENT IN A BROWSER You can check to see how an HTML document will look as a Web page from within CuteFTP To preview an HTML document in a browser 1 Open an HTML document in CuteFTP 2 Click anywhere in the document 3 From the menu choose Tools gt View in Browser To close the preview 147
253. ofessional CuteFTP interface dee iio tert terit 16 Keyboard OS a a a a a a 16 Displaying the Ste Manic aa a aas 18 Todisplay the Site MAnagetisiequetetesii aaee E AAT Ad at ose iA 18 Displaying local files and TOASTS asd nicis tr etel a a a eso tp Po ed ihe 19 To display files and folders on the local computer nario 19 Displaying transfer HOS saprei ia 19 To display queued files and foldets eec oen tern aiii ii 19 Displaying the connectlom lona laa 19 To display the connection 160 ad osse to beet ten Ul ad 19 Displayino AO er CONCH IS muslos llana 20 To view a listing of local folder contents zs parta 20 To view listings in patent Toldets au eee daa 20 To update refresh a folder sunrise 20 Displaying an individual log for each CONnection sinaloa 20 To display a separate log for a cORDIEOHOTI s oreet oreste reip eie entibus 20 Displaying DIO St D o maed dde aad Aaa 21 To show hide the Status Bat ooooococonononononononononononononononononono conoce nennen ner n a iad ai TEs 21 Displaying HOC DASS DA nup ede UP VEN adele VERUS 21 To hide show the Quick Connect Dita Deed estt rua e qu ot eet 21 Lorkstenro dera Os 21 Totun on Lockstep NO ti ida 21 Setting delete DEORIDES iii did A ede ea Pcia e darin a cdi 22 To set CuteFTP to ask before deleting files from local dtives sss 22 To set CuteFTP to ask before deleting files from remote sites ie eee nons 22 To set CuteFTP to ask before deleting items from the queue
254. ogram opens and displays or runs the file Note File gt Execute only works on executable files TO EDIT A FILE Select a file in Local Drives or the Remote pane 2 From the menu choose File gt Edit or File gt View The file opens in CuteFTP s built in HTML editor 3 Make any desired changes To save the changes choose File gt Save from the menu Note The integrated editor opens in full screen mode When you exit the editor CuteFTP restores the screen to its original state Cycle through the open panes including any editor tabs by pressing Ctrl Tab on your keyboard TO RENAME A FILE 1 Select a file in Local Drives or the Remote pane 2 From the menu choose File gt Rename 3 Enter the new name for the file and press the Enter key on your keyboard 91 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Warning If you change the extension when you rename the file you may not be able to open the file in the proper program TO DELETE A FILE Select a file in the Local Drives or the Remote pane 2 From the menu choose File gt Delete CuteFTP displays a message asking 1f you are sute you want to delete the file 3 Select Yes Updating or refreshing folder listings To update or refresh a folder listing 1 Click in the pane where the folder is displayed 2 On the menu bar click View gt Refresh To update remote folder listings automatically 1 On the menu bar choose Tools gt
255. om the script For example run c program files mycustomapp ftpte exe noprompts Warning Suppressing prompts may cause lockups if no default action is available for the event in question or if the prompt was produced by an error The best way to avoid prompts is to properly configure the TE ahead of time to cover all possible prompt scenarios such as overwrite conditions or SSL server certificate acceptance dialogs For example set your overwrite actions under CuteFTP s global settings to Always Overwrite to avoid any overwrite prompts or pre define various rules to cover various overwrite scenarios You can then export those rules as registry entries and import them onto the target machine You can also tell the TE to auto accept SSL or SSH certificates using the AutoCloseMethod parameter of the Option method Also refer to the following trouble shooting topic regarding running the TE while not logged in Locked TE If your script or application runs the TE and does not return control to the script it is possible that the TE has locked Before trying to troubleshoot the problem make sure you exit the locked TE process using the Windows Task Manager kill the ftpte exe process If your script is connecting to an SSL enabled server double check the steps listed under Handling SSL Certificates The primary cause for a locked TE during an SSL connection is the fact that the TE could not locate the client or server certificate ot
256. omatically adjusts for allowed connections both from the client and server perspective and whether ot not it can use the browse session Checked CTRL key files transfer over the exisiting session only To use this select the files you want to transfer then press and hold the Ctrl key while you drag and drop the files into the destination folder This forces CuteFTP to transfer all the files on the existing session Transferring files using only the currently logged in session can reduce overhead in certain situations For example a transfer of a large number of small HTML files can often be done much faster if limited to the current connection rather than performing a full TCP IP connection and FTP login and possibly FEAT CWD LIST sequence first Cleared unchecked files transfer over new sessions only Use this option if your server allows multiple connections is quick to respond and you want to navigate the site while downloading All transfers are forced over new connections freeing up the browse session so you can continue to navigate The only time may pose a problem is when the server either refuses to allow multiple connections or is slow to log into When selecting MAX in a multi part transfer use 7 threads e Select the number of parts to split a file into when a max multi part transfer is requested Global bandwidth limit 121 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Throttles the bandwidth of all sessions on CuteFTP To
257. ommand such as GlobalSCAPE Secure FTP Server Seu Note Very large files can take time to combine so you might have to manually refresh F5 the screen after a large multi part transfer to see the resulting single combined file on the remote servet 81 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Tip You can quickly gauge the effectiveness of the transfer by highlighting that item in the queue pane and clicking on the small plus sign next to the item name The item will expand to show you all parts of the transfer with the average speed of each part CONFIGURATION NOTES e Multi part transfers are not very effective for smaller files e Multi part downloads do not occur for sites that do not support resume downloading e Multi part transfers are not very effective within your own network e Multi part transfers are not very effective for modems slower than 56kb because most FTP servers can at least transfer at that speed e Multi part transfers do not work if the FTP site does not allow multiple simultaneous connections from the same uset ot IP address e Dueto added overhead on the processor of a server when generating encrypted transfers multi part downloads over SSH and SSL can be ineffective and are not recommended Accelerating ASCII transfers with Mode Z Mode Z compression compresses files on the fly as you transfer saving bandwidth and improving transfer times This feature is turned on by default an
258. open documents by checking the appropriate field under Where to search in the lower left part of the screen Select the open box next to Match case if you want the system to match capitalization A check mark in the box indicates matching will occur Select Find The first match is located and replaced To continue to search and replace throughout the document select Find Next for each instance or hit F3 on your keyboard WARNING Because it replaces all occurrences be very careful when choosing the replace option For example if you want to change all occurrences of one to 1 it will also change words like everyone to everyl1 Tip When entering text into the Search for or Replace with fields use Ctrl Enter to enter a line break COLOR TO HEX The Color to HEX utility eliminates the need to know HEX codes It will also provide HTML values if desired Find the desired color in the color grid and the integrated editor will insert it into your open document at the cursor location ae ages Ora From the menu choose Tools gt Color to HEX Select a basic color or choose one from the color wheel If you desired to use HTML safe colors only select Paste browse safe Choose OK to insert the HEX code for the selected color into your document 144 Integrated HTML Editor DOCUMENT DATA The Document Data screen contains information about the document currently being edited Text The total size of te
259. operties are defined below Methods A method can be described as a command or function that may accept arguments patameters and may return a certain type of value Example Boolean Object LocalExists BSTR bstrName For this method the type of the return value is Boolean The command accepts an argument as a string value here shown as BSTR the type and bstrName a place holder for the argument In a program you can execute a method and assign the return value to a variable all in one command Example Exists MySite LocalExists c temp file txt The argument c temp file txt exists is passed to the method LocalExists as a string reason for the quotes The variable Exists is then populated with a 1 or a 0 which is in essence true or false You can then perform actions in your script based on those results Properties A property is simply an attribute of a function another word for method or object internal to the TE framework All properties have default values Methods that rely on these properties will use default values unless you specify otherwise 164 Transfer Engine SDK Most of the time you can assign a value to a property or retrieve its value into a variable You can set a property much like a local variable to your script Example String Object Protocol The above property can accept a predefined set of string values or can be assigned to a variable to retrieve the currently selected value
260. ore detail 72 Transferring Files and Folders Transferring files in order You can see the order in which queued items transfer at the left end of the Queue pane The numbers in the column indicate the order of transfer By default files transfer in the same order that they are added to the queue TO TRANSFER ITEMS IN THE ORDER ADDED 1 Sort the local or remote panes by clicking on the corresponding column header Name Date Size etc Select the items to transfer Drag the selected items into the queue Note that the items are ordered in the same way they were sorted prior to adding them to the queue Right click in the Queue pane Choose Transfer All CuteFTP transfers the files in the order reflected by the numbers in the left column of the queue TO SET A SPECIFIC TRANSFER ORDER 1 Move transfer items to the Queue pane 2 Select the pound sign column header to sort the items by their transfer order 3 Select an item in the queue 4 On the menu bar choose Tools gt Queue gt Change Order 5 Select Move to Top to transfer the selected item first Or e Select Move to Bottom to transfer the selected item last Or e Select Move Up One to transfer the selected item before the previous item in the queue Or Select Move Down One to transfer the selected item after the following item in the queue Tip To change an item s place in the transfer order select the line item and drag up or down in the queue
261. ose Remove All 3 Make sure only one instance of CuteFTP is running on your system Open the Windows Task Manager and see if CuteFTP is listed more than once 425 Can t open data connection Try changing from PASV to PORT mode Check your firewall settings Try making an HTTP connection 426 Connection closed transfer aborted 450 Requested file action not taken File unavailable e g file busy 451 Requested action aborted local error in processing 452 Requested action not taken Insufficient storage space in system 500 Series The command was not accepted and the requested action did not take place 501 Syntax error in parameters or arguments 502 Command not implemented The server does not support this command 503 Bad sequence of commands 241 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Code Description 504 Command not implemented for that parameter 530 Not logged in Your password is being rejected contact the server administrator 592 Need account for storing files 550 Requested action not taken File unavailable e g file not found no access Contact the server administrator 552 Requested file action aborted Exceeded storage allocation for current directory or data set Contact the server administrator 553 Requested action not taken File name not allowed Try changing the file name or getting rid of spaces in the file name
262. ow prompt upon error Select this to display a dialog upon certain server errors 5xx range Show login prompt if connection fails or is missing data Select this to display a dialog when the site password is rejected or missing Show prompt when new tasks are scheduled Select this to display a dialog notifying you that a task was scheduled and added to the queue Show prompt when new tasks are started Select this to display a dialog notifying you that a scheduled task has started to run Show prompt after successful decompression Select this to display a dialog notifying you that the archive was expanded successfully Show warning when transferring binary files in ASCII mode Select this to display a dialog warning you when you may be transferring a certain file type in the wrong mode Show connection progress prompts Select this to display a connection status dialog when connecting If the log view is unavailable when connecting this dialog will show you if there may be a problem with the connection This is disabled by default LANGUAGE SETTINGS CuteFTP s resources are independent from the main application executable and are contained in a file called Default Ing You can modify the text and dialogs displayed in the program or localize the entire resources in order to use CuteFTP in your own language To modify the resource file using Microsoft Visual Studio 1 2 Locate the default Ing file in the CuteFTP installation folder
263. peaker button PROMPT SETTINGS To access CuteFTP prompt settings 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options 2 Expand Display 3 Select Prompts Confirmations e Confirm when deleting from local drive o A confirmation prompt appears before each delete and asks if you are sure you want to delete the item before removing it o Clear this check box and when you try to delete an item from the Local Drives pane it will be remove without a confirmation prompt o Confirm when deleting from remote drive o Select this check box and when you try to delete an item from a remote folder CuteFTP asks if you ate sure you want to delete the item before removing it 135 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide o Clear this check box and when you try to delete an item from a remote folder it will be removed immediately o Confirm when deleting from queue o Select this check box and when you try to delete an item from the queue CuteFTP will ask if you are sure you want to delete the item before removing it o Clear this check box and when you try to delete an item from the queue it will be removed immediately o Confirm when closing a remote pane o Select this check box and when you tty to close a window for an active connection CuteFTP will ask if you want to disconnect first o Clear this check box and when you try to close a window for an active connection the window and connection will be closed immediately Prompts Sh
264. pends on your modem speed On a regular 56K modem CuteFTP will take about 7 minutes The time to download decreases as your connection speed increases Do you offer any online or offline support 10 Getting Started Telephone support for CuteFTP is available to registered customers within 30 days of purchase or who have purchased a support agreement All other users may submit their questions to our support form or refer to our online knowledge base for assistance How can I best describe my problem if contact technical support If you ate having a transfer or connection problem you may want to enable extended listing in the session log window reproduce the problem and then copy and paste the resulting log in to our online suppott request form Installing amp removing the software TO INSTALL From a download 1 Download and save CuteFTP from www globalscape com 2 Double click the executable to tun the install 3 Follow the on scteen instructions From a CD 1 Place the installation CD in your CD ROM drive Installation should begin automatically Follow the on screen instructions If your CD ROM drive does not support automatic installation Place the installation CD in your CD ROM drive Double click My Computer located on the Desktop Double click the CD ROM drive icon Double click the Setup exe icon BO 09v MTS eps opo Follow the on scteen instructions To remove CuteFTP from your computer 1 Choose S
265. ple A2 comes before A12 David Wincelberg developed Smart Sorting CuteFTP uses it by default Standard Lexicographic sorting lists file names using one character at a time reading from left to right For example A12 comes before A2 MS Windows uses Standard Lexicographic sorting by default Smart Sorting Standard sorting FileA1 ext FileA1 ext FileA2 ext FileA12 ext FileA6 ext FileA2 ext FileA9 ext FileA20 ext FileA12 ext FileA21 ext FileA20 ext FileA6 ext FileA21 ext FileA9 ext 134 Settings and Options SOUND OPTIONS To access CuteFTP sound options 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options 2 In the left pane expand Display 3 Select Sounds Configuration Notes e Add sounds o Select this to hear audio cues for certain events in CuteFTP and to edit the sounds associated with events o Clear this check box to silence all sounds from CuteFTP and disable sound association editing e Events The Event column lists possible CuteFTP events The File column lists the sound file that plays for each event If there is nothing in the File column the event to the left does not cause a sound Select an event in the list to add or change the sound associated with it e File o Browse or type the path to a sound that you want To remove a sound from an event select it then choose None Tip With a sound listed in the File entry box you can preview the sound by clicking the s
266. plete transfer If the destination file is already a complete file the transferred file replaces the destination file e Numerate If a file in the destination folder has the same name as the file you are transferring CuteFTP renames the transferred file to Copy of file txt If the same transfer occurs again CuteFTP renames the transferred file to Copy 2 of file txt Resend LI ST command as necessary e The LIST command retrieves file details and determine similarities and differences between a transferring file and destination file with the same name e Clear this check box and CuteFTP does NOT use the LIST command Use SIZE and MDTM to gather precise details e The SIZE command retrieves file size and the MDTM command retrieves file modification time to determine similarities and differences between a transferring file and destination file with the same name e Clear this check box and CuteFTP will NOT use the SIZE and MDTM command Compare using XCRC and overwrite skip or resume accordingly e Use file integrity checking cyclical redundancy checksums to determine overwrite skip ot resume status based on similarities and differences between a source and destination file with the same name Note This feature only works with GlobalSCAPE Secure FTP Servers Note The resulting action of Compare using XCRC takes precedence over your standard overwrite action settings NAVIGATION SETTINGS To access the navigation
267. proxy script files This is only available for Windows XP SP1 W2K Pro SP3 W2K Server SP3 W2K Server 2003 using WinHTTP dll If that fails WinInet dll is queried which is supported by XP 2K PRO NT4 ME 98 and 95 e Use the highlighted proxy when connecting o Select this to connect to an FTP site through a proxy server o Clear this check box to connect to an FTP site without connecting through a proxy servet or to connect using settings from Internet Explorer e Proxies o Select a host name in the list to make FTP connections through that specific server o Select Add and enter the server name in the Host name box to include a server in the Proxies list o Select Remove to delete the selected server from the Proxies list e Host name o Select Add and enter the name of a new proxy server OR o Selecta server in the Proxies list and edit the name e Port o Type the proper port for the server selected in the Proxies list The default port for proxy servers is 8000 e User name 114 o Settings and Options Enter or edit the user name for the selected proxy server e Password o Enter or edit the password for the selected proxy server e Proxy type o Select either FTP or HTTP to match the protocol the selected proxy server supports e Advanced is for selection of advanced authentication methods Choose o o USER user site if your proxy server requires the USER command followed by your user name and the
268. pub cuteftp cuteftp exe o Clear this check box if your setver doesn t support absolute path names for these commands CuteFTP sends the relative path to the file instead For example RETR cuteftp exe Use absolute paths for the LIST command o Uses the complete absolute path to retrieve the listings for a folder For example LIST pub cuteftp o Clear this check box if your server doesn t support absolute path names for the LIST command CuteFTP uses the relative file path to retrieve the listings for a folder For example LIST e Use NLST instead of LIST retrieves an abbreviated listing o Retrieves a list of just file names for each folder The list does not include time stamps file size or other details o Clear this check box to use the LIST command and retrieve a list with details for each file and folder e Treat 5xx errors as 4xx errors during login o Continues login attempts if the server returns permanent errors 5xx inappropriately such as when the server is full or busy Warning Selecting this option may result in being banned from a server CuteFTP will repeatedly try to connect to the server according to retry and retry delay settings If the retry delay period is set too low these repeated attempts may end up being considered hammering and the server administrator or service may ban your accounts o Clear this check box to always accept permanent errors to stop further connection atte
269. r it using Google used for modifying resource files To m odify the resource file using Resource Hacker Follow the same steps as above with the following exceptions 1 When opening the dll file in Resource Hacker select Win32 PE files as the Files of type 2 As you edit the resources of each node in the resource tree make sure to select COMPILE SCRIPT after making changes to that node Tip Make sure you save your changes from the File gt Save menu once finished Resource Hacker automatically makes a backup of the original dll file All other steps ate the same including the naming of the file back to something Ing and the steps on how to load it in CuteFTP Note CuteFTP s License Agreement contains specific language prohibiting reverse engineering decompiling or otherwise modifying the application or any one of its components You are permitted to modify the resource file for your own personal use on your own system only You are not allowed to distribute your modified resource file to others We are considering a program in the near future that will permit users to localize their resources and submit them to GlobalSCAPE for redistribution to others If you are interested in taking part in any localization efforts and 137 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide feel that you are able to provide timely high quality translations of the CuteFTP resources file please contact the CuteFTP Product Manager Helper App
270. r any name you would like for the site In Host Address enter the regular FTP address for the site In Username enter your user name for the site In Password enter your password for the site Nw e OO P Select Connect SOCKET ERROR 2000 This error generally occurs when port 21 is blocked on your computer The port could be blocked by a firewall or a proxy server that has not been configured properly Generally you ll see a log like this STATUS Connecting to server XXX XXX X Xx ip SII Pag ERROR gt Can t connect to remote server Socket error 12000 ERROR Timeout 60000ms STATUS gt Waiting 30 seconds To avoid this error open port 21 to inbound and outbound traffic Most often a firewall such as those from MacAfee Norton or the built in Windows XP firewall 1s blocking inbound or outbound TCP traffic on port 21 SOCKET ERROR 10061 10061 is a Connection Refused error sent to you by the server You could not make a connection because the target machine actively refused it The most common cause is an incorrectly configured server full server or incorrect Port specified by the client 245 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide To change your connection Port for an FTP site 1 Select the site in the Site Manager 2 From the menu choose File gt Properties 3 Select the Type tab 4 Enter the correct port number in the Port text box Sometimes a 10061 error is caused by either a firewall
271. r for HTML code snippets and Java Scripts sssss 140 Choosing to write HTML for a specific DtOWSBE e ettet tiet Ip oet qe et loea haus 141 Intepsatec TM Editot gate dre tapa epe ao 143 HTMEE dto rover lisa 143 Editar Mena Tocina sd 144 Workine with HTML documents A A 145 Wo tkino tada 148 Customs the EOTEOE esc etos OR di 156 Transfer Engine SION ill las 161 Transfer CUE ONCE E OU O Papa UR CU 161 Distributing the Transtet ENDINE ii io 168 Methods od 176 A dls 203 xi CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Troubleshooting ga inv apna ci cen yaa cv a ql e En EE e ay e top NA Re agra ly qub ER 228 JTrodblesBOGQUHO omes NAS SA 239 DEEeoE HISCSOIHBION S C Ine ad Dra NEA quU Ie S Ut cu Se i acd rr cr i ius 239 Can PCOnneeE tO Serena 250 Cannot see lesotio deslinde ed iu dde 250 C nt connect 16 55H2 SET uo Sorted T eo laeti Rd iu 252 Cannot create multiple connections to the same server sessssessseesseesseeeseesseesrresrresrresreeseeesere 253 Copy and Paste removes files from the remote folder sese 254 Can t download files from a VMS Servi 254 Site tosite rats TOR D HERODIS nadaa lion i 255 Highmemory usdben c mated teta nt ead petet iunt dedi ode edi qid i I ras 255 Transferring to case sensitive SCENES Sq ad Name dob OR UR Su de A Dado Mad ead 256 Overwrite prompts me again and aii 256 Using the ACCT GOPmadd s etai e cipe ini pid A in aA 257 Usina Cute FEP bebida toute aia t duh dolida oh apta bl v
272. r original case e Force lower case Change all uploaded file names to small letters e Force upper case 66 Storing and Modifying Sites Change all uploaded file names to all capitals Filter Click this button to define which files will be hidden or displayed on the site For more information go to Choosing which files and folders to display Site Properties Options The following settings are made from the Options tab of the Site Properties dialog Site specific configuration options e Choose Use global settings for all options and the site will use the parameters set in Global Options e Choose Use site specific option and the site will use the parameters set on this tab Apply auto rename scheme to transfer e Select this check box and files you transfer will be renamed according to the settings you chose in the Global Options Rename Rules window e Clear this check box and no files will be renamed when you make transfers with this site Use NLST instead of LIST retrieves an abbreviated listing e Select this check box to get only a list of file names and no other file information from the site e Clear this check box and the site will send you complete file listings including file size file modified date and folder names Use the logical parent not physical parent on CDUP e Select this check box to and when you click the button to go back to the previous directory you will go back to the previous directory eve
273. r the transfer to end You can use it to perform many simultaneous transfers e The difference between this method and DownloadAsync is simply the ability to specify all of the necessary parameters in one command rather than having to set the user name port host etc and then transfer a file e Immediately after you call this method subsequent methods in your script will be called so be careful when timing certain events e If TransferURLAsync encounters a problem when trying to complete its task it will not throw a COM ATL ot VB error TransferURLAsync will also adhere to your max global and per site settings You can t use wildcards in this method Syntax Object TransferURLAsync BSTR bstrURL long nMultipartNumber Parameters A string value for the URL for the bstrURL file transfer ftp ftp cuteftp com pub cuteftp An optional multipart parameter nMultipartNumber with default 1 Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection MySite TransferURLAsync ftp ftp cuteftp com pub cuteftp english this will transfer th ntire English CuteFTP directory from the CuteFTP com ftp site Normal Formats Supported ftp user pass ftp sitename com port ftp user pass ftp sitename com ftp user ftp sitename com ftp ftp sitename com port ftp ftp sitename com 198 Transfer Engine SDK ftp ftp sitename com pub 1 us
274. r user name in the Username box Type in your password in the Password box Make sure the correct port is listed in the Port box 21 is the default FTP port Select Connect gt at the end of the Port box 29 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide THE QUICK CONNECT TOOLBAR The Quick Connect bar can be moved ot undocked by clicking and dragging on the vertical bar at the left hand edge of the bar Quick Connect fields Host The name or TCP IP address of the FTP server The Host field is also a drop down list by clicking on the arrow to the right of the field you can access a list of the last several sites accessed during the current session via Quick Connect User Name Enter your user name or leave blank for anonymous FTP Password Enter the associated password if not connecting anonymously Port If you are not connecting to the default FTP port 21 enter the appropriate port here Quick connect buttons Connect Activates the connection to the site specified in the fields You can also pres the Enter key while the cursor is in one of the toolbar fields to connect Settings Allows you to set connection options for the site Ny Add to Site Manager This button automatically creates a Site Manager entry for the g A y erca g ty site in the Quick Connect bar so you can easily access it in the future Connecting to a HTTP site You can connect to HTTP servers with CuteF TP Professional If you have the approptiate permi
275. r with any COM enabled scripting or programming language The HTML editor can create open and edit local or remote H TML documents right in CuteFTP Registering CuteFTP CuteFTP must be registered or activated within 30 days or it will no longer function To register and fully activate your software please input the Registration Serial Number you received when you are prompted to do so For the registered user name you may use either your first and last name or your company name This information appears under Help gt About from the menu bar To ensure your software is registered accurately we recommend you provide all of the optional details that are requested This helps us confirm your eligibility for technical support or any upgrades that may become available in the future Troubleshooting product registration If registration fails try the following CuteFTP Professional User s Guide INVALID SERIAL NUMBER Make sure the serial number is valid It is not case sensitive however it is alphanumeric and must be entered exactly as it displays on your invoice or label If you received a digital invoice try copying the serial number to the Windows clipboard and then paste it into the serial number box in the registration wizard SERIAL NUMBER ENTERED FOR THE WRONG PRODUCT TYPE Registration serial numbers are specific to a particular product For example you cannot register CuteFTP Professional with a CuteFTP Home serial number
276. rc 204 Registered trademarks 223 Reject certificates 0 0 eee 36 Remote backup seenen 83 Remote ediE uin RE 119 270 Remote filterS oocccocnccccccncnnccnnnnnnnnnss 216 REMOVE 3 5 eee tees 75 Remove DUttONS occcoccccnconnnoccnnnccnnnnnnnns 19 Remove commands eseseeee 27 Remove finished transfers 104 Remove site ooocccoccccncccnnconnnonononcnnnninnnns 55 Remove successful items 104 Reriatme teo ERRAT as 75 Resolve zc utr 202 Resolve linkS ooocccoccccccccnnoncnnnnccnnnnss 106 Restart te ee Tr EROR ERE EE Ede RR tn 60 Restart transfeT ooccccccocncnccnnnccnnnconnnnnonns 59 reSUlYiG inei d cr enne itr Ree Toren Rega 60 102 RGU e LES 88 Retry delay 88 Reusing a queue sea 71 A TA 88 215 Rules for renaming ssssssss 100 RUN MACIO NP REL 70 S Vi TE 49 119 Save macro 2 cee eecseecseeeseeeeeseeueeeeeeaeeeass 69 Saving the qUeUe e 71 Schedule 1 ie e Het edes 62 Schedule transfers occoocccccccccnccnnnnnnnnnons 62 o OE 69 Search t mt mens 55 secure connection eere 26 Secure Shell sseseese 41 43 Secure site to site connections 26 Secure socket layer 96 Security 40 41 47 94 95 Security settings oooooiciccccinnccnnnnccccninnnns 96 Select certificate aia 35 Selection iuc rti rt e deer a eds 71 Server certificates o oooocccccnccn
277. rd are correct you are unable to upload or download 242 Troubleshooting o Contact the administrator of the site and make sure that your user name and password have read and write permissions set correctly e You cannot upload because the server you are sending to is full and will not allow more files to be uploaded o Delete files that are no longer used or ask the administrator for more space on the system e The file name you are using has a space or a character that the server will not allow o Double check with the administrator of your site about which characters are accepted on your server and rename the files to an acceptable name e A communication error is occurring between the FTP host and your computer making data transfer impossible o If CuteFTP has worked in the past change nothing and wait a little while to see if the problem is caused by Internet traffic If this is the first time you are trying to connect try using the other hosts types rather than Auto detect CANNOT RESOLVE HOST NAME MESSAGE The Cannot Resolve Host Name message is displayed when CuteFTP cannot make a connection to the FTP Host Address that you specified when you set up the connection It could be compared to browsing to a Web site that either is not up at the moment or does not exist There are several ways to approach this situation M Make sure you are connected to the Internet If you are not connected to the Internet you will
278. rd to step through the process of connecting to a site After using the Connection Wizard your site is automatically saved to the Site Manager TO ADD A SITE THROUGH THE CONNECTION WIZARD Bog 12 15 From the menu select File gt Connect gt Connection Wizard Enter a name for your site You can choose any name Select Next Enter the IP or Web address for the site The address may look like 64 243 64 21 ot ftp example com You can get this address from your hosting provider Select Next In the Username field enter the username given to you by your hosting provider In the Password field enter the password given to you by your hosting provider Select Anonymous logon if the site does not require a passwotd Select Hide password to disguise the password display as asterisks Select Next In the Default Local Folder field browse or type the path to the local folder you want to see when connecting to this site Select Next Select Finish CuteFTP connects to the site and the site is saved in the Site Managet Using Quick Connect Use the Quick Connect toolbar to make speedy connections to FTP sites TO CONNECT USING THE QUICK CONNECT TOOLBAR i Oy our de ts Open CuteFTP The Quick Connect Bar should display by default under the menu bar and the main toolbar If the Quick Connect Bar is not displayed select View gt Toolbars gt Quick Connect Bar Type in the FTP host address in Host Type in you
279. re Note CuteFTP uses time zone offset information for display transfer and overwrite logic purposes Designating a site s server type You can improve compatibility with individual sites by designating the type of server used for that site TO DESIGNATE SERVER TYPE Select a site from the Site Manager From the menu choose File gt Properties Select the Type tab In the Server Type list select a server type Uu ASS Select Connect or OK 68 Storing and Modifying Sites Removing a site from the Site Manager 1 2 3 Select the site you want to delete in the Site Manager Select Delete A message appears asking if you are sure you want to delete the site Select Yes Finding a site in the Site Manager TO FIND A SITE IN THE SITE MANAGER pu sputo E Select the Site Manager Right click and select Find Text in Site Manager Type in some letters from the site name Select OK If a site other than the one you wanted was highlighted right click and select Find Next until the desired site 1s highlighted Note The Find Text in Site Manager tool is not case sensitive searches from the top to the bottom of your site listings and does not recognize wildcards Creating and using bookmarks You can have special entties called Bookmarks associated with sites that open a specific local ot remote folder or both TO CREATE A BOOKMARK Select and then open the folder you want to bookmark
280. re USERNAME is the login name for the user 4 If you created the certificate set on the developer machine export the following registry key HKEY CURRENT USERNSoftwareNGlobalSCAPENCuteFTP Professional Settings SecuritySSL 5 Import the registry key from step 4 onto the target machine or manually create the necessary entries The entries are shown in standard reg file notation REGEDIT4 HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP Pro Settings SecuritySSL SSLCertificate C Documents and Settings USERNAME Application Data GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP Pro Security client crt SSLPrivateKey C Documents and Settings USERNAME Application Data GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP Pro Security client key UseSSLCertificate dword 00000001 UseSSLCertPassphrase dword 00000001 ReuseSSLData dword 00000000 237 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide WarnWhenToNonSecure dword 00000001 DataTransportMethod dword 00000001 SSLCertPassphrase PASSWORD Where USERNAME is the login name for the target system and where PASSWORD is the encrypted password exported from the source machine Don t modify the password At the next connection the TE finds the client certificate and uses it to authenticate with the setver Example Here is a sample script that connects to a fictitious site running SSL Implicit over port 990 It also writes to the event log for de
281. ring from site to site FXP Description Use the S2Sxfer method to transfer a file from one remote site to another You must use absolute path names for the source and target folders Syntax Boolean Object S2Sxfer BSTR bstrSourceName BSTR bstrDestName BSTR bstrPeerHost BSTR bstrPeerLogin BSTR bstrPeerPassword long Port BSTR bstrPeerProtocol Parameters bstrSourceName source file and folder name bstrDestName target file and folder name bstrPeerHost tatget host name bstrPeerLogin tatget login bstrPeerPassword tatget password Port target port target protocol FXP can be applied BstrPeerProtocol for hosts with different protocols FTP FTP S Return values true Transfer was successful false Transfer failed Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection Initialize all necessary fields for MySite host name user password etc MySite Connect MySite S25xFfer cftpprol4 log home myfolder cftpprol4 log ftp destinationhost com username passwrd everything else left as default Writing messages in a log Desctiption 192 Transfer Engine SDK Use the WriteToLOG method to write a message directly to the connection log saved in the path set in CuteF TP Professional s global options It is useful for documenting events to aid in script debugging Syntax Object WriteToLOG BSTR bstr BSTR bstrType Parameters bstr Th
282. rm lt FORM ACTION URL METHOD GET POST gt lt FORM gt N2 0 File Upload lt FORM ENCTYPE multipart form data gt lt FORM gt Checked lt INPUT CHECKED checkboxes and radio boxes Input Field lt INPUT TYPE TEXT PASSWORD CHECKBOX RADIO IMAGE HIDDEN SUBMIT RESET gt Field Name lt INPUT NAME gt Field Value lt INPUT VALUE gt Field Size lt INPUT SIZE gt in characters Max Length lt INPUT MAXLENGTH gt gt in characters Selection List lt SELECT gt lt SELECT gt Name of List lt SELECT NAME gt lt SELECT gt Number of Options SELECT SIZE gt lt SELECT gt Multiple Choice lt SELECT MULTIPLE gt can select more than one Option lt OPTION gt items that can be selected Default Option lt OPTION SELECTED gt Input Box Size lt TEXTAREA ROWS COLS gt lt TEXTAREA gt Name of Box lt TEXTAREA NAME gt lt TEXTAREA gt N2 0 Wrap Text lt TEXTAREA WRAP OFF VIRTUAL PHYSICAL gt lt TEXTAREA gt Note Receiving input from a form generally requires a script on the server INCLUDING TABLES IN HTML DOCUMENTS Use these tags to add tables to your Web pages 153 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Define Table lt TABLE gt lt TABLE gt Table Border lt TABLE BORDER gt lt TABLE gt either on or off Table Border lt TABLE BORDER gt lt TABLE gt you can set the value Cell Spacing lt TABLE CELLSPACING gt Cell Padding lt TABLE CELLPADDING gt Desired Width lt TA
283. rogram or sctipt logic to keep trying after a Wait times out when the transfer is still in the TRANSFERRING state In other words your polling for the termination status has timed out but not necessarily the transfer itself so you keep going In the following example you wait up to 10 hours for the transfer and if that times out you check the status of the transfer If it is still TRANSFERRING you do it again please note the last two conditional statements Example Do strResult strataFTP Wait 1 36000000 Loop While strResult CANCELED and strResult FINISHED and strResult ERROR and strResult SKIPPED and strResult SUSPENDED and strResult BLOCKED Alternatively you can take the more positive outlook of continuing on while the transfer task is either WORKING CONNECTING or TRANSFERRING Example Do strResult strataFTP Wait 1 36000000 Loop While strResult TRANSFERRING or strResult WORKING or strResult CONNECTING 9 3 Wait forever or until the transfer reaches some termination point Most transfers eventually either FINISH or receive an error from the server but there is a minor chance that the transfer in the queue is perpetually stuck in a TRANSFERRING state This strategy might be considered a little riskier than the first two Example strResult strataFTP Wait 1 0 MY S
284. rom the menu choose Tools gt Global Options 2 In the left pane expand Transfer 3 Select Smart Overwrite For matching files 125 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Prompt CuteFTP displays a window asking you to overwrite or skip the file in the destination folder that has the same name as the file you are transferring Overwrite If a file in the destination folder has the same name as the file you are transferring CuteFTP replaces the destination file with the transferred file Skip If a file in the destination folder has the same name as the file you are transferring CuteFTP does not transfer the file and leave the destination file as it is Rename If a file in the destination folder has the same name as the file you ate transferring CuteFTP asks you for a new file name for the transferred file Resume If a file in the destination folder has the same name as the file you are transferring CuteFTP treats the destination file as an incomplete transfer If the destination file is already a complete file the transferred file replaces the destination file Numerate If a file in the destination folder has the same name as the file you are transferring CuteFTP renames the transferred file to Copy of file txt If the same transfer occurs again CuteFTP renames the transferred file to Copy 2 of file txt Use Rules If a file in the destination folder has the same name as the file you are transferring CuteFTP uses the rules you defi
285. rs may not This could result in an html or other ASCII document not being displayed in the end user s browser Experiment with the two options if you are unsure of which one to choose By default force binary is turned off as extra traffic might be acceptable but conserving EOLs in a UNIX environment may not Backing up remote folders You can schedule CuteFTP Professional to regularly create copies of remote files and folders on your local computer You can also compress the backup automatically TO BACKUP A REMOTE FOLDER From the menu choose Tools gt Folder Tools gt Backup Remote Folder s Enter the local path for the backup folder in Local backup folder Enter the path to the remote folder you wish to replicate in Remote path for backup Select Include subfolders to backup all folders within the target folder Choose a compression scheme from the Compression list Select Start or if you want to schedule or repeat backups For repeated or timed backups 6 Select Schedule 7 Select Schedule the current item and choose a starting date and time 8 Select Enable recurrence and select how often you want the backup to repeat 9 Select OK 10 Select Start 101 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide TO DISCONTINUE A SCHEDULED BACKUP TASK 1 2 Select the task in the Queue From the menu choose Tools gt Queue gt Remove Selected Monitoring a local folder for changes You can automatically upload any new or
286. rtificate The certificate proves the veracity of the client and is an important factor in weeding out spurious FTP clients masquerading as legitimate ones 174 Transfer Engine SDK To setup the target system to use client certificates 1 On the developer machine create the client certificate and private key pair using the CuteFTP GUI interface The certificate creation utility is located under the Tools gt Global Settings gt Security gt SSL dialog 2 Add the client certificate to the server s trusted list Do this by connecting to the server with the CuteFTP GUI interface from the developer machine On the server move the certificate from the Pending to the Trusted list If your server only has a Trusted list manually import the client certificate into the Trusted list 3 Place the client certificate and private key into the target machine s USER folder C Documents and Settings USERNAME Application Data GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP Pro Security where USERNAME is the login name for the user 4 If you created the certificate set on the developer machine export the following registry key HKEY CURRENT USERNSoftwareNGlobalSCAPENCuteFTP Professional Settings SecuritySSL 5 Import the registry key from step 4 onto the target machine or manually create the necessary entries The entries are shown in standard reg file notation REGEDIT4 HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP Pro Settings SecuritySSL
287. rts SSL and clear command channel connections according to RFC 2228 and you have specified FTPS as the protocol type Connecting through a proxy or SOCKS server Desctiption Use the UseProxy property to retrieve or set the value for the type of SOCKS or proxy server that is being or should be used Since OFF is the default you don t need UseProxy for regular connections which do not pass through proxy or SOCKS servers Syntax String Object UseProxy Parameters OFF Direct connection without any socks and proxy SOCKS SOCKS server only the user must specify the SOCKS parameters by setting the SocksInfo property Proxy setver only the user must specify the proxy servet y ii parameters by setting the ProxyInfo property Use both SOCKS and proxy the user should specify the BOTH appropriate information for both the proxy and the socks server with ProxyInfo and SocksInfo Example Object UseProxy SOCKS specify that socks will be used then configure SocksInfo Object SocksInfo socks5 globalscape com 1080 Rest of connection code follows Setting and retrieving proxy server configurations Description Use the ProxyInfo property to set or retrieve FTP and HTTP proxy server configurations Do not use this function if you do not connect through a proxy servet 209 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Authentication Parameters For FTP proxies that require authenti
288. s long taskl dx Parameters This is the task index in the array of tasks created TaskIdx by asynchronous methods 0 AsyncTaskNumbet or 1 last started Return Values WAIT Transfer action invoked but not initiated yet followed by connecting CANCELED Active transfer canceled by user FINISHED Transfer completed ERROR Error in transfer any possible client Of server error SUSPENDED Added to queue but no transfer initiated yet SCHEDULED Item is scheduled for future transfer An internal status used for navigation BLOCKED and does not pertain to active or pending transfers You can cancel 222 Transfer Engine SDK any transfer requests in BLOCKED status without any ill effects Condition when transfer item is CHILDWAIT waiting for a dependant item to finish transferring Transfer skipped by user or SKIPPED automatically pet overwrite rules Connecting to server status right CONNECTING after WAIT CANCELLING Cancel initiated but not completely stopped yet After connecting but before WORKING transferring Could be opening data connection or setting REST params etc TRANSFERRING File transfer in progress Another string was returned other UNKNOWN than one of the above The string was unrecognized Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection If not CBool MySite IsPend
289. s and import them onto the target machine You can also tell the TE to auto accept SSL or SSH cettificates using the AutoCloseMethod parameter of the Option method Also refer to the following trouble shooting topic regarding running the TE while not logged in HIGH MEMORY USAGE WHEN USING THE TRANSFER ENGINE If you leave the Transfer Engine running for extended lengths of time it may begin to consume large amounts of memoty Set the CuteFTP Professional Transfer Engine to remove successful items from the queue to avoid this problem To remove successful items from the queue in a script Use the TECommand method with the DELETEFINISHED or DELETEALL parameter 228 Transfer Engine SDK SETTING THE TE TO RUN WITHOUT A USER PRESENT The Transfer Engine is a process not a service However you can execute scripts while the system is not logged in if you properly configure Windows DCOM configuration for the Transfer Engine Carefully read and follow the steps below A sample script is provided To configure the TE under the DCOM configuration applet 1 Frpm Windows choose Start gt Run 3 Enter DCOMCNFG and select OK 4 Select TE from the list 5 Select Properties 6 Select the Identity tab 7 You must select This user and provide a valid login name and password I must be the same user as established under your task scheduler s tun as property if applicable so that the scheduler service can call the COM object as
290. se this to split the upload into multiple parts The nMultiPartNumber default value 1 The value specifies the number of parts used for the download Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection Initialize all necessary fields for MySite host name user password etc MySite Connect MySite UploadAsync c temp vob DVDFiles uploads as many vob files as concurrent connection settings allow 196 Transfer Engine SDK Note The Multi part parameter for the UploadAysnc is currently limited to servets that support this operation due to the need to recombine the files after the upload of each part has completed As of September 2002 GlobalSCAPE s Secure FTP server was the only server to support this function Downloading items asynchronously Description Use the DownloadAsync method to download a file or folder to the local hard drive asynchronously An asynchronous download starts and then returns control to the script before the transfer finishes This allows you to perform many simultaneous transfers because the method does not wait for the download to end Immediately after you call this method subsequent methods in your script will be called so be careful when timing certain events If DownloadAsync encounters a problem when trying to complete its task it will not throw a COM ATL or VB error DownloadAsync will also adhere to your max global and per site settings
291. selecting them then them up or down in the queue A blue line displays to indicate where the items will move 7 Once you are ready to begin processing the queue choose Tools gt Queue gt Transfer All from the menu Note Events you schedule for synchronizations also appear in the queue To modity Transfer queue icon legend The queue icons display next to each item in the Queue pane The item is in the queue but a transfer has not been attempted or scheduled The item is in the queue and a transfer has been scheduled but has not occurred yet V This item s transfer is starting Fl thete is an existing file of the same name in the destination folder and you will have to decide whether to Overwrite the existing file Skip the transfer Resume an interrupted transfer Rename the file you are transferring or Numerate the file you are transferring FA The item transfer is in progress this usually appears for large transfers Y The item transferred successfully Y The item transfer has been interrupted but CuteFTP is still trying to complete the transfer The item transfer has been skipped usually because you chose to skip it manually or in a Smart Overwrite rule that you chose previously Qvo have stopped the item transfer while it was in progress You can still Resume this transfet Athe server has refused to complete the item transfer for some reason Your transfer log will show an ERROR gt message with a little m
292. sfer script DECLARE property varchar 255 DECLARE object int 232 DECLARE hr int Transfer Engine SDK DECLARE Gsrc varchar 255 desc varchar 255 PRI NT start EXEC hr sp OACreate CuteFTPPro TEConnection object OUT EXEC hr sp OASetProperty object Host ftp mysite com EXEC hr sp OAGetProperty object Host property OUT PRINT property EXEC hr sp OAGetProperty object Login property OUT PRINT property EXEC hr sp OAGetProperty object Protocol property OUT PRINT property EXEC hr sp OAMethod object Connect EXEC hr sp OAMethod object download NULL pub a eee EXEC hr sp OAGetProperty object Log property OUT PR INT property EXEC hr sp_OADestroy object PRI NT finish Configuration Notes SQL cannot use an already running instance of ftpte exe The CuteFTP GUI cannot communicate with an ftpte instance created by SQL When a scheduled task runs as user X while user X is logged in the profile path will be set to that user s directory C Documents and Settings X However when a scheduled task runs as user X while user X is not logged in the profile path will be set to the default user directory C Documents and Settings Default User Therefore the desired SSL certificates from C Documents and Settings XA Application Data GlobalSCAPENCuteFTP Pro
293. sing control connection e Error 421 User limit reached e Error 421 You are not authorized to make the connection e Error 421 Max connections reached e Error 421 Max connections exceeded 248 Troubleshooting Possible Solutions You can receive that 421 error if the FTP server you are connected to limits the total number of connections available or limits the connections available to one user There are three things you can do 1 Limit the number of connections to any one FTP site by selecting Tools gt Global Options gt Connection and set Per site max connections transfers to 1 By default it will be set to 2 2 Remove items from the Transfer Queue The Transfer Queue is where you see items ready for transfer in transit or just transferred Sometimes the Queue Pane can become cluttered with unfinished transfers To clear the queue right click inside it and choose Remove All 3 Make sure only one instance of CuteFTP is running on your system Open the Windows Task Manager and see if CuteFTP is listed more than once INSTALLSHIELD ERROR 1628 FAILED TO COMPLETE SCRIPT BASED INSTALL Problem The following error message occurs at run time Error 1628 Failed to complete script based install More Information The error message occurs at run time usually when you are trying to uninstall repair or update an installation This error message is caused by the Windows Installer Service and is often caused by the installa
294. sive scripting examples and help Unable to connect to Titan FTP server when using SSL Disable Reuse cached session for data connection under Tools gt Global Options gt Security gt SSL Security and try again Firewall problems Outgoing connections can be affected by the presence of firewall or anti virus software on the local computer or network connection Either one may be blocking the ports needed to make a successful FTP connection to the remote server If you are using a personal firewall software package please configure it so that ports 20 and 21 are open It may also be necessary to grant specific permission for CuteFTP to access those ports If you need help configuring your personal firewall software please consult the documentation or the support section of their Web site 260 Troubleshooting Symantec Norton support site http www symantec com techsupp support_options html McAfee support site http www mcafeehelp com Microsoft has complete instructions on how to disable the Internet Connection Firewall built into some versions of Windows XP http www microsoft com WINDOWSXP home using howto homenet icf asp Conserve Local File Time feature doesn t work properly when connected to Serv u FTP Server Problem When using CuteFTP Home and Professional to connect to Serv u the Conserve Local File Time feature doesn t work propetly Cause The MDTM command is supposed to be used for refrieving
295. ssary fields for MySite host name user password etc MySite Connect MySite Synchronize pub myfolder C mysitesfiles 0 1 This will perform a local mirror overwriting any matching filename P g any g Simple synchronize using minimal parameters Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection Don t forget to initialize all necessary fields for MySite host name user password etc MySite Connect MySite Synchronize pub myfolder C mysitesfiles 2 0 This will perform full mirror both overwriting older files when a matching filename is found Slightly more complex synchronize routine used to synchronize bookmarks Uses variables for the path names strRemotePath Favorites strLocalPath C Documents and Settings username Favorites Don t forget to initialize all necessary fields for MySite host name user password etc MySite Connect If Not MySite IsConnected Then MsgBox Unable to connect to server MySite Host End if MySite Synchronize strRemotePath strLocalPath 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 Performs a full mirror skips matching filenames transfers only the first file if multiple files are found with the same name but different case applies to subfolders ignores symbolic links does not remove destination files if the source doesn t exist N A when dealing with dual mirror and prompt prior to deleting anything N A when dealing with dual mirror MsgBox DONE Alert
296. ssed to the UNIX ls program running on the server if applicable long listing show hidden a files Sort by timestamp tecutsive R There are various additional parameters Refer to a UNIX manual or the Web for more details You may want to check http www bsdi com bsdi man 227 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Troubleshooting DISABLING PROMPTS To run the Transfer Engine with prompts disabled Launch the TE manually and supply the noprompts parameter Example 1 2 From theWindows Start menu choose Run Enter C Program Files Globalscape CuteFTP Professional TE ftpte exe noprompts Select OK Warning Suppressing prompts may cause lockups if no default action is available for the event in question or if the prompt was produced by an error When running the TE in this mode using Windows scheduler from a different user account the TE will not be accessible from its COM or GUI interface and can only be unloaded via the Task Manager The best way to avoid prompts is to properly configure the TE ahead of time to cover all possible prompt scenarios such as overwrite conditions or SSL server certificate acceptance dialogs For example set your overwrite actions under CuteFTP s global settings to Always Overwrite to avoid any overwrite prompts or pre define various rules to cover various ovetwtite scenarios You can then export those rules as registry entrie
297. ssions you can browse contents download upload and delete files on HTTP sites TO CONNECT TO AHTTP SITE 1 From the menu select File gt New gt HTTP Site The Site Properties dialog box appears Enter an identifying name for the site in the Label field Enter the HTTP site s address in the Host address field Prefixing the HTTP site address with http is not necessaty 4 If the site uses basic HTTP username password authentication fill in your user name and password in the appropriate fields Notice that under the Type tab the site has been automatically set up as an HTTP site 5 If the Web site operates on a port other than 80 enter the appropriate port number in the Port field Most sites connect to port 80 If the last portion of the site s URL ends in a number that number is the port to use For example http www example com 99 indicates that the Web server www example com operates on port 99 The remainder of the tabs and fields are identical to those seen when adding an FTP site 6 Select Connect to establish the connection 30 Connecting to Sites CuteFTP takes advantage of the keep alive header as defined in REC 2068 amp 2616 which keeps the session open during multiple transactions saving the user considerable time and bandwidth Note The Web server must support basic authentication as described in RFC 1945 http www faqs org rfcs rfc1945 html gt Because of the way authentication works
298. stem administrator should be able to provide it for you USERNAME Enter the username given to you by your hosting provider PASSWORD Enter the password given to you by your hosting provider COMMENTS Enter any notes about the site that you want to save with the site LOGIN METHOD e Select Normal if the server requires your user name and password for a connection e Select Anonymous if the server doesn t require a user name and password for a connection e Select Double if you need to supply your user name and password twice for a connection BUTTONS New Saves all of your changes for the current site and opens a new blank site Rename Change the name of the site highlighted in the left pane Delete Deletes the selected site The site and all related information ate removed from the Site Manager Browse Offline Opens a cached version of the site s folders in the Remote pane Help Opens help for Site Properties Connect 64 Storing and Modifying Sites Saves site changes and connects to the site Exit Saves changes and closes the Site Properties dialog box Site Properties Type The following settings are made from the Type tab of the Site Properties dialog PROTOCOL TYPE Choose the transfer protocol for the site You can choose FTP and various SSL options In CuteFTP Professional you can also choose HTTP HTTP with SSL or SSH2 SFTP If you choose any of the SSL options you will also be ab
299. sword password Setting your user name Description Use the Login property to set or retrieve the value for the user name login you use to connect Syntax String Object Login Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection MySite Protocol FTP MySite Host ftp cuteftp com MySite Login username MySite Password password MySite Connect Setting the password for a connection Description Use the Password property to set or retrieve the value for the password you use to connect Syntax String Object Password Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection MySite Protocol FTP MySite Host ftp ftp net Object Login username MySite Password password MySite Connect Setting the port for a connection Description Use the Port property to set or retrieve the value for the Port on the server when you connect Syntax int Object Port Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection MySite Protocol FTP MySite Host ftp cuteftp com 207 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide MySite Port 21 MySite Login username MySite Password password MySite Connect Transferring files in an unencrypted data channel Desctiption Use the ClearDataConnection property to specify whether the data channel should be enctypted or not when using FTP over SSL Syntax long Object ClearDataConnection Parameters Your login is encrypt
300. t Connection 3 Enter a value between 1 and 200 in Max number of connections per site 34 Connecting to Sites TO ENHANCE PERFORMANCE WITH LIMITED RESOURCES Limit the number of concurrent per site transfers allowed Turn off individual transfer item logging in settings or turn off all logging options in Tools gt Global Options gt General gt Logs Don t transfer files in Multi Part mode Don t perform on the fly File Integrity Checking Close the main program interface and let the Transfer Engine perform the transfer PERFORMANCE LIMITATIONS On a Windows 95 98 ME computer you can only choose up to 40 concurrent connections On a Windows NT 2k XP computer you can choose up to 200 concurrent connections but more than 40 connections may compromise system performance Connections include transfers browser sessions and every single thread in a Multi Part transfer FTP sites that don t support multiple connections or sites that frequently drop the FTP connection will limit concurrent sessions Machine resources and slow hardware may limit or prohibit multiple connections Creating and using bookmarks You can have special entties called Bookmarks associated with sites that open a specific local ot remote folder or both TO CREATE A BOOKMARK Select and then open the folder you want to bookmark Right click in either the remote or local window Choose Bookmark Current Folder from the pop up menu The new bookmark
301. t Merge site entries into the existing Site Manager Choose Start Conversion TO REPLACE YOUR SITE MANAGER LISTINGS WITH AN IMPORTED LIST Ss cy pos From the menu choose Tools gt Site Manager gt Import FTP Sites Select your old FTP client from the Import from list Type the path or browse to your old client site list Type a path or browse to a folder where you will save the new Site Manager list Warning Do not save the new database in the CuteFTP program folder or the CuteFTP Application Data folder until step 10 got even 10 11 Select Create a new Site Manager with these entries From the menu Start Conversion Exit CuteFTP and open Windows Explorer Navigate to your user profile folder Example WDocuments and Settings NV jsmithNApplication DataNGlobalscapeNCuteFTP Professional Give your current Site Manager file sm dat another name like sm bak or sm old Move the database you created in step five to the CuteFTP directory and rename it sm dat Restart CuteFTP and begin using your new Site Manager database 62 Storing and Modifying Sites Warning Do not manually overwrite CuteFTP s sm dat file while CuteFTP is running CuteFTP automatically saves the sm dat file upon exit This means that if you replace the sm dat file while running CuteFTP will replace it again when you exit resulting in the loss of your replacement file TO EXPORT YOUR SITE MANAGER LISTINGS You can
302. t the bottom of the CuteFTP window When you hover the mouse cutsor over a tool or menu item the left side of the Status Bar displays a brief description of the item The right side of the Status Bar displays information about the current folder in the Remote pane TO SHOW HIDE THE STATUS BAR e From the menu select View gt Toolbars gt Status Bar A check mark indicates if the status bar is visible Displaying toolbars CuteFTP includes four toolbars you can hide or display TO HIDE SHOW THE QUICK CONNECT BAR e From the menu select View gt Toolbars gt Quick Connect Bar A check mark indicates if the status bar is visible You can display or hide these toolbars with the same method e Standard Buttons e Quick Connect Bar e Custom Commands Bar e HTML Editor Bar e Status Bar Lockstep folder navigation Lockstep folder navigation allows you to navigate simultaneously through local and remote folders that have the same structure TO TURN ON LOCKSTEP NAVIGATION e Inthe Local Drives tab view of the local pane Select the Lockstep Folder Navigation icon 21 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Note Lockstep navigation does not follow if you jump up ot down several directory levels at once Setting delete prompts You can set CuteFTP to display a pop up box asking if you are sure you want to delete an item from the following areas e Local drives e Remote sites e The queue TO SET CUTEFTP TO ASK BEFORE
303. tablish a connection and then supply the ACCT command for servers that require it TO USE ACCT WITH OR WITHOUT AN FTP PROXY Select a site in the Site Manager From the menu choose File gt Properties 2 Select the Options tab and choose Use site specific option under the Site specific configuration options drop down menu 3 Select Proxy The Proxy dialog box appears In the Proxy type list select your proxy type 5 Select the Use authentication check box 36 8 9 Connecting to Sites Type the password for ACCT in the Password field Make sure the HOST and PORT field are identical to your site s host and port as specified in the General and Type tabs Select Advanced The Advanced Proxy Settings dialog appears Select CUSTOM 10 Add the following variables Select Enter after each one s USER user PASS Yopass a ACCT Yofire_pass 11 Select OK to close the Advanced Proxy Settings dialog 12 Select OK again to close the Proxy dialog 13 Select Connect or Exit TO USE ACCT WITH AN FTP PROXY mu SO nM ON UH die Os Select a site in the Site Manager From the menu choose File gt Properties Select the Options tab and choose Use site specific option under the Site specific configuration options drop down box Select Proxy The Proxy window appears In the Proxy type list select FTP proxy Select the Use authentication check box Type the password for ACCT in the Password field
304. tart gt Settings gt Control Panel gt Add Remove Programs 2 Choose CuteFTP from the list 3 Select the Add Remove button 4 Follow the on screen instructions to uninstall CuteFTP 11 Using the Interface CuteFTP Professional s main screen PROFESSIONAL VIEW In Professional default View the main window is divided into four panes a Local Pane Remote Pane Individual Session Logs pane and Queue Pane The Local and Remote panes represent files available on local and remote drives much like Windows Explorer Be Edt view Tods Window Hep AA oxn snara no o o 7420 x20 E fuel testiMyFTPSRe we wae c mprteste x y Nome Sue 43 bytes 56 bytes 73 bytes 73 bytes 124 bytes 142 bytes 142 bytes 155 bytes 168 bytes 168 bytes 188 bytes 168 bytes 195 bytes 198 bytes Y eo File Folder Fie Folder Fle Folder File Folder GIF Image Size Type Modified Obytes File Folder 2 25 2006 11 39 Obytes Fie Folder 2 25 2005 11 39 Obytes File Folder 2 25 2005 11 39 2005 11 39 y 2005 11 42 3 02 KB 2 25 2006 11 42 2 78 KB 2 25 2005 11 42 4 41 KB 2 25 2005 11 42 4 76 KB 2 25 2005 11 42 rwenw 5 67 KB 2 25 2005 11 42 rw rw 2 67 KB RESTO 350 restarting at 0 send STOR or RETR to iritiste transfer TYPE A 200 Type set to A 92 168 20 135 4 68 L Connecting FTP data socket 192 168 20 136 1092 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection For File
305. te and as much as 1 000 minutes just under 17 hours e Send command at random intervals between n and n seconds o For after SKA has started choose the shortest and longest time CuteFTP will wait before sending a command to keep the connection open You can choose to set times as low as zero seconds up to 1 000 seconds just under 17 minutes Between 15 and 60 seconds are the defaults e Commands o Select Add to include new FTP commands in the list of possible commands sent to keep a connection open CuteFTP uses the listed commands o Choose Remove after selecting a command in the list to exclude that command from the list of commands sent to keep a connection open e If disconnected auto reconnect within n seconds o Select this to have CuteFTP attempt a new connection with a server that has closed a connection Choose a delay time between zero and 100 seconds o Clear this check box if you don t want CuteFTP to automatically attempt a new connection INTERNET CONNECTION DUN LAN SETTINGS DUN stands for Dial Up Networking LAN stands for Local Area Network If you connect to the Internet with a regular phone modem you are using Dial Up networking If you connect to the Internet with a cable modem DSL modem or through a computer network you are using a Local Area Network To access Dial up and Network settings 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options 2 Expand Connection 3 Selecc DUN LAN 111 CuteFTP
306. te with the FTP server From SSL to S key or SSH2 the TE covers all your secure file transfer needs Benefits The Transfer Engine e Is COM enabled e Takes up minimal resources e Handles background transfers e Handles transfers outside the main interface e Handles continuous folder synchronization events e Can be used with a custom application or script to perform FTP related tasks Capabilities The TE exposes most of the populat commands previously accessibly only through the application s main interface Some of the actions you can accomplish using the TE e Login to an FTP server over a defined port e Login using an encrypted authentication mechanism such as OTP e Login and transfer files using industry standard SSL TLS explicit amp implicit modes supported e Login and transfer files using SSH2 e Login to sites through Firewalls Socks or Proxy servers e Transfer files one at a time or simultaneously 161 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide e Transfer files using multi part transfers to increase throughput e Transfer files from one remote site to another e Transfer files using a wildcard mask e Transfer files obtained from server side links e Perform folder synchronization tasks e Check on an item s transfer status e Much mote TRANSFER ENGINE TE INITIAL SETUP As a typical COM Component the TE Object must be registered as such on the target system The TE automatically performs COM Registration if it has b
307. teExists strRemote then MsgBox Error amp MySiteErrorDescription Checking for a local file or folder Description Use the LocalExists method to verify that a local file or folder exists BstrName should be the full path Syntax Boolean Object LocalExists BSTR bstrName Parameters 185 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Return values True File or folder does exist False File or folder does not exist Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection Initialize all user password etc L MySite LocalExists c temp file txt Else MsgBox Fil End if ADVANCED If L Then MsgBox Fil le exists on local side le doesn t exist on local side Sending commands to the Transfer Engine Description Use the TECommand method to pass various commands to the Transfer Engine component If you leave the Transfer Engine running for a long time it is recommended you include the DeleteFinished or DeleteAll in your scripts to occasionally empty the queue The Transfer Engine does not empty the queue automatically Syntax Object TECommand BSTR bstrParameter Parameters necessary fields for MySite CLOSE or EXIT Closes the TE all tasks will be stopped EXITNOPENDING Closes the TE if no pending tasks are available UPDATESETTINGS Reloads settings from the registry Note you can modify the registry from VBS
308. teFTP will attempt the command when requested and report any errors to the log if received RENAME RULES SETTINGS You can set CuteFTP to automatically change the name of files it transfers To access the Rename Rules options 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options 2 Expand Transfer 3 Select Rename Rules Apply auto rename rules to transfers e Select this check box and CuteFTP will change the names of transferred files with names that are listed in the large box of the Rename Rules window e Clear this check box and CuteFTP will not rename any files To create an auto rename rule 1 Type the original file name in the text box on the upper left 2 Type the desired new file name in the text box on the upper right 3 Click Add To remove an auto rename rule 1 In the large list box highlight the rule you want to delete 2 Click Remove Configuration notes e The rules ate case sensitive e These rules will apply to all uploads downloads and site to site transfers e You can create rules with wildcard masks to change just the extension of several files of the same type For example if your jpg files need the extension in upper case J PG on the server create the rule Rename Rename from to jpg JPG e You can create a rule to strip extensions from file names For instance if you want to transfer a file called index htm as simply index add this rule to your list 124
309. the RemoteRemove method to delete a remote file or folder You can specify the file ot folder with absolute or relative paths If the command fails make sure you have specified the correct path and that you have the approptiate permissions required to delete the item Syntax Object RemoteRemove BSTR bstrName Parameters BstrName This contains the folder s relative or absolute path Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection 13 Initialize all necessary fields for MySite host name user password etc MySite RemoteRemove pub userl file txt MySite RemoteRemove file ext removes if exact match MySite RemoteRemove obj wild card match with a Specific extension 183 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide MySite RemoteRemove aaa amp Chr 10 amp bbb amp Chr 10 amp t various wildcard filters Deleting a local file or folder Description Use the LocalRemove method to delete a local file or folder Use the absolute path name for the item you want to delete Syntax Object LocalRemove BSTR bstrName Parameters This contains the items full ci absolute path Example Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection Initialize all necessary fields for MySite host name user password etc MySite LocalRemove c temp file txt Note You can also you wild cards to replace the string v
310. the server may challenge the client with a WWW Authenticate request The client responds with Authorization Basic lt base64 encoding of userid password gt Most Web Servers support basic authentication but require intervention on the site operator s behalf to set it up because it is server specific Various existing sites employ other authentication schemes such as NTLM or those found in ASP or JavaScripts and are not supported by CuteFTP Connecting to secure sites You can make secure connections and transfers with FTPS SSL TLS SFTP SSH2 HTTPS SSL and standard FTP with One Time Password authentication TO CONNECT TO AN FTPS SSL TLS SITE ON SOPs a From the menu select File gt New gt FTPS SSL Site The Site Properties dialog box appears Type in the host user name and password Select the Type tab In the Protocol list choose FTP with TLS SSL Implicit encryption or FTP with TLS SSL Explicit encryption or FTP with TLS SSL AUTH TLS Explicit The appropriate port will be selected Certain servers support only one of the above SSL connection mechanisms Select Connect or OK TO CONNECT TO AN SSH2 SFTP2 SITE IES From the menu select File gt New gt SFTP SSH2 Site The Site Properties dialog box appears Type in the host user name and passwotd Select Connect or OK TO CONNECT TO AN HTTPS SITE jn 2 From the menu select File gt New gt HTTPS SSL Site The Site Properties
311. the system tray and executes your script To execute a script directly in Windows 1 Navigate to the script file in Windows Explorer 2 Double click the script file to launch it TE launches the TE icon displays in the system tray and executes your script CREATING SCRIPTS You can interact with the TE directly from your own custom applications using common programming languages such as Visual Basic VB or in a scripting language supported by the Windows Scripting Host WSH You can cteate a script from the development IDE of your choice or you can create scripts from within CuteFTP Professional by selecting Tools gt Macros amp Scripting gt New Script CuteFTP will open a template script file in a document window To create a new script file you need to have some familiarity with programming concepts and ideally some experience with VB or Java For those of you who have neither or just want a template to work from load one of the predefined scripts included with CuteFTP or the TE and edit it to suit your needs A few sample sctipts are included in this document Tip If you don t have any programming experience you can still create scripts using the session Record amp Playback functionality in CuteFTP Professional Configuration notes e Due to the wide range of scripts that CuteFTP is able to accommodate we are unable to offer technical support on individual scripts other than what is available in the help fi
312. these solutions to display files or folders 250 Troubleshooting YOUR CONNECTION LOG SHOWS A LIST L COMMAND INSTEAD OF THE NORMAL LIST 1 2 3 4 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options gt Navigation Settings gt Links Clear the Resolve links by sending LIST L command check box Select OK Try to connect CHANGE CONNECTION TYPE Gu e pev pc From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options Select Connection In the Connection type box choose PASV Select OK Try to connect If you cannot connect follow the same steps but choose PORT TURN OFF ALL FILTERS zs NOU E ac re Select the Site Manager tab Seelct the problem site Right click the site and select Site Properties Select the Actions tab Select Filter Clear the Enable filtering check box Select Connect USE THE L FILTER ON THE SERVER SOOO cb HONS OW Bu E NOES Select the Site Manager tab Select the problem site Right click the site and click Site Properties Select the Actions tab Select Filter Select the Enable filtering check box Select the Enable server side filtering check box Enter L in the Remote field Select Connect CHANGE SERVER HOST TYPE 1 Select the Site Manager tab 251 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide STO ON e x be Select the problem site Right click the site and click Site Properties Select the Type tab Change the Host Type from Auto Detect to the first specific serv
313. thorized Keys Command sequence ssh keygen i f Identity pub sshpub wc sshpub cat sshpub gt N sshNauthorized keys Note Wordcount should return a 1 as the first number OpenSSH is going to ask for the identity files password the first time you log in If CuteFTP fails to connect please contact our support team and provide the kernel version OpenSSH build and the CuteFTP Professional build number to find that choose Help gt About from the menu Cannot create multiple connections to the same server If CuteFTP Professional does not open new connections when you try to start new sessions ot if it does not let you browse while transferring files you can force CuteFTP to open new connections TO OPEN MULTIPLE CONCURRENT CONNECTIONS 1 Select the Site Manager tab 253 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide 2 Selecta site in the Site Manager 3 From the menu choose File gt Connection gt Connect 4 Repeat step 3 to create more connections to the same site TO CONFIGURE CUTEFTP TO OPEN NEW CONNECTIONS FOR MULTIPLE TRANSFERS Go to Tools gt Global Options gt Transfer Clear the Transfer files over the browse session check box Go to Tools gt Global Options gt Connection Sect pur Make sure the value under Per site max connections transfers value is greater than 1 Copy and Paste removes files from the remote folder FTP Servers do not support a Copy command If you use
314. tings USERNAME Application Data GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP Pro Security where USERNAME is the login name for the user 4 Configurel the TE to auto accept SSL or SSH certificates using the AutoCloseMethod parameter of the Option method Also refer to the following trouble shooting topic regarding running the TE while not logged in Now when you connect the TE sees the server s certificate and proceed with the connection Client Certificates Some FTP SSL servers require that the client provide a certificate The certificate proves the veracity of the client and is an important factor in weeding out spurious FTP clients masquerading as legitimate ones To setup the target system to use client certificates 1 On the developer machine create the client certificate and private key pair using the CuteFTP GUI interface The certificate creation utility is located under the Tools gt Global Settings gt Security gt SSL dialog 2 Add the client certificate to the server s trusted list Do this by connecting to the server with the CuteFTP GUI interface from the developer machine On the server move the certificate from the Pending to the Trusted list If your server only has a Trusted list manually import the client certificate into the Trusted list 3 Place the client certificate and private key into the target machine s USER folder C Documents and Settings USERNAME Application Data GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP Pro Security whe
315. tion then it is recommended that you use a value greater than one for example 5 That way you can transfer files and at the same time continue to navigate the site e Connection retry attempts o Choose the number of times CuteFTP tries to connect to a site before giving up You can set CuteFTP to try connecting up to 1 000 times e Delay between retries in seconds o Choose how long CuteFTP waits before attempting a new connection after a failed connection Choose up to 1 000 seconds about 17 minutes Note CuteFTP does not automatically retry after fatal errors such as a host unreachable invalid IP address or host name or upon receiving a socket 1006n ertor which usually has to do with the client not being able to connect to the host for various reasons firewall blocking network error host is down etc e Connection timeout in seconds o Choose how long CuteFTP waits for an unresponsive server before it stops attempting a new connection Choose up to 1 000 seconds about 17 minutes e E mail address for anonymous logins o Enter the address you want to send to setvers that require an e mail address for anonymous logins By default CuteFTP sends a simulated e mail address e Display the server s welcome message o Select this to display a pop up window with information from the server when initial connections are successful 109 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide o Clear this check box to skip the s
316. tion itself Possible Cause 1 This error message is often caused when the uninstallation log file becomes corrupt This can happen if the installation is somehow corrupt Fix End the process that is running IDriver exe via the Task Manager by following these steps 1 Press Ctrl Alt Del and select Task Manager 2 Go to the Processes tab 3 Check the running processes for idriver exe 4 If found select the process and then select End Process Run the installation again to see 1f the error still occurs Possible Cause 2 This error can also occur if the Windows Installer Service is not properly configured on your computer or if the installation is created with a newer version of the Windows Installer Service than what exists on your computer Fix To fix this issue install the latest Windows Installer Service on your computer Instructions and download links for the Windows Installer can be found below Just click on the link for your operating system Windows 95 98 Me 249 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide http www microsoft com downloads details aspx displaylang en amp FamilyID CEB BACD8 C094 4255 B702 DE3BB768148F Windows NT 4 0 or 2000 http www microsoft com downloads details aspx FamilyID 4b6140f9 2d36 4977 8fal 6f8a0f5dca8f amp DisplayLang en Windows XP Windows XP already contains Windows Installer version 2 0 Thus you should not have to install the Windows Installer Service MSI engine on W
317. ton security aeea 215 Not connecting eneee 202 Number cod s ectara ik 199 Numbered error codes 199 O Old interfata iiae 13 Oops child died 203 Open su o box GR e E RR RES 75 119 Output truncated ian 216 OV rwrite oon dos 102 P I II 16 PASSWOMG EP 41 47 PASSWOMdS i eee ense aei ERI MERE 94 PAS i atte eb atus 215 PASV mode d 88 205 Persistent transfers 97 Personal firewall ess 215 POP UP errors 19 deg EE 215 POr 204 PORT mode 88 205 O A AA 120 PEDE c eiut tcc 120 Print Setup t Ron 120 Private key 41 42 43 45 Pro initerface i e eet 13 deuil 79 PrO 2 eoe ree ret PE Pn Peer e env tes 18 Prompt before delete ssssssse 18 protecting passwords ssssess 47 O 91 92 Public key cee 41 42 43 45 Q QUESO icons ie e 7 o E S 16 QUEUE ICON etis ctore ttes 57 Queue items uc res 104 Queue toolbar eennee 17 Quick connect seseeeee 25 Quick connect bar eeeeese 17 Quit COMMANO oocccoccnnnnccnnnncnnnnccnnnonnnnnons 88 R Random commands ccccoccccccccnnncnnnnnnnnnos 27 raw FTP commands eeseeees 73 Read permissions s e 78 Reconnect after disconnection 27 Record macro sssseeen 69 Recursive chmod coocccccccncccccnncnnnnonnnnnons 78 Refresh oct C ttn 75 Refresh folderS oooccccoccccoccccocnncnonnnnonos 75 Refused connection s s
318. tp ftp sitename com pub p 44 1 p user pass ftp ftp sitename com pub port 44 1 p user pass ftp ftp sitename com pub user p pass ftp ftp sitename com pub 44 user p pass ftp ftp sitename com pub p 44 l user p pass ftp ftp sitename com pub port 44 I user p pass ftp any of the above formats pathnametofile optional filename also http https sftp and ftps URLs Using Paste URL CuteFTP either connects to the folder or downloads the file specified in the path Here are some sample path endings and how the main program interprets them ftp host dir ext This URL is considered a folder CuteFTP can connect to it host ext This is considered a folder CuteFTP can connect to it host dir This is considered a folder CuteFTP can connect to it host dir This is considered a folder CuteFTP can connect to it host dir ext This is considered a file CuteFTP can download it host ext This is considered a file CuteFTP can download it TO CONNECT TO A URL WITH THE TRANSFER ENGINE The Connect to URL feature is also supported by the Transfer Engine and is called Download URL Whether the URL specifies a path to a folder or file the TE will try to download it 1 Right click the Transfer Engine icon in the system tray 2 Choose Download URL 3 Type or paste the URL in the Download URL box 28 Connecting to Sites Using the Connection Wizard to Connect Use the Connection Wiza
319. u switch between the remote panes the last path in the local pane used for that remote pane is recalled o Clear this checkbox to retain the same path in the local pane regardless of the remote pane selected e Auto refresh the remote pane after an upload o Update the remote folder s listing after every upload to that folder o Clear this check box to stop sending LIST requests to a remote site after every upload e Switch from the Site Manager to the Local Drives Pane upon connection o Automatically displays the Local Drives pane when a connection is made o Clear this check box to leave the Site Manager displayed when a connection is made e Switch from the Local Pane to the Site Manager upon closing all connections o Automatically displays the Site Manager when all connections are closed o Clear this check box to leave the Site Manager hidden when all connections are closed e Use the logical parent not physical parent on CDUP command o Returns to the folder you just linked from when clicking the Move up directory m button o Clear this check box to change to the actual folder the item resides in and not a folder with a link to the item when clicking the Move up directory button 129 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide TOC FILE SETTINGS You may connect with remote folders that have Table of Contents TOC files TOC files contain detailed information about the folder In long and complicated directories the TOC files
320. u will need both CuteZIP and CuteFTP Professional You can also compress and encrypt files after transferring them by using GlobalSCAPE Secure FTP Server s Custom Site Commands The benefits of enctypting files prior or post transfer depends on the circumstances and level of trust for the particular host In the example script below an entire folder including sub folders is compressed enctypted using Twofish 128 bit encryption and then transferred via regular FTP to an FTP server Since the archived file is encrypted there is no need to connect using SSL OTP or SSH2 unless you wished to also protect the login process Example Dim WshShell MySite Return Set WshShell CreateObject WScript Shell Window s Scripting Host shell object next line calls the run method of the WSH shell object It returns true once CuteZIP does its thing The complete command line instructions for CuteZIP are located here If Return WshShell run c progra l global 1 CuteZIP cutezip exe c p12345 cilarchive c temp 0 true Then Set MySite CreateObject CuteFTPPro TEConnection 231 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide MySite Option ThrowError True MySite Host ftp user pass myftpsite com one of the ways to connect using the TE MySite Connect MySite Upload c larchive zip upload the new archive then check to see if it made it up to the server if not CBool MySite R
321. umber located under Help gt About Troubleshooting SFTP Connections If you are having difficulty connecting to your SFTP server 1 Verify that the server you are connecting to supports SFTP connections Note CuteFTP Professional supports SFTP a secure service provided by the SSH2 host in which the server both encrypts the data and handles the file 55 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide transfer This should not be confused with FTP over SSH2 in which SSH2 uses port forwarding capabilities to forward standard FTP transactions through an encrypted tunnel but the actual file is transferred by a separate non secure FTP server If you are unsure if the host is supporting SFTP check the connection port SFTP usually occuts over port 22 Try toggling the compression options in the SSH2 Security page Verify the authentication mechanism supported and required by the server It may require password public key identity file or both see Important note below 4 If public key authentication 1s required be sure to provide a copy of the public key you created to the server s administrator as it must be in the server s trusted list in order for you to connect 5 If the server administrator created a public key for you be sure to replace your existing one with it and select the provided key from within the SSH2 Security page 6 Copy the connection log to a text file or e mail to assist in troubleshooting when contact
322. uteFTP Tools gt Global Options gt Navigation Settings The remote servet supports both FEAT and XCRC and has enabled it for the specific user account The files ate binary files transferring in binary mode The destination file size is smaller than the source and the server supports resume OR the destination is equal to the source size regardless of resume capability Few servers other than GlobalSCAPE s Secure FTP Server and Enhanced File Transfer Server support the required XCRC command Compressing and Decompressing TO COMPRESS FILES FOR UPLOADS Qus eec hors Connect to a site Choose the destination folder in the Remote pane Select the item s you want to upload in the Local Drives pane From the menu choose File gt Upload Advanced gt Upload Compressed The menu displays file names with three different extensions Each extension identifies a compression scheme Choose the file name with the extension for the compression scheme you want TO DECOMPRESS A LOCAL ARCHIVE 1 Choose the local folder where the archive is located Select the archive to be expanded in the Local Drives pane From the menu choose Tools gt Compression gt Decompress The contents of the archive expand into a directory with the same name as the archive Note You cannot decompress a file on a remote FTP server from within CuteFTP s interface To decompress an archive remotely use a tool such as CuteZIP and Global
323. uteFTP you will need to adjust a setting in the Norton program to allow CuteFTP to make connections and transfers Allowing CuteFTP to make connections will not compromise the other security settings in Norton Internet Security 2004 TO USE CUTEFTP WITH NORTON INTERNET SECURITY 2004 1 Open Norton Internet Security 2004 You can open it by clicking the Norton Internet Security icon on your task bar In the Norton Internet Security window select Personal Firewall In the lower tight select Configure A dialog with tabs opens Select the Programs tab In the Manual Program Control section scroll down to find ftpte exe row DES In the Internet Access column of the ftpte exe row click the down arrow next to Block All In the list that appears select Permit All Select OK Norton Internet Security 2004 should now allow CuteFTP to make connections and transfers 9o n Cannot download executables If you use remote filters while connecting with some Unix or Linux servers CuteFTP may not be able to download some of the files You can download the files by simply turning off the filters TO TURN OFF REMOTE FILTERS Select the Site Manager tab Select the site with files you want to download From the menu choose File gt Properties The Site Properties dialog appears Select the Actions tab Select Filter The Filter dialog appears Delete any filters listed in Remote filter You do not need to delete the L filter Sel
324. ves the server s legitimacy to the client The server s certificate must be added the client s Trusted Certificate store prior to any connection otherwise the TE will lock up when trying to authenticate 1 Export or obtain a copy of the server s certificate from the FTP server administrator Otherwise connect to the server with the CuteFTP GUI interface from the developer machine and manually accept the server s certificate You can then export it from the Trusted List under Global Options gt Security gt SSL Security to a staging directory of your choice 2 Place Install the certificate into the target machine s Default User directory For example C Documents and Settings Default User Application Data GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP Pro Security 3 If you will also be running the TE while logged in place a copy of the server certificate under the USER folder on the target machine as follows C Documents and Settings USERNAME Application Data GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP Pro Security where USERNAME is the login name for the user 4 Configurel the TE to auto accept SSL or SSH certificates using the AutoCloseMethod parameter of the Option method Also refer to the following trouble shooting topic regarding running the TE while not logged in Now when you connect the TE sees the server s certificate and proceed with the connection Client Certificates Some FTP SSL servers require that the client provide a ce
325. x they are Available Toolbar buttons and Current Toolbar buttons 3 Select a button from the Current Toolbar buttons column Select Move Up to move a button one icon to the left on the toolbar e Select Move Down to move the button one icon to the right on the toolbar 5 Select Reset to cancel any changes Note Reset does not cancel changes made when the Customize Toolbar dialog box was opened and closed previously Thumbnail views If you are working with graphics uploading or downloading photos thumbnail view makes it convenient to preview the images right in CuteFTP so you can select the ones you want before you transfer them TO TURN ON THUMBNAIL VIEW 1 Select the pane local or remote that you want to change to thumbnail view 2 From the menu select View gt View and choose Thumbnails 24 Using the Interface Note Thumbnail view suppotts previews of gif jpeg and bitmaps but not png files Note You can adjust how CuteFTP handles thumbnail images in thumbnail cache settings in Global Options For more information see Thumbnail settings in Log File Settings Local and remote pane views TO CHANGE THE PANE VIEW 1 Select the pane you want to change the view for 2 From the menu select View gt View and choose from e Large Icons e Small Icons e ist e Details e Thumbnails Thumbnail view is useful if you are working with graphics and need to see what a file looks like be
326. xt contained in the v document shown in kilobytes Size Image The total size of images contained in he document shown in kilobytes Size Total Total of text and images size shown in Size kilobytes Weight Number of seconds your page will take o load based on size and modem speed Use the down arrow at the end of this field to adjust modem speed Images A list of all images appeating in the document Anchors A list of all anchors appearing in the document Working with HTML documents CREATING A NEW HTML DOCUMENT You can create new HTML documents within the CuteFTP interface To create a new HTML document 1 From the menu choose File gt New gt HTML Document new HTML document opens You may begin coding SAVING HTML DOCUMENTS To save an HTML document 1 Make sure the file you want to save is visible in the main window 2 From the menu choose File gt Save The file is saved Note If the file has never been saved before CuteFTP opens the Save As dialog box To save an HTML document with a new name and or location 1 Make sure the file you want to save is visible in the main window 145 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide 2 3 4 From the menu choose File gt Save As The Save As dialog box appears Choose a name and location for the file Select Save To save all open HTML documents at the same time ds 2 3 From the menu sele
327. you start CuteFTP Clear this check box and CuteFTP starts without requiring a password Site Manager and all its sites are available Tip When this option is not used default CuteFTP does use mild encryption with a system generated password to protect your Site Manager s contents It is highly recommended that you select Encrypt the contents of the Site Manager as it protects the contents of the Site Manager with strong encryption using a password you supply Change Password 116 Settings and Options o This becomes available when you select Encrypt contents of Site Manager Select it to open a dialog to set and confirm a passwotd for protecting the contents of the Site Manager e Remove Queue file passwords upon program exit o Select this to remove passwords from queued items Next time you start CuteFTP you will be prompted for a password to complete the transfer o Clear this check box to allow passwords to be sent automatically for queued items e Remove Quick Connect and Connect to URL history upon program exit o Select this to erase any URLS and remove all sites from the Quick Connect drop down when CuteFTP is shut down o Clear this check box to keep URLS and to keep a list of sites in the Quick Connect drop down list even when CuteFTP is closed SSH2 SECURITY SETTINGS To access the SSH2 security settings 1 From the menu choose Tools gt Global Options 2 In the left pane expand Security 3 Sele
328. ype tab In Protocol type make sure FTP standard File Transfer Protocol is selected Select an encryption method in the Password Protection group Choose from e Not Encrypted e MD4 e MD5 e Auto detect OTP Select Connect or OK TO ENABLE OTP FOR AN FTP OVER SSL SITE Cx uu RA Ge ES Select the Site Manager tab Highlight a site From the menu select File gt Properties Select the Type tab In Protocol type make sure FTP standard File Transfer Protocol is selected Select an encryption method in the Password Protection group Choose from e Not Encrypted e MD4 e MD5 e Auto detect OTP In Protocol type select the desired SSL connection mechanism Select Connect or OK 57 CuteFTP Professional User s Guide Note Using OTP with SSL adds a redundant layer of protection as SSL authentication already protects the password using a robust encryption mechanism Note OTP is defined in RFC 1938 replaced by 2289 and was evolved from S KEY M a One Time Passwotd System originally developed by Bellcore ENCRYPTION OPTIONS Not Encrypted the password is sent unprotected to the server MDA S Key A system that encrypts your password a different way every time it is sent MD S Key The same system as MD4 with more complex encryption scheme Auto detect OTP CuteFTP tries to detect the encryption method the server uses Protecting Site Manager content TO REQUIRE A PASSWORD TO OPEN TH

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