With Core FTP Pro, you can setup and schedule unattended FTP tasks (sets of transfers) to run anytime you wish (Core FTP Pro must be installed for this feature).
Steps to schedule FTP transfers:
1: Starting
from within the Core FTP application, connect and queue FTP transfers as you normally would
into the Queue Manager (by right clicking on a file and selecting 'queue').
2: Once transfers you would like to schedule in the Queue Manager are queued, right click on the Queue Manager, and select "Schedule".
3: The Core FTP Task Scheduler will then appear and you should see a list of your queued transfers that will now be setup for scheduled FTP transfers.
4: (In the Task Scheduler) update the name, description, and first time you wish the task to run, and then click "Add Task". If you are using NT/200x/XP, a password is required for security reasons.
5: A scheduled FTP task should now appear in the task list at the top of the screen.
6: Highlite the scheduled FTP task and then select "Freq | Details" to further set the schedule of this task to run daily, weekly, monthly or as you wish.
7: Exit the task scheduler.
In order for scheduled FTP tasks to run, the following rules apply:
1: The computer must be turned on.
2: The MS task scheduler must be enabled (running by default unless disabled).
3: If you are running NT4/200x/XP, make sure you have the proper permissions to run scheduled tasks. The user usually will require a password. Depending on your setup, the computer's network name may not be required (ie: No COMPUTERNAME\USER, just the USER)...
Reminder: The user and password you enter are for your account on the local computer, not your FTP server information - that information is already setup in your transfers)...
NT 4.0 Notes (does not apply to Windows 200x/XP):
1: It is recommended you use the ANSI version of Core FTP.
2: The 'offline browsing pack' must be installed from within Internet Explorer setup.
Wildcard support:
Queue up only *one* transfer for each wildcard type you would like to use (as above, in steps #1 and #2).
Once you are in the scheduler, right click on the transfer, select properties:
Now change the existing filename to the wildcard you wish to use (i.e. *.jpg).
Hit OK. You will see the updated wildcard specification that will be used for this scheduled item.
* Note: With previous versions of Core FTP you may need add a new task for the changes to take effect.
To see changes to the display, hit F5 to refresh.
Scheduling functionality is not available in the "Lite" edition of Core FTP.
Schedule FTP Transfers