FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
Description
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is the most widely used method for transmitting files between two Internet sites. The FTP action can be used to automate any FTP operation including downloads, uploads, renames, folder creations, deletions and more. Automate Desktop's internal FTP engine is compatible with all FTP connection methods, particularly security-based connections. This includes both explicit and implicit FTPS (FTP Secure or FTP-SSL) that adds support for the Transport Layer Security (TLS) and the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) cryptographic protocols. Certificate Authenticity is supported for those servers that require clients to authenticate themselves using a certificate.
Available activities
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| Activity | Description |
|---|---|
| FTP - Advanced | Sends specific customized commands to an FTP server. FTP Advanced is useful when it is necessary to create or perform a customized sequence of commands. It can also be used to perform commands that are server specific and/or not supported by other Automate Desktop FTP activities. |
| FTP - Change folder | Changes the current working folder on the FTP server so that relative paths may be used. |
| FTP - Create folder | Creates a folder on the FTP server. Subsequent FTP operations can be performed such as uploading files to the newly created folder. |
| FTP - Delete file(s) | Deletes one or more files that reside on the FTP server. |
| FTP - Download file(s) | Downloads the files specified from the FTP server. |
| FTP - FXP | FXP (File eXchange Protocol) allows you to copy files from one FTP server to another (subject to compatibility). |
| FTP - Logoff | Ends a transaction with an FTP server that was previously started with an FTP - Logon step. |
| FTP - Logon | Starts a transaction with an FTP server and creates a session for the current connection. Sessions allow simultaneous FTP connections to exist within a single task. |
| FTP - Remove folder(s) | Deletes the specified folders from the FTP server. |
| FTP - Rename file(s) | Renames one or more files that reside on the FTP server. |
| FTP - Synchronize folder(s) | Synchronizes a folder or entire directory located on the FTP server with a folder or directory on the local machine. |
| FTP - Upload file(s) | Uploads the files specified to the FTP server. |