Remote Client actions

Used to upload or download a bunch of files to and from a remote HMI device. These actions can only be used from a remote HMI Client to access remote files via FTP.

Important: Enable FTP support and give all necessary user rights to the folders used to transfer files.

UploadToHMI

Opens a dialog to select the folder that contains the files to be uploaded to the remote HMI device.

Parameter	Description
Destination	Destination path on HMI device for file upload
Filter	File extensions of the files to be uploaded separated by commas (for example, *.txt, *csv)

DownloadFromHMI

Opens a dialog to select the folder that contains the files to be downloaded from the remote HMI device.

Parameter	Description
Source	Source path on the HMI device for file download
Filter	File extensions of the files to be downloaded separated by commas (for example, *.txt, *.csv)

JavaScript Interface

boolean project.uploadToHMI(dirPath, strFilter);

boolean project.downloadFromHMI(dirPath, strFilter);

Parameter	Description
dirPath	Source path on the HMI device for file download/upload
strFilter	File extensions of the files to be displayed separated by commas (for example, *.txt)

Return values:

True	Transfer successful
False	Transfer failed

Note: When transferred, system variables are updated with the status of ongoing operations (see "Remote Client variables")