Click the link to install SimpleFtp on your computer. The application
will automatically run when installation is complete.
The installation requires Microsoft ClickOnce and .NET Framework to be installed.
USER GUIDE
Introduction
The SimpleFtp application has been designed to provide the necessary functions for
moving files between a computer and a remote FTP site, and at the same time being
simple to operate.
The picture below shows the SimpleFTP application main window.
The left side of the screen shows files and folders on the local system, i.e. your
computer. The right side shows files and folders on a remote FTP site, somewhere
on the Internet.
The active folder is displayed at the top of each list. To change the active
folder, double-click on a folder in the list, or right-click and select Open from
the context menu.
When the application starts, the local home folder is displayed. This is
a list of drives, comparable to the My Computer list in Windows explorer.
When there is no connection to a remote FTP site, the "no connection" message
is displayed.
The four buttons down the centre of the window allow you to change the active folder
for the local and remote systems, and upload and download files.
The home button returns to the top parent folder. For the local system, the
home folder is the list of drives. For the
remote system the home folder is the root path associated with the FTP service account.
The "back" button moves to the parent of the current active folder.
The left and right arrow buttons copy files and folders from the local system to the remote
system, and vice versa. When a local folder is selected, the folder and all
of its contents are copied. For the remote system, only files can be copied..
Refreshes the list of files and folders.
Right click a file to open the context menu. Context menu options include:
Open
Opens a file with the default application for selected file type.
Open with...
Displays a list of applications associated with the selected file type.
Upload
Uploads the selected files and folders to the remote FTP site.
Download
Downloads one or more files from the selected FTP site.
New Folder
Creates a new folder on the local or remote systems.
Delete
Deletes the selected files and folders. For remote folder, the contents of the folders are deleted before the folder is deleted.
Jobs
When SimpleFtp is instructed to upload, download or delete a
file, these tasks are
performed in the background as indiviudal "jobs". A list of jobs is displayed
at the base of the main window. Because jobs are performed in the background the
user can continue to move around the local and remote systems without having to
wait for the job to finish. This is particularly useful if you are copying
large files.
Jobs are listed as pending, in-process, or complete. Completed jobs that fail
appear in red. Once jobs are complete they are removed from the list after
about 10 seconds.
Connections
To create a new connection, select Connections, Add... from the
main menu.
In the Connection Details form enter the Ftp account details for
an Ftp site. You will have received the username, password and address details
from your internet service provider. The address can be an IP address or a
website domain name. The optional local folder path is the local folder that
will be the workspace for the remote site. When a connection is opened,
SimpleFtp automatically switches to the local folder path.
To connect, select Connection, Connect from the main menu.
To disconnect, select Connection, Disconnect from the main menu,
or close the application.
Help
Under the help menu are shortcuts to the online help page for updated help information,
and a shortcut to our Bug Report web where you can register bugs, critisisms and
ideas for future development.
SOFTWARE SUPPORT
All users of Broccoli products are entitled to email support for both licensed and freeware products.
The Product Report Form is provided for reporting minor bugs and requests for enhancements. For other support issues, please contact us by email.
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