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FileTransfer 2.5 build: 9208 released: 2008-08-10

FileTranfer: file copy and download classes.

Copyright (c) 2008 Canadian Mind Products.

Java application.
Download from http://mindprod.com/products1.html#FILETRANSFER

===> Free <===
Full source included.
You may even include the source code, modified or unmodified
in commercial programs that you write and distribute.
May be used freely for any purpose but military.
For more details on this restriction, see
http://mindprod.com/roedy.html#NONMILITARY
If you include any Canadian Mind Products code in your own applications,
your app too must be labeled non-military use only.
All Java jars and source code are included.

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Prerequisites:

This program runs under any OS,
(e.g. Win2K/XP/Vista/OSX/Linux/Solaris/Vista64/AIX...) so long as you have
<><> Java version 1.5 <><> or later installed.
See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/installingjava.html for details.

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Installing on a PC:

Download source and compiled class files to run on your own machine as an application.
First install a recent Java JDK or JVM.
See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/installingjava.html.
To install, extract the zip download with WinZip
(or similar unzip utility) into any directory you please,
often J:\ --  ticking off the "user folder names" option.

To run as an application,type:
java -jar J:\com\mindprod\filetransfer\filetransfer.jar parms

adjusting as necessary to account for where the jar file is.


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Installing on a MacIntosh:

Use Safari to download source and compiled class files to run on your own machine as an application.
Safari will automatically unpack the zip into ~/Downloads (version 10.5)
[or on the Desktop (version 10.4 and earlier)].
First install a recent Java JDK or JVM.
See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/installingjava.html.
You may optionally move the download tree to a permanent home.


To run as an application, without parameters, just double click the jar file.

To run as an application with parameters, in bash shell type:
open Terminal.app
cd ~/Desktop
java -jar com/mindprod/filetransfer/filetransfer.jar parms

adjusting as necessary to account for where the jar file is.


I don't have a MacIntosh, just a PC, so I can't test the programs for Mac compatibility.
In theory they should work without problems, but in practice that does not always happen.
If you have problems please, let me know, preferably with screenshots and complete verbatim error messages.

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Rebuilding:

The zip already contains the necessary class and jar files, so unless you modify
the program, there is no need to recompile the source or rebuild the jar.
Configure basedir="E:/" in rebuild.xml to the drive where your files are.
Use ANT and rebuild.xml, not build.xml, to recompile and recreate the jar.

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Use:


Includes classes to let  you copy, append (concatenate),
download and upload files from within a Java program.  Also
contains a command-line utility to download files.

Fully commented Java source is provided.  It is now comes in
four parts, MiniFileTransfer, FileTransfer and
MaxiFileTransfer, Download depending on how much
functionality you require.  Now supports copying members in
local jar files.

You use it in your own programs, typically something like this:

// test FileTranser.append
import com.mindprod.filetransfer.FileTransfer;
import java.io.File;
public class Concat
   {
   /**
    * test harness to concatenate c onto the end of b, leaving the result in a.
    *
    * @param args not used
    */
   public static void main ( String[] args )
      {
      File a = new File ("C:/temp/temp.txt");  // does not exist yet
      File b = new File ("E:/mindprod/feedback/peaceincorrect.html");
      File c = new File ("E:/mindprod/jgloss/j.html");

      FileTransfer ft = new FileTransfer ( 50000 /* buffsize */ );
      // source, target
      ft.append( b, a );
      ft.append( c, a );
      }
   }


Command line use:

java -jar download.jar http://x.com/anyfile.html  C:\temp\anyfile.txt

Usually you embed these classes in your own program rather
than using them standalone.

See also the simpler hunkio package.

Version History

1.6 has a conforming package name.

1.7 adds a closeTarget parameter to some methods,
now allowing you to leaving the OutputStream open for
further output.

1.8 adds a command line download utility.

2.0 adds a pad and icon.

2.1 2007-08-04
               convert to JDK 1.5,
               add timeout support
               add sleep to avoid hogging CPU on stall.
               add support for preferred MIME types on download.

2.2 2007-08-24
               use new http Read methods for proper handling of multibyte encoded streams.

2.3 2007-09-26 add timeout.

2.4 2008-07-05 add append method.

2.5 2008-08-10 add setConnectTimeout and setReadTimeout methods