How do I add favorite FTP site to my menu?

An FTP favorite allows you to open a file transfer session between an FTP server and your local file system using, depending on your configuration, your default browser (Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, …), Windows Explorer or a dedicated FTP Client software (like FileZilla).

In the Basic Settings, enter the Short name for the menu and the FTP Site URL. If you enter only this information, you will be asked for a login name and password each time you launch the favorite.

You can enter the Login name that will be sent automatically to the server in the format ftp://username@ftp.myserver.com. In this case, you will be asked only for the password.

Finally, you can enter both Login name and Password that will be sent automatically to the server in the format ftp://username:password@ftp.myserver.com. Then you will be logged automatically without any prompt. However, take note the password is NOT encrypted when sent over the Internet or saved in your settings file. Do not enter your password if the data it protects is sensitive.

When sent to the server, the login name and password can be encoded or sent plain. With most browser and file manager, it is recommended to encoded it. In some case, like when using the file manager Total Commander, it should be sent as plain text. By default, the info is sent encoded except if QAP is configured to use Total Commander as default file manager. If whenever you receive an error message like the one below, you can try changing the encoding setting in the Advanced Settings tab.

Take note that “encoded” is not “encrypted”. Remember that the password is NOT encrypted.

In the Advanced Settings, you can also choose your own FTP client software. Browse for its executable file in the Launch with this application text zone. You can also send parameter to the FTP client using the Parameters field.

In this example, the software FileZilla is used to open the FTP server and is instructed to open the c:/temp folder as local folder (as shown below).