To create a new droplet, double click on the DropDat application.
Creating Droplets
To create a new droplet, double click on the DropDat application.
You will then be presented with a blank configuration screen like the one below.
Fill in the details about the droplet you wish to create. The window can be widened if you need more room.
| Name | This will be the name of the droplet executable. It must be different than DropDat's name and it must end in .exe. For example, "To Home Office.exe". The new droplet will be created in the same folder as DropDat. |
| Destination Server | The DNS name or IP address of the server files will be sent to. The port number of the server can also be specified using a colon. For example: server.company.com:8080. Remember that the server name or address will be evaluated on the system running the droplet. If you use an internal name or private address, the droplet will not work on systems outside your network. |
| Destination Folder | The path to the folder on the server where files will be uploaded. Remember that ExpeDat servers always use forward slashes ('/') to delimit path names. Leave this blank to deliver files to the home directory. See the Home Directories section of the server documentation for details. |
| Username | If the server requires authentication, enter the username here. |
| Password | When authenticating with a username, enter the matching password here. The password will be AES encrypted prior to storage in the droplet. |
| Version | This read-only field tells you which version of DropDat you are using. |
| Encryption | Checking this box enables AES encryption of the file while it is in transit. Using encryption will increase the CPU load of both the server and the client and may cause a slight reduction in performance. For more information about data security, see DEI Technical Note 0016. |
| Compression | Compression is not available in this first release of DropDat. |
| Help | Click the "Help" button view instructions as well as program license and version details. This information may be required if you are seeking technical support. |
Enter the droplet configuration as described above. When you click create, DropDat will create a droplet file with the given name and configuration details.
If a file with the same name already exists in the directory containing DropDat, that file will be replaced with the new droplet.
Droplets are self-contained applications. An alternative to creating them from scratch is to duplicate an existing droplet, then drag the copy onto DropDat to change its configuration.
Droplets can copied, downloaded, or emailed, subject to any restrictions normally placed on a .exe file. Droplets do not require any installation other than copying them onto a compatible system. See the Distribution section for details.