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TSE: FTP: File: How to search for, edit, save and load a file on an ftp site or web site using TSE?

Jun 6th, 2003 06:27
Knud van Eeden,

Computer: Internet: FTP: Search: File: How to search for, edit, save 
and load a file on an ftp site using TSE?

Method: installation Webdrive software

Then that ftp site is as a usual file directory (e.g. drive 's:')
added to and accessible from e.g. Microsoft Windows Explorer, TSE,
MSDOS, 4NT, 4DOS, ... on which you can then search, edit, load, save,
... files

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Steps: Overview:

 1. -download webdrive v5.2 from

      (see: http://www.webdrive.com)

      http://www.webdrive.com/download/index.html

 2.  -install webdrive v5.2

 3.   -add an ftp site,

       click on button 'New Site'

       and supply:

        o a name for this ftp site

        o the ftp address of this site

        o username

        o password

        o the driveletter to which you want to map it (e.g. s:, x:,
        y:, z:, ...)

        o make sure the 'Server Type' is correct (e.g. 'ftp')


         for example:

          site name = TSE

          site ftp address = ftp.semware.com (note: this is case
          sensitive, because UNIX/LINUX based filename notation, which
          is case sensitive per definition)

          username = anonymous

          password = <your e-mail address> (e.g. myname@yahoo.com),
          but there is already automatically a default filled in

          drive letter = s:

          server type = 'ftp'

         Then click on the 'connect' button.


 4.    -then this ftp site will then as a usual directory be added,
        and is browsable to and by e.g. Microsoft Windows Explorer (so
        if you open your Explorer, you will see that a directory (e.g.
        's:') is added

 5.     -use the 'Search' function in Microsoft Windows Explorer
         (menu->'Search'->'All files and folders') select the drive
         (e.g. 's:\' and type the filename you search (e.g. '*.zip',
         or for example 'a*.zip', then press the button 'Search')

        -in TSE, you can e.g. use: -click on menu 'File' -choose from
          list 'Locate' -type e.g. 's:\*.zip' (without the single
          quotes, and given that drive s: exists) -then press <ENTER>
          -this will show all .zip files on the semware ftp site

 6.       -this drive (e.g. 's:') is then accessible via e.g. MSDOS,
           4NT.exe, 4DOS.com, TSE, ...

           so if you e.g. open an MSDOS console and type:

            dir s:

           you will see the content of this directory.

             \bin

             \etc

             \lib

             \bin

             \testdrive

             \tse-jr

             \TSE-Jr

             \TSE-Pro

             \tse-pro

 7.       -if you in TSE open the menu 'File'->'Load', then type:

            s:\

           and press <TAB> to see the content you will be able to load
           this files from this ftp site in TSE, and handle it (e.g.
           edit, change, ...) it as usual.

  8.        -given that you have write access to this ftp site
            you can then also save this file (via TSE). (E.g. click
            menu 'File'->'Save' in TSE)

            (e.g. Saving will be possible because of you are the owner
                  of it, administrator,
                  ... If this is so possible, or not, depends on the
                  user name and password you supplied when connecting
                  to this site. As 'anonymous' you usually do not have
                  write access, so you can then so not save your files
                  to this site in general. Possibly only to some
                  directories like '/pub'. As an administrator
                  you can change this access using e.g. an ftp program
                  like Total commander, Cute FTP, ..., and or by
                  using the UNIX command 'chmod')

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All this comes of course very handy if you want to use TSE as your
favorite editor to maintain your JavaScript, PHP, ASP, Java, HTML,
XML, ... files on your or another ftp site.

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Note: it is often per definition (by design or restrictions on that
ftp site) not possible to move, copy files by mouse dragging between
directories of the
SAME ftp site. To copy between say directory A and directory B of your
ftpsite1, you can then e.g. download or copy this file from directory
A on ftpsite1, save this in a directory on your local harddisk or
load it in TSE, possibly change it, and then upload or copy it to 
directory B on
ftpsite1.