Using the Script File Wizard

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The Robo-FTP Script File Wizard is a tool for the creation of basic Robo-FTP script files. Script file creation is broken down into six basic steps (Steps 3 and 4 may be repeated as necessary). These steps are shown below:

Step 1: Setup - here you create a description to appear at the beginning of the generated script file, select the working folder; define log files, etc.

Step 2: Connect - here you select how the script connects with an FTP site - namely Dial-Up Networking or direct Internet connections.

Step 3: Commands - here you specify any optional commands, and associated options, that may be necessary to perform a file transfer - namely sending commands (e.g., changing directory) to the FTP site. This step may be repeated as many times as necessary and intermixed with Step 4 as needed.

Step 4: Send & Receive Files - here you define which file(s) are to be sent and/or received along with associated options. This step may be repeated as many times as necessary and intermixed with Step 3 as needed.

Step 5: Disconnect & Exit - once all the files have been sent and/or received, here you instruct Robo-FTP to disconnect from an FTP site and to optionally exit.

Step 6: Finish - once you have defined the Robo-FTP script file to your satisfaction, click Finish in this step to have the wizard create and save your new script file.

Script files produced by the Script File Wizard provide basic control over file transfer sessions. In many cases wizard script files may be used as a starting point for more complex script files which you revise manually -- there are a great many additional features in the Robo-FTP script language and not all of them are accessible from the wizard.