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 4.5, “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.

If the Update Library Metadata checkbox is ticked, then the string metadata fields of the destination cart (Title, Artist, etc) will be updated to the values of the downloaded audio file.

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:

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