specify directories at command line

chickendavis · 08-05-2003, 09:06 AM

Hello there,

Just wanted to suggest a small enhancement.
I know that it is possible to specify the remote directory from the command line for a site that is not in the site manager.

ie. flashfxp.exe ftp://user

ass@host

ort/path

but when connecting to a site using its alias from the site manager...u can't specify a relative path for it at the command line.

ie. flashfxp.exe groupname/site_manager_alias/whatever_path

Just thought it would be quite a useful enhancement to the command line options. It would be more consistent as well... considering it can be done with non-saved sites.

Thanx very much!

love the product btw!!!

-ChiCKeN DaViS

MxxCon · 08-05-2003, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by chickendavis
flashfxp.exe groupname/site_manager_alias/whatever_path

and would you expect flashfxp to change to /whatever_path relative to your home dir or / root?

chickendavis · 08-05-2003, 10:09 AM

i guess i would leave that decision up to the development team... they could implement it either way... doesn't matter to me

MxxCon · 08-05-2003, 11:42 AM

yes, but if they implement the other way from what you would be expecting, you'll come back complaing that you can't change to dir you wanted to

when you give ftp:// url to flashfxp you tell it full path from / root
but when you connect using site in site manager your user account can have home dir set to something else other than / root...

chickendavis · 08-05-2003, 01:51 PM

what are ya talking about mon?
i just said i dont care which way it is implemented.
it would be hypocritical of me to suggest one way and then complain about it being that way.

if a person tries to use a directory in the command line that
conflicts with what they have set in the site manager for that site.. then it is their own fault for having made such a stupid mistake...

as long as its made known in the documentation that it works a certain way... then thats all that can be done to notify the user.
its up to them to use the feature correctly!

u can only do so much to prevent a user from messing things up if they dont know what they're doing

-ChiCKeN DaViS