File Downloader™ is unique mass download solution for your sites. It enables end-users to download multiple files from your site with just few clicks. They click a button integrated into your HTML page (ActiveX control), select the destination folder, and start download. Users can control the list of files to download, observe a progress of download process, and even skip certain files during download. When download completes, users can see a log file.
File Downloader™ has a range of features that can be appreciated at its true worth by creators of online file storage systems – possibility to preserve folder structure, appearance customizability, localization support, rich client-side API, and others. It can be used with any server platform, such as ASP.NET, PHP, ASP, and others.
End-User Features - Possibility for the users to select any folder on their computer.
- Download progress indicator (both for current file and entire download).
- Preservation of the folder structure of downloaded files (optional).
- Resolution of file name conflicts using the specified behavior—rename, overwrite or skip files—or displaying a selection
dialog to the user - Possibility to skip files during download.
- Possibility to verify the download file list by the user.
- Possibility to see the log file of the download process.
- HTTP and HTTPS protocols support.
Developer Features - Can be used with any kind of server platforms including (but not limited with):
- ASP.NET
- PHP
- ASP
- JSP
- ColdFusion
- Perl
- Python
- Ruby
Code samples for these platforms are included - Appearance customization. Each state of the Download button can be replaced by an image.
- Localization support. All languages including East Asian are supported.
- High level of configurability.
- Possibility to specify names and subfolders of downloaded files as they should be saved on the client computer.
Rich client-side API:
- Possibility to work with download file list through JavaScript.
- Possibility to control download completion, errors, progress, etc. through JavaScript events.
- Possibility to use dynamic server pages instead of static files to get file list or files itself.