QuickUpload - instant uploads for your files

netmaestro · Post by **netmaestro** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:25 am

QuickUpload is designed for use by anyone who is often uploading files to an FTP server and would like to avoid the hassle of using a full-blown FTP client every time a file is changed and needs uploaded. Once installed, rightclicking any file or group of files in Explorer will give you the option of uploading the file(s) to your FTP server instantly. It's an early version, but it's been in regular use here for some weeks now and it seems well-behaved to us. Please give it a try and let me know of any problems or bugs.

http://www.lloydsplace.com/QuickUpload.zip

p.s. Doesn't do folders yet, just filename selections. But you could surf to a folder and select all->upload which works fine.

If you're uploading a really large number of files, it's best to wait until the cursor returns to a steady arrow for a second or two before you select the folder, this will avoid files getting missed. But this isn't an issue at all for under a dozen files or so.

srod · Post by **srod** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 12:41 pm

A very handy little tool. I've been using it, in one form or another, for a while now.

Thanks.

AND51 · Post by **AND51** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 12:43 pm

Hello!

Nice tool!
Currently, I'm testing it. I will give you some feedback.

GUI in general:
Please, make the GUI much more comfortable to the user!!!
For example, add the possibility to choose the installation-path with a PathRequester(). Furthemore, you could improve tiny issues like adding #MB_ICONQUESTION to the requester "Create that folder?".
Better support for the user. I didn't know if I must begin my FTP-Path with a leading slash ("/"), because many other programs request that. Personally, I don't know, why it doesn't accept "cgi-bin/extern" as second folder...?
It would be good, if you give clear examples, how a correct FTP-Path has to be. For example, the FTP-Root is "" (in other programs "/"). Furthemore, I'm not sure, if your program accepts trailing slahes or not, e. g. "/cgi-bin/extern/"... It always said "Directory does not exist!"
Use #PB_StringGadget_Password for user's password entry
OK, while testing, I encountered an error: If I want to upload a file, the Config-Window appears (again?!). I click "Save settings", it tells me, where the EXE and the INI are saved to, but then only a "Can't read program settings" occurs (hey, even with a #MB_ICONERROR )...
In fact, I'm unable to upload any file.
Maybe, you can add at least a simple password-encryption, because I don't appreciate it that your program stores the plain password in a TXT-file...

milan1612 · Post by **milan1612** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 1:17 pm

AND51 wrote:

OK, while testing, I encountered an error: If I want to upload a file, the Config-Window appears (again?!). I click "Save settings",
it tells me, where the EXE and the INI are saved to, but then only a "Can't read program settings" occurs (hey, even with a #MB_ICONERROR )...
In fact, I'm unable to upload any file.

Same problem here, it just pops up the configuration dialog
and then a 'unable to read program preferences!' error
without uploading anything

netmaestro · Post by **netmaestro** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:17 pm

Which OS is being used by people having a problem with reading the config file?

AND51, thanks so much for excellent feedback, config encryption of sensitive data is being added right away, as well as better communication w/user.

milan1612 · Post by **milan1612** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:52 pm

netmaestro wrote:Which OS is being used by people having a problem with reading the config file?

Windows XP SP2 German

AND51 · Post by **AND51** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:58 pm

OK netmaestro.
BTW, I'm also using Windows XP P2 and I've installed QuickUpload to a completely different folder ("D:\Programme\Quickupload\"), maybe there's a path-problem?

netmaestro · Post by **netmaestro** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:21 pm

Ok, found the config problem. Should be fixed, password style is added to the string gadget but not encrypted yet.

milan1612 · Post by **milan1612** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:28 pm

Thanks, it works now

AND51 · Post by **AND51** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 3:00 pm

How can I remove the Explorer context menu entry that was created by your program?
Obviously I have to do it manually?
Can you tell me where your program placed its entries, please?

netmaestro · Post by **netmaestro** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 3:04 pm

Uninstall from the QuickUpload context menu, that removes all registry entries.

Rook Zimbabwe · Post by **Rook Zimbabwe** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 4:12 pm

netmaestro... this is very cool!!! I have not liked using FREEftp to update my website because of the intentional built in lag starting and stopping so people buy the registered version.

Thank you!

AND51 · Post by **AND51** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 5:00 pm

netmaestro wrote:Uninstall from the QuickUpload context menu, that removes all registry entries.

Sorry, but I don't know what you mean...? THe onliest contextmenu entry is "Upload to and51.de", there is no startmenu entry and no button in your program that does this task...?
Can you explain it again to me in other words?

netmaestro · Post by **netmaestro** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 5:06 pm

You might be using an older version. If you download the program using the link in the first post, install it and right-click a file, you will definitely get an uninstall item on the menu. Choose that and everything will go as the second installation just replaces the first.

ar-s · Post by **ar-s** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 6:27 pm

Nice tool, thanks.

To be better..
- MD5 or SHA1 coding for the password in config.ini should be appreciate.
- a Path requester for choosing folder too.