How to setup a Run command to open an FTP account with Filezilla

[Archiee]

Here's how to open an FTP account with a single windows command. I use lots of "run" commands (Windows Key + R opens the run prompt) like "firefox", "\\myserver\video", "cmd", etc. It's pretty easy to create your own, as explained in AlltheWay's thread on the topic. This example expands that thread, with a few twists:

- Download Filezilla Portable.
- Run the PortabbleApps setup file (eg. FileZillaPortable_3.3.5.1.paf.exe) and extract files to a new folder, like "C:\FTP_Seedbox".
- Run C:\FTP_Seedbox\FileZillaPortable.exe. Open the Site Manager, and create a new profile called "Seedbox". Configure its connection settings and save the profile. Test it to ensure it connects properly.
- Create a new file in the same directory, called "FTP_Seedbox.bat". Add the following contents:
Code:

@echo off
CLS
START "FTP_Seedbox" /min "C:\FTP_Seedbox\filezillaportable.exe" -c"0/Seedbox"

- Create a shortcut to this .bat file. The easiest way to do this is to select the .bat file, then hold "alt" and dragging to any whitespace in the same folder.
- Rename the shortcut as whatever you want the Run command to be (eg. "seedbox").
- Copy this shortcut to your profile folder (%homepath%) (eg. C:\users\john).
- Try it out: press "Windows Key + R", then type "seedbox" and hit enter. Filezilla Portable should open and automatically connect to your FTP account.

Notes:
- When you rename the shortcut, you don't need to worry about adding a file extension. It's technically an .lnk file, but you won't see the extension, even if you've configured Windows Explorer to show file extensions. Windows handles these files a bit differently than others: even if you've configured Windows Explorer to show file extensions (and you see them displayed for files like .txt and .mp3), the ".lnk" part of the shortcut's name will still be hidden. It's only explicitly displayed when you run "dir" from the command prompt.
- You can create Run commands by placing a shortcuts in either your profile folder or "C:\Windows". The former allows only one user to use the run command, while the latter enables it for all users. 
- The batch file isn't absolutely necessary, since all it really does is run filezilla with a single CLI switch. I wanted to show an example that used one though, because there are lots of more complex things you can do with a batch file. However, the simpler way is to createing a shortcut directly to filezillaportable.exe, and then changing its "Target" property to:
Code:

C:\FTP_Seedbox\FileZillaPortable.exe -c"0/seedbox"

Update: Crap, I meant to post this under Help Desk\Tutorials\Operating System (instead of Site Tutorials)! If anyone with staff privileges notices this and feels like moving it for me, I'd appreciate it!