John, "Update Folders After Transfer" refers to when you manually upload a file within the WS_FTP Pro interface. This option does not pertain to the Utilities. You may also want to disable directory caching that way it gives a new listing each time you connect.
As far as the sync problem goes I would send a copy of the control file you are using to the Ipswitch rep you are working with so they have a better understanding of what the sync is supposed to do. ----- Original Message ----- From: John Grinlap <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 5:08 PM Subject: Re: [WS_FTP Forum] No refresh after "sync"??? > Jason, > I can accept that as a reasonable interpretation but > then what is the "Update Folders After Transfer" check > box in the options for? I've gotten responses from > Ipswitch that indicate that they think WS_ftp pro > itself should refresh itself after the Sync Utility > finishes. I admit they may misunderstand my > questionand the more I think about it I'm more > inclined to believe your interpretation. > > Re Exclude; I have found the Ipswitch knowledge base > article that says you can put several folders/files in > the exclude field if they are separated by commas > which answers the question I posed. But I have not > been able to get the exclude to do what I think it > should be doing. > > If I exclude (relative) a folder, the sync utility > acts like it finds no files in that folder on the > destination site and transfers ALL the files from the > corresponding folder on the local site. My > interpretation of what should happen (the help file is > less than sparse) is that it should'nt transfer > anything to the excluded destination folder. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks for the help, > > John > > > --- "Jason H." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > John, > > > > Not sure if I am understanding the sync question, > > but Pro Classic and Pro > > Sync Utility are two different apps. You are not > > going to see it refresh in > > the Classic Interface until you hit refresh. It > > will not refresh while the > > sync utility is running and you will not see any > > information from the sync > > in the Classic Interface > > > > As far as exclusions go: > > http://support.ipswitch.com/kb/WS-20000608-DM01.htm > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: John Grinlap <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: ws_ftp pro list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 8:11 PM > > Subject: [WS_FTP Forum] No refresh after "sync"??? > > > > > > > I'm evaluating ws_ftp pro v7.04. I've used the > > sync > > > utility to update a > > > remote site to match my local site. After the > > sync > > > utility does its > > > thing (and the log screen shows everything going > > as > > > expected) I look > > > back at the ws_ftp pro screen and see no changes. > > The > > > Test Script Only > > > check box is unchecked on the sync utility and the > > > Update Folders After > > > Transfer check box is checked in Tools, Options, > > > Advanced, Site. > > > > > > The ws_ftp pro log frame at the bottom of the > > screen > > > shows no activity > > > to update the directories. If I click refresh for > > the > > > remote site the > > > directory is refreshed properly. None of the > > > directories on the remote > > > site are refreshed but all are synced properly. > > > > > > Has anyone else noticed this behavior? Am I > > missing > > > something?? Any ideas??? > > > > > > On another topic; the sync utility Exclude field > > seems > > > to allow only one folder/file specification. I > > have > > > not tested this yet but can find no reference or > > > examples in the help file of more than one folder > > or > > > file being allowed in this field. Can anyone > > expand > > > on the capabilities here. I would like to exclude > > > several folders and some files (using the allowed > > > wildcards) within other folders. Is this > > possible? > > > > > > Thanks for the help, > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! > > > http://greetings.yahoo.com > > > > > > Please visit > > http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > > to be > > removed from this list. > > > > > > Please visit > > http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > > to be removed from this list. > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! > http://greetings.yahoo.com > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list.
