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The FTP Session window allows you to conduct an Internet File Transfer Protocol session with your web server. Hopefully, we have designed Rocket Science well enough that you will no longer need to be this low-tech, but just in case...

The FTP session contains two window panes. The pane on the left displays a directory listing of files on your local PC, while the pane on the right displays files on your web server. You can use the buttons at the bottom of each pane to perform file and directory operations:

  • Copy -> - Transfers the selected file(s) in the Local files pane from the PC to the host.
  • <- Copy - Transfers the selected file(s) in the Remote files pane from the host to the PC.
  • Rename - Displays the File name dialog and allows you to rename the currently selected file.
  • Delete - Deletes the currently selected file.
  • ChDir - Displays the Directory name dialog and allows you to change the current directory.
  • MkDir - Displays the Directory name dialog and allows you to create a new directory.
  • Refresh - Reloads the directory listing.
You can use the Transfer mode radio buttons to explicitly set the FTP file transfer mode to either ASCII or Binary, or select Auto detect to let Rocket Science set the transfer mode on a per-file basis according to the contents of the file.

FTP Window Menus

  • File
    Exit Rocket Science
    Terminates the Rocket Science application.

  • Host
    Connect...
    Displays the FTP connection dialog box which allows you to specify the host to which you want to connect. The settings in this dialog are the same as those in the FTP section of the Application preferences dialog and the FTP section of the Target preferences dialog. If you have a project file open, Rocket Science will initialize the dialog with the FTP settings from the project file. If not, the FTP settings from the global configuration file will be used.

    Disconnect
    Pulls the plug on your current session.

  • Window
    Allows you to selectively display, go to or hide any of the Rocket Science windows. You set these items up in the Tools section of the Application preferences dialog.

  • Help
    Contents
    Displays this file.

    About...
    Displays Rocket Science product, contact and version information

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