4.6. Automating Uploads/Downloads
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## 4.6. Automating Uploads/Downloads

It's possible to use RDCatch to automatically upload and download material from both local and Internet-based servers. Automated downloads are configured by means of the Edit Download dialog, which can be accessed either by clicking the `Download` button in the Add Event dialog (see The Edit Download Dialog) to create a new record event or by touching the `Edit` button to modify an existing event.

The Edit Download Dialog

With the exception of the `Url`, `Username` and `Password` controls, the process of configuring a download is very similar to that for configuring a recording – see the Section 4.4, “Automating Recordings” above for details.

The `Url` control is used to specify the Uniform Resource Locater for the material to be downloaded. The following download types are supported: `http:`, `ftp:`, `sftp:` and `file:`. The `Url` field can also include wildcard characters that can be used to construct date-based URLs.

The `Username` and `Password` fields are used to indicate the username and password required for access to the server referenced in the `Url`. For public web pages and anonymous FTP servers, these fields can be left blank.

Automated uploads are configured by means of the Edit Upload dialog (see The Edit Upload Dialog), which can be accessed either by clicking the `Upload` button in the Add Event dialog to create a new record event or by touching the `Edit` button to modify an existing event. The following upload types are supported: `ftp:`, `sftp:` and `file:`. As with downloads, the `Url` field can also include wildcard characters that can be used to construct date-based URLs.

The Edit Upload Dialog

Configuration of an upload event is very similar to that of a download, with the addition of the `Export Format` control. This is used to set what file format should be used for the upload. Depending upon what software encoders have been installed by the system administrator, the following export types may be available:

- PCM16 Linear (*.wav)
- Free Lossless Audio Codec [FLAC] (*.flac)
- MPEG Layer 2 (*.mp2)
- MPEG Layer 3 (*.mp3)
- OggVorbis (*.ogg)

The desired upload format and parameters are set by clicking the `Set` button.

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