Connecting to the Host System

Scheduling Feature

Scheduling occurs once you have successfully connect to an FTP server. The scheduled commands are sent when their configured time occurs. If SEAGULL FTP is busy due to a file transfer in progress the command will be sent once SEAGULL FTP is idle.

Schedule Tab

Scheduled Event List ----

The Scheduled Event List is used to list and configure FTP commands to be initiated at specific times for the selected session. A total of 64 commands can be scheduled for each session.

New: To schedule a new command click the New button. A dialog will appear asking for the Start Date/Time, Commands to be sent, Command strings to send, Repeat and Repeat Interval and Repeat Until options. You may save your events by clicking the OK button or you can cancel your event by clicking the Cancel button.

Start Date/Time - The date and time in which the scheduled ftp command will take place. The command will take place immediately if the current time is ahead of the scheduled time.

Pick Command - The FTP command which will be executed, along with an appropriate value, if required.

Repeat - If enabled the command will repeat every X intervals based upon the Repeat Interval.

Repeat Interval - The interval in seconds, minutes, hours or days in which the command will be repeated.

Repeat Until - The date and time in which the scheduled ftp command stop repeating. Once this data and time occurs the command will be removed from the list automatically.

Holidays to Skip Scheduled Event - If desired, you can create a list of holidays in which the scheduled event will be skipped. You can choose from a list of pre-configured holidays, or you can create custom holidays to be skipped. You can also choose to skip selected days of the week like Saturday and Sunday.

Your options are; Add a holiday to be skipped, Edit an existing holiday or Remove an existing holiday.

NOTE When selecting certain holidays from the drop down list, SEAGULL FTP automatically creates a "perpetual" skip list. For example, some holidays fall on, and are celebrated on, the same date every year, but other holidays like Columbus Day, are always celebrated on a Monday. When you select Columbus Day, note that Monday and the dates from the 8th through the 14th are automatically selected. In the year 2004, Columbus Day is celebrated on October 11th. Even though the other dates are selected, the only date that the scheduler will skip in 2004 is Monday, October 11th. That's because SEAGULL FTP checks the selected dates against the current calendar, and the only date that is valid for the year 2004 is Monday, October 11th. In the year 2005, Columbus day will be celebrated on Monday, October 10th. SEAGULL FTP will automatically skip the 10th.

Edit: To edit a scheduled FTP command, highlight the command and click the Edit button. A dialog will appear that looks exactly like the New Schedule Event Dialog. You may save your modifications by clicking OK or you may cancel your changes by clicking the Cancel button.