Overview

In this lesson, you'll learn how to use the return file.

Step One - Specify the file name

In lesson 1, you've already created a plugin - "First Plugin". The return file of the "First Plugin" is "include.wfs".

Enable=True StartFile= ReturnFile=include.wfs RunOnce=False DisplayName=First Plugin User=

Actually you may set ReturnFile as almost any file name. Normally the return file will be a html file. Let's change it to "hello.htm":

Enable=True StartFile= ReturnFile=hello.htm RunOnce=False DisplayName=First Plugin User=

Step Two - Create the html file

Now please create a new html file - "hello.htm", by any text editor or html editor, and save it into the directory "First Plugin".


Then type following code into "hello.htm".

Step Three - Test the plugin

Please run WWW File Share Pro and open a browser to visit "First Plugin" again.


Click on "First Plugin" you will see:


It's time to explain how the "ReturnFile" works:

• The return file is what a visitor will see when he clicks the name of the plugin.
  
  
• If the file extension of the return file is ".wfs", WWW File Share Pro will insert the code of "xxx.wfs" into the "standard" html page of WWW File Share Pro and send it to the visitor. This it a useful trick to return a "standard" page. Otherwise WWW File Share Pro will directly send the return file to the visitor.
  
  
• Of course you may use your own html file and set ReturnFile as the file name of the html file.
  
  
• The return file can be other type of files. For example, the return file for plugin "CaptureScreen" is "screen.jpg".
  
  
• At present (plugin system version 1.0) WWW File Share Pro does NOT allow the visitor to download these type of files:
  .ini, .wfs, .mdb, .xml, .cfg, .exe, .bat, .vbs, .com, .pif, .log, .dat, .db
  

Summary

At the conclusion of this lesson, you should be able to do the following:

1. Modify the setting file to set the return file.
2. How to use "include.wfs"
3. How to set return file to other type of files.