FTP

FTP support within SlickEdit® Core includes a complete FTP/SFTP client and the ability to easily open and edit FTP files.

Working with FTP

Before you can access FTP files, you must create an FTP profile, then start that connection. FTP operations can be accessed from FTP views or by right-clicking on FTP files after a connection is active.

FTP View

There are two views available for working with FTP: FTP and FTP Client.

  • The FTP view can be used to connect to FTP servers and open files. To access this view, from the main menu, click Window → Show View → Other , then expand SlickEdit and select FTP. Right-click on files to display a menu of FTP operations.

  • The FTP Client view can also be used to connect to FTP servers and transfer files. As with most FTP clients, local directories and files are displayed in the left section of the view, and the FTP server directories and files are on the right. To access this view, from the main menu, click Window → Show View → Other , then expand SlickEdit and select FTP Client. Right-click on files to display a menu of FTP operations.

The FTP view can be used to connect to FTP servers and open files. To access this view, from the main menu, click Window → Show View → Other, expand SlickEdit Views and double-click FTP. Right-click on files to display a menu of FTP operations.

FTP Profile Manager

To create a new FTP connection profile, complete the following steps:

  1. From the main menu, click File → FTP → Profile Manager(ftpprofilemanager command). Alternatively, you can display the FTP view (Window → Show View → Other , then expand SlickEdit and select FTP) and click the button labeled Start a New Session. The FTP Profile Manager dialog box is displayed, as pictured below.

    Display the FTP view and click the button labeled Start a New Session. The FTP Profile Manager dialog box is displayed, as pictured below.

  2. Click Add to create a new profile. The Add FTP Profile dialog box is displayed.

  3. Click Edit to Edit a profile. The Edit FTP Profile dialog box is displayed.

See Setting FTP Options for information about the options on the Add or Edit FTP Profile dialogs.

Starting a Connection

To start a new connection, use the FTP or FTP Client views described above, and complete the following steps:

  1. Click the FTP button to start a new session.

  2. The FTP Profile Manager dialog box appears. From the Profiles list, select the profile name to connect to.

  3. Click Connect. The FTP view displays the content of the remote directory.

  4. Toggle the ASCII Transfer mode button to transfer text files. When in ASCII transfer mode, line ending characters may be translated.

  5. Toggle the Binary Transfer mode button

    to transfer images and executables.

  6. To stop the current operation, click the Stoplight button .

Stopping a Connection

To stop a connection, use the FTP or FTP Client views, and complete the following steps:

  1. Select the connection that you want from the drop-down list at the top of the view.

  2. Click the Disconnect Current Session button .

Opening FTP Files

Before you can open FTP files, you need to start a connection. See Starting a Connection above for more information. After your connection starts, from the FTP or FTP Client view, right-click on selected files to open them, to change the directory, or to access more options.

Setting FTP Options

There are two types of settings available for working with FTP:

  • FTP connection profile options - These options are used to add or edit new FTP connection profiles. The Add/Edit FTP Profile dialog box is used. To access this dialog, open the FTP Profile Manager, then select New or Edit to edit an existing selected profile.

  • Default FTP options - These are the general default FTP settings. To access these options, from the main menu, click Window → SlickEdit Preferences, expand Network & Internet Options and select FTP Default Options. See FTP Default Options for more information.