Borg Number One
Hi.
Like the search feature in Windows ( Start button --> Search )
& in WinRar there should also be a search feature in SmartFTP which allows to look for different kind of files on FTP-Servers.
The search feature should work like the dir command:
"dir /s [*.*]/[*.bmp]/[*.exe]/[*file??.*]/..."
If the user is looking for files on FTP servers then there should appear a new window in the SmartFTP main window.
This new window should contain the search results.
-->The displayed links(search results) in the new window should be working links.
That means, while selecting a search result then SmartFTP should change to this FTP-directory.
How the search feature should work in a more detailed way:
1.)
There is an example FTP server with following file structure:
If the user selected the root directory (ftp.example-ftp.com) and
looks for "*.exe" then SmartFTP should jump to the root directory, list all files,
filter and add just the *.exe files to the new appeared search results window.
Then SmartFTP should jump to the first FTP directory (directory1),
list all files,
filter and add just the *.exe files to the already appeared search results window.
Then SmartFTP should jump to the second FTP directory ("directory2"),
list all files,
filter and add just the *.exe files to the search results window.
etc...
Look for: "*string*.*" or "*.bmp; *.txt; *.gif" should also be possible.
Furthermore SmartFTP should be able to store the search results as txt and html file.
This is another style:
Important:
To use the future SmartFTP's search feature in an efficient way,
it should work together with SmartFTP's FTP Directory/files cache in both directions.
If the user is looking for files on a FTP Server then SmartFTP's FTP Directory/files cache should be used at first.
After this all new scanned directories/files (which are currently not in the cache) should be added to SmartFTP's FTP Directory/files cache.
Like the search feature in Windows ( Start button --> Search )
& in WinRar there should also be a search feature in SmartFTP which allows to look for different kind of files on FTP-Servers.
The search feature should work like the dir command:
"dir /s [*.*]/[*.bmp]/[*.exe]/[*file??.*]/..."
If the user is looking for files on FTP servers then there should appear a new window in the SmartFTP main window.
This new window should contain the search results.
-->The displayed links(search results) in the new window should be working links.
That means, while selecting a search result then SmartFTP should change to this FTP-directory.
How the search feature should work in a more detailed way:
1.)
There is an example FTP server with following file structure:
ftp.example-ftp.com
directory1
bitmap.bmp
executable.exe
executable2.exe
textfile.txt
textfile2.txt
giffile.gif
directory2
executable3.exe
giffile2.gifIf the user selected the root directory (ftp.example-ftp.com) and
looks for "*.exe" then SmartFTP should jump to the root directory, list all files,
filter and add just the *.exe files to the new appeared search results window.
Then SmartFTP should jump to the first FTP directory (directory1),
list all files,
filter and add just the *.exe files to the already appeared search results window.
Then SmartFTP should jump to the second FTP directory ("directory2"),
list all files,
filter and add just the *.exe files to the search results window.
etc...
Look for: "*string*.*" or "*.bmp; *.txt; *.gif" should also be possible.
Furthermore SmartFTP should be able to store the search results as txt and html file.
<html>
<head>
<!-- META tags, styles or other stuff can be added here -->
<title>SmartFTP Search results: *.exe</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1> ******** SmartFTP Search results ********</h1>
<table>
<tr><td><b>Searched on:</b></td><td><b><font color="#0000ff">ftp.example-ftp.com</font></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Searched for:</b></td><td><b><font color="#ff0000">*.exe</font></b></td></tr>
</table>
<h2>Results:</h2>
<b>In:</b><br>
<a href="ftp://ftp.example-ftp.com/directory1">ftp://ftp.example-ftp.com/directory1</a><br>
<br>
<b>Following files could be found:</b><br>
<a href="ftp://ftp.example-ftp.com/directory1/executable.exe">executable.exe</a><br>
<a href="ftp://ftp.example-ftp.com/directory1/executable2.exe">executable2.exe</a><br>
<br>
<br>
<b>In:</b><br>
<a href="ftp://ftp.example-ftp.com/directory2">ftp://ftp.example-ftp.com/directory2</a><br>
<br>
<b>Following files could be found:</b><br>
<a href="ftp://ftp.example-ftp.com/directory2/executable3.exe">executable3.exe</a><br>
</body>
</html>This is another style:
<html>
<head>
<!-- META tags, styles or other stuff can be added here -->
<title>SmartFTP Search results: *.exe</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1> ******** SmartFTP Search results ********</h1>
<table>
<tr><td><b>Searched on:</b></td><td><b><font color="#0000ff">ftp.example-ftp.com</font></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Searched for:</b></td><td><b><font color="#ff0000">*.exe</font></b></td></tr>
</table>
<h2>Results:</h2>
<center>
<table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3" rules="groups">
<thead>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#ffff00">location/path</td><td bgcolor="#ff0000">found/located files</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffa0"><a href="ftp://ftp.example-ftp.com/directory1">ftp://ftp.example-ftp.com/directory1/</a></td>
<td bgcolor="#ffa0a0"><a href="ftp://ftp.example-ftp.com/directory1/executable.exe">executable.exe</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#ffa0a0"><a href="ftp://ftp.example-ftp.com/directory1/executable2.exe">executable2.exe</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#ffffa0"><a href="ftp://ftp.example-ftp.com/directory2">ftp://ftp.example-ftp.com/directory2/</a></td>
<td bgcolor="#ffa0a0"><a href="ftp://ftp.example-ftp.com/directory2/executable3.exe">executable3.exe</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</center>
</body>
</html>Important:
To use the future SmartFTP's search feature in an efficient way,
it should work together with SmartFTP's FTP Directory/files cache in both directions.
If the user is looking for files on a FTP Server then SmartFTP's FTP Directory/files cache should be used at first.
After this all new scanned directories/files (which are currently not in the cache) should be added to SmartFTP's FTP Directory/files cache.