FTP Upload Selection macro available.

Inspired by a recent thread on the CVSGUI list, I just wrote this little macro:

FtpUpload.py

It allows you to upload any selection of files or folders to a specified folder on an FTP server. Here are the relevant bits from the comment header (take special note of the disclaimers regarding binary file handling!):

  WinCvs Macro "Ftp Test"
  $Revision: 1.1.2.4 $

  written by Oliver Giesen, Oct 2005
  contact: 
    email:  ogware@...
    icq:    18777742
    y!:     ogiesen

  Feel free to modify or distribute in whichever way you like, 
   as long as it doesn't limit my personal rights to modify and
   redistribute this code.
   Apart from that the code is supplied "as-is", i.e. without warranty of any
   kind, either expressed or implied, regarding its quality or security.
   Have fun!

  ATTENTION:
   You will need at least WinCvs 1.3.5 to execute any Python macros
   from within WinCvs! This macro has last been tested against WinCvs 2.0.3 .

  ======
  Usage:

  - Select one or more files and/or folders

  - Run the macro from the Macros menu

  - Follow the on-screen instructions

   ~ The macro will attempt to login to the given host and chdir into the given
     destination directory (creating it if necessary). It will then upload the 
     selected files and folders. It will recreate the directory structure of
     your sandbox, i.e. if you select files from multiple folders with
     Flat View turned on, the macro will upload the files to the relative paths
     that are displayed in the Path column.

  =============
  Known Issues / "Un-niceties":

  - No auto-detection of binary files to speak of! If files are under
    CVS-control and are marked binary, the macro will pick this up but "Unknown"
    files are currently always transferred as text.
  - I have occasionally noticed corruption of binary files but haven't yet been
    able to determine what causes it and how to prevent it.
  - No support yet for advanced FTP connection options, like port, proxy,
    active mode, etc.
  - The password entry is in plain text.
  - The password is not remembered (though it would be trivial to add that
    functionality). This is actually on purpose for security/privacy reasons
    but still a bit annoying in practice.

  Please report any problems you may encounter or suggestions you might
   have to ogware@... .

Cheers,

Oliver