Differences

This shows you the differences between the selected revisions of the page.

integration 2005-03-21		integration 2020-10-30 (current)
	Line 1:		Line 1:
	====== Integration with Windows ======		====== Integration with Windows ======
-	WinSCP offers several ways how to integrate itself into Windows. You can setup the integration during [[installation\|installation]] or later on //[[ui_pref_integration\|Integration tab]]// of Preferences dialog.	+	You can integrate WinSCP with Microsoft Windows in several ways. You can set up the integration during installation on //[[ui_installer_selecttasks\|Select Additional Tasks page]]// or later on Preferences dialog on //[[ui_pref_integration\|Integration page]]//.

-	===== Desktop and Quick Launch Icons =====	+	WinSCP can also closely cooperate with [[integration_app\|other applications]] namely [[integration_putty\|PuTTY]].
-	You can have shortcut icons to WinSCP on the desktop or Quick Launch toolbar of Windows Taskbar. The shortcut can either open WinSCP [[ui_login\|login dialog]] only or open [[ui_login_save\|stored session]] directly.·	+

-	To create the first kind of icon use [[installation\|installer]] or go to //Preferences > Integration//. To create the second kind of icon go to //[[ui_login_stored_sessions\|Stored Sessions]]// tab of Login dialog, select stored session and use //Shell icon// button.	+	===== [[icons]] Desktop =====
		+	You can have shortcut icons to WinSCP on your desktop. The shortcut can display WinSCP's [[ui_login\|login dialog]] or open a [[session_configuration#site\|site]], site folder, or [[workspace]] directly.·

-	===== Explorer's 'Send To' Context Menu =====	+	To create a shortcut to WinSCP, simply allow the program to create the icons itself when running the [[ui_installer_selecttasks\|installer]], or click the buttons found in the [[ui_pref_integration\|Preferences dialog]] if WinSCP is already installed. Shortcuts to sites, site folders and [[workspace\|workspaces]] are easily made from [[ui_login#shortcuts\|Login dialog]].
-	You can have shortcut icons in 'Send To' menu in file context menu of Windows Explorer, which can be displayed for example by right-clicking any file. The shortcut can either open WinSCP [[ui_login\|login dialog]] only or [[ui_login_save\|stored session]] directly. In both cases after the session is opened, the files selected previously in Windows Explorer are [[task_upload\|uploaded to the server]]. WinSCP can then either close itself or open main window.	+

-	To create the icon that opens Login dialog use [[installation\|installer]] or go to //Preferences > Integration//. To create the icon that automatically opens selected stored session go to //[[ui_login_stored_sessions\|Stored Sessions]]// tab of Login dialog, select stored session and use //Shell icon// button.	+	The icons associated with site also serve as [[task_upload\|upload]] drop targets, allowing files to be automatically uploaded when dragged over the icon and dropped.

-	===== SCP and SFTP Protocols URL addresses =====	+	===== [[jumplist]] Jump List =====
-	WinSCP can be registered to handle SCP and SFTP protocol URL addresses. For supported URL format see [[commandline\|command-line options]]. If the path part of the URL does end with slash (''/'') WinSCP starts with the path as initial remote directory. If the path does not end with slash, the file (or directory) specified by it is downloaded.	+

-	To register WinSCP to handle the URL addresses use [[installation\|installer]] or go to //Preferences > Integration//.	+	From WinSCP [[ui_jump_list\|jump list]] you can open recent sites and workspaces.

-	===== Search Path =====	+	===== [[send_to]] Windows File Explorer's 'Send To' Context Menu =====
-	[[installation\|Installer]] can add WinSCP installation directory to search path (environment variable ''PATH''). This is particularly useful if you use [[scripting\|console/scripting mode]].	+	You can have shortcut icons appear in the 'Send To' menu, found in the //File// menu in Windows File Explorer and displayed when a file is right-clicked. Shortcuts can either open WinSCP and present the [[ui_login\|Login dialog]] or open a [[session_configuration#site\|site]] directly. In both cases after the site is opened, the selected file(s) are [[task_upload\|uploaded to the server]]; WinSCP can then close or go on to display its user interface.

-	To modify search path, the installer modifies ''autoexec.bat'' on Windows 95/98/ME and changes machine (all users) registry keys on Windows NT/2000/XP and newer.	+	To create a shortcut that displays the Login dialog, use [[ui_installer_selecttasks\|installer]] or go to [[ui_pref_integration\|Preferences dialog]]. Alternatively, a shortcut that automatically opens site can be created on [[ui_login#shortcuts\|Login dialog]].
		+
		+	To remove the icon, go to ''C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo'' folder (or to ''C:\Documents and Settings\username\SendTo'' folder on Windows XP and older) and remove respective shortcut. &winpath &winxp
		+
		+	===== [[url]] Protocol URL Addresses =====
		+	WinSCP can be [[integration_url\|registered to handle protocol URL addresses]].
		+
		+	===== [[search_path]] Search Path =====
		+	From [[ui_installer_selecttasks\|installer]] or [[ui_pref_integration\|Preferences dialog]] you can add WinSCP installation directory to search path (environment variable ''PATH''). This is particularly useful if you use [[scripting\|console/scripting mode]].

	===== Drag&drop Shell Extension =====		===== Drag&drop Shell Extension =====
-	WinSCP [[installation\|installer]] can install [[dragext\|drag&drop shell extension]] to improve WinSCP capability of downloading files using drag&drop.	+	WinSCP [[ui_installer_selecttasks\|installer]] can install [[dragext\|drag&drop shell extension]] to improve WinSCP capability of downloading files using drag&drop.

		+	===== The Clipboard =====
		+	WinSCP fully supports [[clipboard\|operations through the clipboard]].

integration 2005-03-21		integration 2020-10-30 (current)
	Line 1:		Line 1:
	====== Integration with Windows ======		====== Integration with Windows ======
-	WinSCP offers several ways how to integrate itself into Windows. You can setup the integration during [[installation\|installation]] or later on //[[ui_pref_integration\|Integration tab]]// of Preferences dialog.	+	You can integrate WinSCP with Microsoft Windows in several ways. You can set up the integration during installation on //[[ui_installer_selecttasks\|Select Additional Tasks page]]// or later on Preferences dialog on //[[ui_pref_integration\|Integration page]]//.

-	===== Desktop and Quick Launch Icons =====	+	WinSCP can also closely cooperate with [[integration_app\|other applications]] namely [[integration_putty\|PuTTY]].
-	You can have shortcut icons to WinSCP on the desktop or Quick Launch toolbar of Windows Taskbar. The shortcut can either open WinSCP [[ui_login\|login dialog]] only or open [[ui_login_save\|stored session]] directly.·	+

-	To create the first kind of icon use [[installation\|installer]] or go to //Preferences > Integration//. To create the second kind of icon go to //[[ui_login_stored_sessions\|Stored Sessions]]// tab of Login dialog, select stored session and use //Shell icon// button.	+	===== [[icons]] Desktop =====
		+	You can have shortcut icons to WinSCP on your desktop. The shortcut can display WinSCP's [[ui_login\|login dialog]] or open a [[session_configuration#site\|site]], site folder, or [[workspace]] directly.·

-	===== Explorer's 'Send To' Context Menu =====	+	To create a shortcut to WinSCP, simply allow the program to create the icons itself when running the [[ui_installer_selecttasks\|installer]], or click the buttons found in the [[ui_pref_integration\|Preferences dialog]] if WinSCP is already installed. Shortcuts to sites, site folders and [[workspace\|workspaces]] are easily made from [[ui_login#shortcuts\|Login dialog]].
-	You can have shortcut icons in 'Send To' menu in file context menu of Windows Explorer, which can be displayed for example by right-clicking any file. The shortcut can either open WinSCP [[ui_login\|login dialog]] only or [[ui_login_save\|stored session]] directly. In both cases after the session is opened, the files selected previously in Windows Explorer are [[task_upload\|uploaded to the server]]. WinSCP can then either close itself or open main window.	+

-	To create the icon that opens Login dialog use [[installation\|installer]] or go to //Preferences > Integration//. To create the icon that automatically opens selected stored session go to //[[ui_login_stored_sessions\|Stored Sessions]]// tab of Login dialog, select stored session and use //Shell icon// button.	+	The icons associated with site also serve as [[task_upload\|upload]] drop targets, allowing files to be automatically uploaded when dragged over the icon and dropped.

-	===== SCP and SFTP Protocols URL addresses =====	+	===== [[jumplist]] Jump List =====
-	WinSCP can be registered to handle SCP and SFTP protocol URL addresses. For supported URL format see [[commandline\|command-line options]]. If the path part of the URL does end with slash (''/'') WinSCP starts with the path as initial remote directory. If the path does not end with slash, the file (or directory) specified by it is downloaded.	+

-	To register WinSCP to handle the URL addresses use [[installation\|installer]] or go to //Preferences > Integration//.	+	From WinSCP [[ui_jump_list\|jump list]] you can open recent sites and workspaces.

-	===== Search Path =====	+	===== [[send_to]] Windows File Explorer's 'Send To' Context Menu =====
-	[[installation\|Installer]] can add WinSCP installation directory to search path (environment variable ''PATH''). This is particularly useful if you use [[scripting\|console/scripting mode]].	+	You can have shortcut icons appear in the 'Send To' menu, found in the //File// menu in Windows File Explorer and displayed when a file is right-clicked. Shortcuts can either open WinSCP and present the [[ui_login\|Login dialog]] or open a [[session_configuration#site\|site]] directly. In both cases after the site is opened, the selected file(s) are [[task_upload\|uploaded to the server]]; WinSCP can then close or go on to display its user interface.

-	To modify search path, the installer modifies ''autoexec.bat'' on Windows 95/98/ME and changes machine (all users) registry keys on Windows NT/2000/XP and newer.	+	To create a shortcut that displays the Login dialog, use [[ui_installer_selecttasks\|installer]] or go to [[ui_pref_integration\|Preferences dialog]]. Alternatively, a shortcut that automatically opens site can be created on [[ui_login#shortcuts\|Login dialog]].
		+
		+	To remove the icon, go to ''C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo'' folder (or to ''C:\Documents and Settings\username\SendTo'' folder on Windows XP and older) and remove respective shortcut. &winpath &winxp
		+
		+	===== [[url]] Protocol URL Addresses =====
		+	WinSCP can be [[integration_url\|registered to handle protocol URL addresses]].
		+
		+	===== [[search_path]] Search Path =====
		+	From [[ui_installer_selecttasks\|installer]] or [[ui_pref_integration\|Preferences dialog]] you can add WinSCP installation directory to search path (environment variable ''PATH''). This is particularly useful if you use [[scripting\|console/scripting mode]].

	===== Drag&drop Shell Extension =====		===== Drag&drop Shell Extension =====
-	WinSCP [[installation\|installer]] can install [[dragext\|drag&drop shell extension]] to improve WinSCP capability of downloading files using drag&drop.	+	WinSCP [[ui_installer_selecttasks\|installer]] can install [[dragext\|drag&drop shell extension]] to improve WinSCP capability of downloading files using drag&drop.

		+	===== The Clipboard =====
		+	WinSCP fully supports [[clipboard\|operations through the clipboard]].

Differences

Documentation

Support

Associations

Follow Us