Use the FTP Files edit tab in the TestStand Sequence Editor to specify what files to download to or upload from a remote system.

The FTP Files edit tab contains the following options:

• Remote System —Contains the following options:
  • Hostname —The remote computer.
  • Specify Remote Host by Expression —Enable this option to specify that the Hostname control contains an expression the step evaluates at run time to determine the name of the remote host.
  • FTP Username —The user name to use to log into the FTP server on the remote system.
  • FTP Password —The password to use to log into the FTP server on the remote system.
• Files to FTP —Lists the files to download or upload. Click Add file to FTP to add a new file to the list. Click Remove file to FTP to remove the selected file from the list. Use the Copy and Paste file to FTP button to duplicate the selected file in the list. To modify an entry, select the entry and use the following controls:
  • Direction —Specifies whether to download or upload the file.
  • Overwrite —When you enable this option, TestStand overwrites the file if it already exists.
  • Local Path —The local path of the file to download when the Direction control is set to Download to Remote System. The local directory to upload the file to when the Direction control is set to Upload from Remote System. When you upload a file, the directory must exist and the path must be absolute.
  • Remote Path —The remote path of the file to upload when the Direction control is set to Upload from Remote System, or the local directory to upload the file to when the Direction control is set to Download to Remote System. When you download a file, the directory must exist and the path must be absolute.

See Also

Built-In Step Types