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EDIT AN FTP SITE
1. Navigate the Object Browser to [project name] > FTP Sites. In the right pane, double-click the FTP site you want to change, or right-click the
FTP site and select Edit from the pop-up menu. The Properties dialog box opens.
Figure 273. Edit FTP Site Properties Dialog Box
2. Change the properties of the FTP site as desired. Refer to Add a New FTP Site for information on specific properties.
3. Click OK. The Properties dialog box closes.
WRITE AN FTP SCRIPT
THE FTP COMMAND
The action of capturing and uploading an image to an FTP site is controlled through the FTP script command. The syntax of the FTP statement is:
FTP [window tag], [camera tag], [preset tag], [delay], [FTP site tag], “[file name]”
Briefly, VMX300(-E) interprets the FTP statement as follows: Switch the camera to the custom window and move the camera to the preset. When
the delay time has elapsed, capture the window’s video. Upload the captured image to the FTP server, saving it under the specified file name.
Window: The window must have the correct canvas defined for it. Refer to Clients, Custom Windows, and Canvases - Canvases for more
information. If the client that the window is defined on is running but the window is closed, VMX300(-E) automatically opens the window when
the FTP statement executes.
Preset: Sending the camera to a preset is optional. If you want to omit the preset, either enter NoPreset, or omit the preset. For example, the
following FTP statements are equivalent and valid:
FTP Window1, ReceptionCamera, NoPreset, 1, Corway_Web_Site, “reception.jpg”
FTP Window1, ReceptionCamera, , 1, Corway_Web_Site, “reception.jpg”
Note that, if you omit NoPreset, you still need to include the comma, so the camera tag is followed by two commas.
Delay: The intent of the delay is to give the camera time to move to the preset before taking the capture. Make sure the delay is long enough to
allow the camera to reach the preset. The delay is in seconds. A delay of zero seconds is valid. Use a zero second delay when no preset is
specified.
TIP: Use context-sensitive help or the script wizard to help you write FTP statements. Refer to Scripts and Expressions - Mechanics of
Editing Scripts and Expressions for more information.
TIP: It is recommended that you define only one canvas for any window you are using for FTP image capture. If you need to capture more
than one type of video, create a window for each type.