[Hidden-tech] FTP upload with file naming control

[Jason Toews]

Hello Hidden-Tech-ers! I've been a lurker for quite a while, now posting my
first question to the group.

My company employs many sales reps who all work remotely. They each have a
Windows laptop, and currently upload their sales paperwork to an FTP server
using an FTP client like FileZilla. This works fine EXCEPT that there is no
control over the file naming; the reps name their paperwork files with all
sorts of arbitrary naming schemes, meaning wasted time on the receiving end
as we must open each document to see what it contains.

We would like to impose some sort of automatic naming of these files, and
take it out of the hands of the reps. Typically, the files would be named
with some basic information like the name of the client, a timestamp, etc.

I can imagine a couple ways of resolving this:

1) Throw together a little homegrown utility that serves as a front end (or
substitute) for the existing FTP client. This utility would require them to
enter basic info about the files before uploading, and the files would be
automatically renamed based on that info.

2) Create a web-based interface for the FTP server, which would serve the
same purpose as #1.

I've done some searching, but have yet to find an existing (Windows) FTP
utility that includes such features... can someone prove me wrong? Any other
suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

Jason
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