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Add A Batch Download
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| Sometimes files of server are enumerated. If that's the case you can create a batch download so that you needn't add several downloads for these files. All you need is to specify the way files are enumerated.
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| 1. | Go Downloads | Create batch download. A dialog box will open.
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| 2. | Specify URL of the batch download by the following pattern: http://site.com/file(*).txt. Please note that asterisk (*) must present at the URL; FDM will replace it with appropriate number.
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| 3. | Set the principle the files addresses are changing:
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| · | Set the From and To numbers that indicate the lower and upper numbers of the files to download.
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| · | Specify Step of the file number increase.
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| · | If necessary assign Wildcard bytes, i.e. wether FDM should add zeroes left to the number and how many of them should be added.
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| For example:
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| If you enter the following batch download URL: http://server.org/funny/picture(*).gif and set the fields From as 1, To as 20, Step as 4 and Wildcard bytes as 2, the resulting URL list of files to download will be the following:
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| http://server.org/funny/picture01.gif
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| http://server.org/funny/picture05.gif
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| http://server.org/funny/picture09.gif
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| http://server.org/funny/picture13.gif
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| http://server.org/funny/picture17.gif
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| 4. | Click the Results button to view the URLs that FDM will refer to.
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| 5. | If necessary check the User name and password are required checkbox and fill in the appropriate text boxes.
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| 6. | Select the group you want the download to belong to and specify the folder to save the file.
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| 7. | If you want the file to be saved under another name uncheck the Generate a file name automatically checkbox and type in the desired file name. You can also include comment to download properties. This comment will be displayed in Downloads window of the program and help you to identify files easily.
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| 8. | Pick out one of the download start options
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| · | Automatically - Free Download Manager will start downloading the file as soon as possible according to network settings.
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| · | Manually - you will start the download yourself.
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| · | Schedule - downloading the file will start according to a specific schedule.
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| 9. | Choose the priority of the download (Average is default). Downloads start order depends on their priority.
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| 10. | If necessary, click the Advanced button to change the advanced properties of the download.
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| 11. | Click OK to finish.
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