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PART
FOUR - Transferring file(s) to Polaris (Nova)
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1. Double-click
on your course folder to open it. (The first time you
do this, the right window will be empty after you double-click
on your course folder). Select the files or folder from
your floppy or hard drive (left window) that you want
to transfer to Polaris (Nova).
Use the
Main Screen to drag your files to the server. This
screen is divided into four windows: an upper horizontal window,
two lower vertical windows, and a bottom horizontal window.
- Upper Window (Log).
This is where the commands CuteFTP gives the server
as well as the server's responses are displayed.
- Lower Left Window
(Local). The lower left window displays the selected
directory from your hard drive.
- Lower Right Window
(Remote). The lower right window displays the
files and directories on your server.
- Bottom Window (Queue).
The queue window is used for temporary storage
of files you wish to transfer at a later time.
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There are five methods of accomplishing
this:
1. Drag and Drop -- Highlight the file(s) on
your local drive that you want to upload. Use your left
mouse button to "grab" the highlighted
file(s) and drag it (them) to the right window and drop it
(them) anywhere in that window. By default, you will receive
a prompt to "upload selected file?". Click the OK button
after you have verified the file name(s). The upper window
will display commands, statuses, and the server's response
to your commands.
2. Highlight the file(s) you
want to upload in the left screen and then click the Upload
button located at the top of the CuteFTP screen
below the Menu Bar. It looks like an arrow pointing up.
If that button is not highlighted, you have failed to highlight
the files you want to upload. When you click the Upload
button, the Confirm Upload screen, as in the previous method,
will prompt you. You may accomplish the same thing by selecting
Commands/Upload from the Menu Bar.
3. Double click the file you
would like to upload. By default CuteFTP takes that action
as a Transfer File request.
4. Highlight the file you
want to upload and RIGHT click it. LEFT click the upload
option in the Menu that appears. Continue as
in the previous methods.
The files will appear
in the right window (Polaris or Nova).
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When creating Web pages,
you should save the page to its own file folder
on your floppy or hard drive, especially if you
are using any graphics (.gif or .jpg) with that
page. It is much easier to transfer the entire folder
(which contains both the graphics and the Web (html)
page) to Polaris. Also, always keep your file names
to eight characters or less, all lowercase |
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2. If
you have created a web page with graphics or other images,
you should double-check your work. here's how:
In Netscape Navigator, type in
the URL for your webpage. The URL will always follow
the same format*: http://polaris.umuc.edu/~username/coursefolder/filename.htm
- or, if you transferred an entire folder to polaris
http://polaris.umuc.edu/~username/coursefolder/pagefolder/filename.htm
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* By default, Netscape Communicator
saves HTML files with an htm extension (not html). If
you are using another page composer program, your
files may be saved with the .html (rather than .htm)
extension. When you enter the URL for your page
in Navigator, you must correctly specify the correct
.htm or .html extension. If you are not sure of your
file extension, connect to your Polaris (or Nova)
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