Auto FTP Manager 4.32

Filters

With Auto FTP Manager's Filters, you can choose to either transfer only certain file types (for instance, Microsoft Word .doc files), or send everything except certain file types (for instance, you can choose not to transfer Word backup [.wbk] files).  By default, all file types are included in automated file transfer.  You can also specify whether files of the particular size or modification date should be included in the transfer or not.  Finally, you can use the wildcard character "*" to select files based on patterns in their names.  The four type of filters you can set for files during automated transfer are Modification Date, File Size, File Name and File Type.

When you create an Automated Transfer Profile, the Filters option is found on the Automated Transfer tab of the New Profile Wizard.

To use Filters:

1. Create an Automated Profile using New Profile wizard.
2. The Filter option is on the Automated Transfer window.
3. Click on the Configure button in the Filter section.
4. The Add filter on file modification date, size or type window will open.
5. If you check the Modification Date option, specify whether you want to Include or Exclude files.  The date could be given as today, in the last (specify the number of days) or and older than (specify the number of days).
6. If you check the File Size option, specify whether you want to Include or Exclude files.  You can give the lower and upper size limit in MB for the between option.  Give one size limit in GB for the greater than, lesser than and equal to options.
7. If you check the File Name option, specify whether you want to Include or Exclude files.  You can choose among several types of matching:  beginning with, ending in, containing, or matching the wildcard (see below).  All file name matching ignores case (e.g. whether a letter is capitalized or not makes no difference).
   1. If you select beginning with, the filter will match files whose names start with the contents of the File Name.  For instance, if you chose to Include files beginning with Set, files name "setting sun.doc" and "Seth Brosky's Birthday Party.avi" would be transferred, but "Seriously Cool Guitar Solo.mp3" would not.
   2. Ending with is just the opposite.  If you choose to Exclude files ending with .ttf, files name "Arial.ttf" and "Courier.ttf" would not be transferred.  This is very similar to the File Type option.
   3. The program matches files containing some text if that text is anywhere in the file's name.  For instance, if you choose to Include files containing sally, files called "Sally's last day at school.avi" and "This is sally's birthday photo.jpg" would both be transferred.  The letters have to be together.  A file called "S A L L Y !.mp3" would not be transferred.
   4. Matching the wildcard option lets you create more complex patterns.  An asterisk ("*") matches any number of characters. For instance, POWER*.WM? will match any Windows Media audio or video file (they end in either ".wmv" or ".wma".) that starts with the letters "power".  The asterisk "*" matches any number of characters, or none.  For instance, "*doc" matches algebra.doc, catastrophe.doc, and doc.  A question mark "?" matches any one character.  For instance, "??.txt" matches ab.txt and z8.txt, but not abc.txt or q.txt.  Note that if you use the pattern *sally*, it is identical to using contains sally.
   5. You can create multiple File Name filters.  Separate multiple values with semicolons.  For instance, if you want to exclude all files that start with "flash" and also those that start with "lowlight", you would enter select Include and enter the value flash;lowlight.  You cannot mix filter types, for instance by combining Include and Exclude or by combining wildcards with ending in filters. 
8. If you check the File Type option, specify whether you want to Include or Exclude files.  Enter file extension or select from dropdown list.  Click on Add or Remove button to add or remove file types.  Use semicolon (;) to mention multiple file extensions.
9. Click OK.