openFT-Script provides you with a script language in XML notation. This comprises the openFT functions familiar from the command or C interface as well as offering additional context management and control functions.
Using openFT-Script, it is possible to combine multiple logically interdependent openFT requests within a single request (Ftscript). openFT-Script relieves the user of the tasks of monitoring consecutive openFT requests and provides a restart capability in the event of an interruption.
The XML statements in an openFT-Script request are stored in a text file. These files can be edited with a text editor or any desired XML tools. No compiler is required. The J2SETM Runtime Environment 7.0 (JRE 7.0) or higher is required for execution.
An openFT-Script request is started using the ftscript command. In addition, the openFT-Script interface offers further commands for the administration of openFT-Script runs. openFT-Script requests can also be monitored and cancelled in the Ftscript Requests object directory in the openFT Explorer.
A detailed description of the XML interface can be found in the manual "openFT (Unix and Windows systems) - openFT-Script Interface".