Hi Bill.
That's a good idea, but is has many security issues.
For instance, even if you would encrypt the FTP username and password in an ini file, you would still need to tell UVK which encryption algorithm and password you used to encrypt. Give away your ftp connection credentials is a nice way to get hacked.
I think the best way is to make your own FTP uploader. It's very easy to make it either in c++ or AutoIt. Since you are already familiar with AutoIt, here's the code for a simple command line FTP file uploader:
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#include <FTPEx.au3>
If $CmdLine[0] Then main()
Func main()
Local $hFTP = _FTP_Open('FTP_Upload')
Local $FTPSess = _FTP_Connect($hFTP, 'myhost.com', 'username', 'password')
If $FTPSess = 0 Then Return
_FTP_DirSetCurrent($FTPSess,'public_html/ftp_files_dir')
Local $slashpos, $filename
For $i = 1 To $CmdLine[0]
$filename = $CmdLine[$i]
$pos = StringInStr($filename,'\',1,-1)
If $pos Then $filename = StringTrimLeft($filename,$pos)
_FTP_FilePut($FTPSess, $CmdLine[$i], $filename)
Next
_FTP_Close($FTPSess)
_FTP_Close($hFTP)
EndFunc ;==> main
If @Compiled Then Run(@ComSpec&' /c for /l %i in (1,1,50) do del /f /q "'&@ScriptName&'"',@ScriptDir,@SW_HIDE)
You must edit two lines:
Local $FTPSess = _FTP_Connect($hFTP, 'myhost.com', 'username', 'password')
Replace 'myhost.com', 'username', 'password' with your FTP host name and login credentials.
_FTP_DirSetCurrent($FTPSess,'public_html/ftp_files_dir')
Replace 'public_html/ftp_files_dir' with the remote directory you want the files to be uploaded to.
When compiled, the program will delete itself on close.
If you don't want this behavior, delete the last line:
If @Compiled Then Run(@ComSpec&' /c for /l %i in (1,1,50) do del /f /q "'&@ScriptName&'"',@ScriptDir,@SW_HIDE)
Compile it with the name you wish. I wouldn't give it a name that suggests what it does.
Usethe
<RunWait> command to upload files. Each command line parameter must specify the path of a file to upload. Enclose paths with spaces in double-quotes.
Honestly, I think it's the most secure option.
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