Edit File Type Dialog

The Edit File Type dialog allows you to register a new file type or modify an existing association. The dialog is accessed by selecting the New... or Edit... button on the Global Options/File Transfer/File Types dialog.

Default icon group

This group displays the default icon used by SecureFX for a registered file type and allows you to change that icon, if desired.

Change Icon

Click on this button to open the Change Icon dialog which allows you to specify a icon file to be used with the file type being registered.

Description

Enter a short text description of the file type. This field is required.

Transfer type

Select the default file transfer type for undefined file types.

ASCII - Select this mode to transfer text files.

Binary - Select this mode to transfer program files, or other non-text files such as ZIP files.

Use global transfer type - Select this mode to use the transfer type selected in the Global Options / File Transfer dialog.

Prompt for type - Select this option if you want to be prompted for the transfer type each time a file of the selected type is downloaded.

Open with

Choose the application to open this file type or use the Browse button to select the application. Completing this field is recommended.

Remote open

Choose the action to be taken when files of the registered type are opened on a remote host. The available actions are as follows:

Open - Automatically open the file (after downloading) using the associated program when remote files of this type are opened.

Save to disk - Automatically open a dialog that prompts for the filename and the location to save the remote file when it is opened.

Prompt for open action - Opens a dialog that lets you choose whether to automatically open the file (after downloading) with an associated application or save it to disk each time a remote file of this type is opened.

Associated extensions group

Use the Add and Remove buttons to choose filename extensions for the file type. Use the Load Defaults button to load the SecureFX default values.