How To Set-up ws_ftpLE for your OKGenWeb page.
Directions consist of 4 printed pages.
I would recommend these be printed out for references
FTP Extras that make life a little easier
when uploading.
Make a new folder in your C: drive, name it using your county name. Save all files for your county in this folder.
Open the ws_ftp program
Setting Up ws_ftp
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Click New Fill in information as follows as shown above: Profile Name: Name of your county. Host Name/Address: users.rootsweb.com Host Type: Automatic detect User ID: the user ID that was given to you. Password: the password that was given to you. Check the box "Save Pwd Click OK |
Learning What Everything Is
Left Side of Dialog Box = Local System |
Middle of Dialog Box Directional arrows above are used to transfer the files. Clicking once on a file to highlight it and then clicking a directional arrow will transfer the file.
The ASCII is use for html/htm/text |
Right Side of Dialog Box = Remote Site |
Downloading Files To Your Computer
| Find your County Folder (the one you made) in the "Local System" (left side) Double click the folder to open it
Highlight any file you want toDOWNLOAD
Click the arrow in the middle of dialog box This only copies the file, it does not delete the file from online. |
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Uploading files to website
| Click once on the file you want to upload to highlight it. Now click on the arrow to your online county site
Files uploaded with same file name will replace existing file
If you add an image (gif or jpg) to the page/file you edit When finished click Exit. |
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