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Quick FTP automation tutorial

Which tasks you can perform with this FTP automation software ?

How to monitor a remote ftp or sftp server?

I want to monitor FTP directory and download files when they appear or modified.
Create FTP automation task. In this case you need FTP synchronization mode enabled. Check synchronization checkbox. Check dowload checkbox.

I want to monitor PC directory and upload files when they appear or modified.
Create FTP automation task. In this case you need FTP synchronization mode enabled. Check synchronization checkbox. Check upload checkbox.

I want to monitor FTP directory and download files when they appear or modified. I also want to monitor a local directory on my machine and when new files appear, upload them to an FTP directory.
Create FTP automation task. In this case you need FTP bidirection synchronization mode enabled. Check synchronization checkbox. Check dowload checkbox. Check upload checkbox.

I need to verify every N minutes a directory and his subdirectories. If a file exists I need to copy it to the remote ftp server. At the end of file transfer I need to erase the sources directories and files.
Create FTP automation task. In this case you do not need synchronization. Disable synchronization. Check upload checkbox. Check remove source files checkbox.

I need to monitor a remote FTP or SFTP server for new files, once detected, I need to download the new files to a local directory, then archive the files and upload archived on the remote FTP server.
You need sequence of 3 tasks:
1. Create FTP automation task.
You need FTP synchronization mode enabled. Check synchronization checkbox. Check dowload checkbox.
2. Create Zip archive task. Set folder, zip archive name and file filters.
3. Create FTP automation task.
You need FTP synchronization mode enabled. Check synchronization checkbox. Check upload checkbox. Set filter for archived backup files.

Can I automate the upload of new files based on file name?
Yes, you can set file filters in FTP task based on file name masks.
Can I automate the download of new files based on file name?
Yes, you can set file filters in FTP task based on file name masks.

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