Operations 1

Use this tab to set the default behaviour of file operations (copy and move from the FTP server, change attributes on the FTP server, delete on the FTP server).

Options

Copy and Move from FTP server
If target file already exists
Specify what to do if target file already exists. Choose one of the following actions:
ActionDescription
Ask UserDisplays dialog box where you can choose what to do.
Use Alternate NameFinds some alternate file name (which is not existing) and uses it as the new target file name.
ResumeTries to resume copying or moving of the file. It uses already copied/moved part of the file, so it saves time and compensates network failures during copying/moving of the file. Unfortunately not all FTP servers support resuming (the REST command).
Resume or OverwriteTries to resume copying or moving of the file. If it is not possible, it overwrites the target file (it copies/moves whole file).
OverwriteOverwrites the target file (it copies/moves whole file).
SkipSkips the file (the file is not copied/moved).
If target directory already exists
Specify what to do if target directory already exists. Choose one of the following actions:
ActionDescription
Ask UserDisplays dialog box where you can choose what to do.
Use Alternate NameFinds some alternate directory name (which is not existing) and uses it as the new target directory name.
Use Existing DirectoryCopies/moves the directory content to the existing directory.
SkipSkips the directory (the directory is not copied/moved).
If target file name cannot be created
Specify what to do if target file name cannot be created. Choose one of the following actions:
ActionDescription
Ask UserDisplays dialog box where you can choose what to do.
Use Alternate NameFinds some alternate file name (which is not existing) and uses it as the new target file name.
SkipSkips the file (the file is not copied/moved).
If target directory name cannot be created
Specify what to do if target directory name cannot be created. Choose one of the following actions:
ActionDescription
Ask UserDisplays dialog box where you can choose what to do.
Use Alternate NameFinds some alternate directory name (which is not existing) and uses it as the new target directory name.
SkipSkips the directory (the directory is not copied/moved).
If transfer fails, how to retry it in case target file was created
Specify what to do if transfer fails. The target file was created or overwritten (not resumed). Choose one of the following actions:
ActionDescription
Ask UserDisplays dialog box where you can choose what to do.
Use Alternate NameFinds some alternate file name (which is not existing) and uses it as the new target file name (it copies/moves whole file again).
ResumeTries to resume copying or moving of the file. It uses already copied/moved part of the file, so it saves time and compensates network failures during copying/moving of the file. Unfortunatelly not all FTP servers support resuming (the REST command).
Resume or OverwriteTries to resume copying or moving of the file. If it is not possible, it overwrites the target file (it copies/moves whole file again).
OverwriteOverwrites the target file (it copies/moves whole file again).
SkipSkips the file (only a part of the file was copied/moved).
If transfer fails, how to retry it in case target file was resumed
Specify what to do if transfer fails. The target file was resumed (in fact it would not have to be resumed if the size of already copied/moved part of file was smaller than specified minimum, see Try to resume copying only if already copied part of file is at least XXX bytes in Configuration/Advanced). Choose one of the following actions:
ActionDescription
Ask UserDisplays dialog box where you can choose what to do.
Use Alternate NameFinds some alternate file name (which is not existing) and uses it as the new target file name (it copies/moves whole file again).
ResumeTries to resume copying or moving of the file. It uses already copied/moved part of the file, so it saves time and compensates network failures during copying/moving of the file. Unfortunatelly not all FTP servers support resuming (the REST command).
Resume or OverwriteTries to resume copying or moving of the file. If it is not possible, it overwrites the target file (it copies/moves whole file again).
OverwriteOverwrites the target file (it copies/moves whole file again).
SkipSkips the file (only a part of the file was copied/moved).
If ASCII transfer mode is set for file with binary content
Specify what to do if ASCII transfer mode is set for the file with binary content (the file type is detected from the first 10 KB of the file). If the file has binary content, the possible conversion of end of line characters will probably corrupt the file. Choose one of the following actions:
ActionDescription
Ask UserDisplays dialog box where you can choose what to do.
IgnoreIgnores this warning, the file copying/moving is finished in ASCII transfer mode. Use this action only if you are sure that it is a plain text file.
Use Binary ModeIt copies/moves the whole file again in Binary transfer mode.
SkipSkips the file (the file is not copied/moved).
Change Attributes on FTP server
If existing attributes cannot be preserved (e.g. Unix 's' mode)
Specify what to do if existing access rights (attributes) cannot be preserved. For example if you want to set Read and Write and preserve Execute owner rights for file with 'r-s------' rights on Unix. The problem is that the FTP client can set only basic Unix rights ('rwxrwxrwx') and cannot modify only part of these rights. See Changing Access Rights for details. Choose one of the following actions:
ActionDescription
Ask UserDisplays dialog box where you can choose what to do.
IgnoreIgnores this problem, only basic access rights are set to the file. It means that existing rights (attributes) are not preserved (e.g. in preceding example it will set 'rwx------' instead of 'rws------').
SkipSkips the file (the file access rights are not changed).
Delete on FTP server
If directory is not empty
Specify what to do if directory is not empty. Choose one of the following actions:
ActionDescription
Ask UserDisplays dialog box where you can choose what to do.
DeleteDeletes the directory (including its content).
SkipSkips the directory (the directory is not deleted).
If file is hidden
Specify what to do if file is hidden. Choose one of the following actions:
ActionDescription
Ask UserDisplays dialog box where you can choose what to do.
DeleteDeletes the file.
SkipSkips the file (the file is not deleted).
If directory is hidden
Specify what to do if directory is hidden. Choose one of the following actions:
ActionDescription
Ask UserDisplays dialog box where you can choose what to do.
DeleteDeletes the directory (including its content).
SkipSkips the directory (the directory is not deleted).

See Also

Configuration/Operations 2