In addition to file transfer, openFT offers the option of managing files in local and remote systems. You can perform file-management actions both with openFT statements and as processing within a file transfer request. It can be useful, for example, to set up the necessary conditions for transfer or follow-up processing in the remote system prior to start of file transfer.
Furthermore, local or remote systems can be controlled from a Windows or Unix system via a user-friendly interface similar to the Windows standard, without the user having to be acquainted with the syntax of the remote system.
You can perform the following actions with via file management:
rename files
delete files
query file attributes, e.g. the size of a file
modify file attributes, e.g. access rights
display directories
create directories
rename directories
delete directories