[bug TC6.03a] Download From List with relative target path

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[bug TC6.03a] Download From List with relative target path

Post by *white »

When downloading using FTP Download From List with a relative target path (relative path entered in the Target path-dialog window) the results are not what they should be (I think).
  1. The logfile (see Options/FTP) also contains the relative path. So you can not find in the logfile where the file was actually stored. For example the logfile might contain something like this: BG:Copied (31-07-2004 1:26:22): ftp://ftp.somedomain.com/somefile.gif -> .\somefile.gif 1,484,021 bytes, 116.2 kbytes/s (used target path ".")
  2. The relative path is expanded at the start of the download of each file in the list. If you have a large list and use target path "." and navigate through your disk drives while downloading, you will have the files scattered all over your drives.
  3. Sometimes the relative path is expanded using the directory in the inactive file panel! It looks like TC is changing the current directory very quickly to the directory in the other panel and back. When a download starts at the precise moment the current directory is set to the directory in the other panel...
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Post by *SanskritFritz »

It is known, that TC sets the program working directory to the actually shown directory. That is the reason of scattering the files. Dont use relative paths.
I switched to Linux, bye and thanks for all the fish!
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