Re: FTP from "My Network Places" to server?

From: Steve Easton (admin_at_95isalive.com)
Date: 10/07/04


Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 15:31:10 -0400

Have you tried opening the site in Internet Explorer using ftp://website.com in IE and then browsing
to the proper folder on the server and then simply dragging and dropping the files in using IE??

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"David Seguin" <david_seguin@removethisbit.cbc.ca> wrote in message
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> I realize this isn't strictly a FrontPage 2003 question, but I'm not too
> sure where else I should ask it.
>
> I manage a 1000 page website with FP 2003. The staging server has FP
> extensions, but the production server does not, so I use FTP to move the
> files from stg to prod.
>
> As you are probably aware, this is a buggy process. Until now this hasn't
> been a large issue, as I'm the only one working on the site, and I know what
> is where and where things should be.
>
> But soon I will have 3 other people working with me on the site, and FP 2003
> has a nasty habit of not recognizing the work they've done and uploaded.
>
> I thought a good solution might be to use FP to work on the site and use an
> FTP client to ftp from stg to prod. Logically, I should be able to use the
> ftp client to open the site in "My Network Places" and then ftp to the
> production server. But when I try it, the FTP client has a hard time
> figuring out where "My Network Places" is and throws up and error. I've
> tried 3 clients, but can't do it.
>
> Has anyone else ever had this problem, or know of a different solution?
>
> Thanks,
>
> David Seguin
>
>
>


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