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| faq_script_hostkey => faq_hostkey (martin) | mentioning rawconfig + prefer script/rawsettings/rawconfig over ini file (martin) | ||
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| The disadvantage is that change to configuration in graphical mode may break your script (common example is enabling //[[ui_synchronize|Existing files only]]// option for [[task_synchronize_full|synchronization]]). | The disadvantage is that change to configuration in graphical mode may break your script (common example is enabling //[[ui_synchronize|Existing files only]]// option for [[task_synchronize_full|synchronization]]). | ||
| - | If you want to protect your script from such inadvertent change, you should isolate its configuration from graphical mode explicitly. To do that [[config#export|export your configuration]] to a separate INI file and reference it using ''/ini='' [[commandline|command-line parameter]]. | + | If you want to protect your script from such inadvertent change, you should isolate its configuration from graphical mode explicitly. |
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| - | Also consider setting the INI file read-only, to prevent WinSCP writing to it, when exiting. Particularly, if you are running multiple scripts in parallel, to prevent different instances of WinSCP trying to write it at the same time. | + | |
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| - | An ideal situation is when you are able to configure all the options you need using script commands only (''[[scriptcommand_option|option]]'' command, switches of other commands, [[session_url|session URL]] and [[rawsettings|raw site settings]]). Then you can force scripting mode to start with the default configuration using ''/ini=nul'', avoiding need for the INI file. | + | |
| + | The best way to do that is to configure all the options you need using script commands only (''[[scriptcommand_option|option]]'' command, switches of other commands, [[session_url|session URL]]), or if no such command is available, using [[rawsettings|raw site settings]] and [[rawconfig|raw configuration]]. Finally force scripting mode to start with the default configuration using ''/ini=nul'' [[commandline|command-line parameter]]. | ||
| + | Alternatively [[config#export|export your configuration]] to a separate INI file and reference it using ''/ini='' command-line parameter. Also consider setting the INI file read-only, to prevent WinSCP writing to it, when exiting. Particularly, if you are running multiple scripts in parallel, to prevent different instances of WinSCP trying to write it at the same time. | ||
| ===== Example ===== | ===== Example ===== | ||