HOWTO: Understand and Creating Custom BulletProof FTP Client Session-Files.
BulletProof FTP Client saves current sessions, including the Action Queue to a Session-File. This session-file can then be loaded at run-time via the command-line or the number user-interface.
- Table of Contents
- 1.0 Introduction
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- 1.1 Overview
- 1.2 Requirements
- 1.3 Background
- 2.0 Session File
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- 2.1 Session File Structure
BulletProof FTP Client saves current sessions, including the Action Queue to a Session-File. This session-file can then be loaded at run-time via the command-line or the number user-interface.
To configure BulletProof FTP Client correctly you must have the following information and access:
BulletProof FTP Client is a highly automated FTP Client, capable of working on an Action-Queue for days and days over the most fickle of internet connections. To accomplish this, BulletProof FTP Client stores all the requested downloads, uploads, etc (Queued-Actions) in a Session-File. This session-file is then used during the program's execution and maintained during it's entire run-time. Understanding this file, is the key to automating BulletProof FTP Client, outside of normal User-Interaction and for automatting it's execution from other programs, scripts, etc.
- Session-File must contain the first 7 Lines as defined.
- After the first 7 lines have been defined, the Action-Queue follows with 6-Lines each; no empty lines.
- If you're stuck, use BulletProof FTP Client and save a Session-File with a sample action queue. Then investigate the Session-File using your favorite text-editor.
| Line # |
Description |
Sample Data |
Description |
| Line #1 |
Indentifer |
"This is a Bullet Proof FTP Session file and should not be modified directly." |
This line must be entered exactly as it appears, without the quotes.
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| Line #2 |
FTP Server Host/IP |
ftp.cdrom.com |
DNS Hostname or IP-Address for the FTP Server. |
| Line #3 |
FTP Server Port |
21 |
Almost always TCP/IP Port 21, unless the server has been "stealthed" and moved to a different port to avoid hacking attempts. |
| Line #4 |
Login Name |
someuser |
Login name for the FTP-User. Some servers support public logins with the "anonymous" user. |
| Line #5 |
Login Password |
somepassword |
Password for the FTP-User. This is value is encrypted by BulletProof FTP Client. A plain-text password can be used, but you will need to pad out the first 2 characters with a value other than "BP". For example: if your password was "pepsi", then enter "00pepsi". If using the "anonymous" user, this is often times the email address for the connecting-user. |
| Line #6 |
Default Download Directory |
C:\DOWNLOADS\ |
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| Line #7 |
Remote Directory |
/home/somedir |
Once logging into the FTP Server, BulletProof FTP Client will change the current working directory (CWD) to the specified directory. Not needed if only downloading HTTP URLs. |
| From here on is the actual queue, each entry comprises of 6 lines. |
| Line #1 |
Filename or URL |
somefile.txt |
For HTTP URLs, use the following format "http://download.builtbp.com/files/bpftpclient_install.exe" |
| Line #2 |
Type of Queue Entry |
0 or 1 or 3 |
0==download, 1==upload, 3==delete |
| Line #3 |
File or Directory |
0 or 2 |
0==Directory, 2==File |
| Line #4 |
File Size |
232561 |
Size of File in Bytes. If unknown or n/a, use 0. |
| Line #5 |
File Date |
31-12-2006 |
Date of File in the format DD-MM-YYYY. If unknown or n/a, use "?". |
| Line #6 |
Download Directory |
C:\DOWNLOADS |
Directory where the file will be download. If the directory does not exist, BulletProof FTP Client will create it. |
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