Problems with uploading?

As an alternative to the instructions for uploading cas given in assignment 1 you can use the following steps as well (see assignment 2 for a detailed step by step description with pictures):

(1) Start your FTP program - as an alternative to WS_FTP another FTP client called FTP Explorer, is available in your CD download folder (unzip ftpexplorer.zip and run setup.exe). Configure FTP Explorer to access an FTP server with the URL osprey.unisa.ac.za and a login toby and password *****. Connect to the site.

(2) NB: There is now only one set (not two) of student surname folder - this means that you must use the same folder for your personal.doc and your assignment2.htm. Once a connection is established you will notice there are a number of directories displayed one of these will be the same as your surname select the one that corresponds to your surname and enter it (double-click on it).

(3) You should now see a list of all the files in the directory - currently there will only be a single file in the directory called index.html, and possibly a single subdirectory called images.

(4) You can now UPLOAD (i.e. use the up-arrow on FTPExplorer) your page1.htm and the graphics files that this page incorporates to your directory on the remote Website. Select your own files by browsing to the directory that contains them on your computer and then select them by single-clicking on them you can select more than one file by holding down the control key whilst you click on the file. Use the up arrow after you have selected your file(s). FTPExplorer should show you the progress whilst it is uploading the file(s), and should then display a new directory listing that shows all the files that you have uploaded.

(5) Your files are now accessible to anyone with a browser and an Internet connection.
The URL that you should use is
htpp://osprey.unisa.ac.za/toby/yoursurname/filename.htm
Substitute "yoursurname" with your own surname (all lower-case and no spaces!), and "filename.htm" with whatever your file is called.

If you are connecting from work it is possible that your work firewall may prevent you from accessing ftp sites on port 21. Then you will have to ftp from a home computer.

I have uploaded my personal file to the FTP. Is there any way i could see if it was done correctly?

When I look inside folder dutoit I do not see any files
Else send it to Christa as an email attachment prinscj@unisa.ac.za and explain that you have problems in uploading it with ftp

iv attempted to transfer my 'personal' word document to FTP, however im unable to find the file in the folder iv saved it in. am i suppose to save it as a word document or as some other format? iv uploaded the only file that is in my folder that suppose to be the personal document. i dont know if its right though!

I see a file personal.doc inside the naran folder. The size is 24 kb, If you want to check it download it from the ftp server to your computer and open it.
The url to download it will be:
http://osprey.unisa.ac.za/toby/naran/personal.doc

I have redone mine. How can i see if it is done right. I see the personal folder.

You click on your folder and wait (sometimes it takes up to 30 seconds) until you see the contents of your folder. In your case you made another folder called Personal inside your surname folder. This means the url to download it is:
http://osprey.unisa.ac.za/toby/dutoit/Personal/Personal.doc

Note the capital P's in your case - file names on the internet are case sensitive

Thank you very much. Must just remember about case sensitive and the type of file. Learned alot know.

It all happened quick and easy - maybe a bit too much? Confirmation that it was succesfull done would be great ...

I am assuming your surname is pereira - I see a personal.doc folder in your folder.
Please check yourselves - open your folder with an ftp program and check if your files is there

I experienced a worm/virus wanting to enter my computer, while I was trying to upload my personal file, any one else experienced that? Thank heavens for my anti-virus program!! But I believe that I got it uploaded successfully. Will I receive a confirmation for this?

Please do the confirmation yourself as I explained in the post above - open your folder with an ftp program and download your file to your computer - then check if you can open it

Tvd i have succeded in uploading, then i will send in my Pre-assignment

ok good Henso

Tvd

I have succesfully uploaded my personal document, cause i see it in the right hand window on the server.
In ApendixD, it says if you go to http://osprey.unisa.ac.za/toby/barros/personal.html you will see your page is there a reason i cant see that?

thanx.

Your file is called personal.doc and not personal.html
Tvd

My pre-assignment email keeps bouncing back to me, this is the email that I used prinscj@unisa.ac.za. It bounced back back twice and I ended up uploading my pre-assignment to the osprey server. Is the email address faulty or got it wrong because I copied and pasted from the PDF. I didn't type it.

Unisa's email server occasonally has problems - send it again but cc it to me as well vdyktj@unisa.ac.za

I've resent it and it cc'd it to you. Thank you.

Well it seems the mail keeps bouncing back even in the to the email you gave me vdyktj@unisa.ac.za.

Must be UNisa mail problems - try again tomorrow...

just loaded mine, tryed something different by creating(more like an automated photoshop web gallery) a smallish porfolio page apart from the one we need to have for assignment one. my page Let me know if i gotta back to the drawing board or whether it meets the requirements.The only problem i find is that as a site with flash content it takes a bit long to load....again any and all crit is welcome.

looks good to me - but remember that with flash web sites I cannot be of much help if you get stuck with a problem.

Hi

Not sure if I am just being impatient, tried uploading my assigment 1 once in a folder, once as seperate files (sorry for it being there twice) but when I try to see it on the net it doesnt exsist, what am I doing wrong?

Thanks

Meg tell me what is your surname so that I know in which folder to look
TvD

Oh sorry its chambers

I used:
http://osprey.unisa.ac.za/toby/chambers/Megan%20Chambers.html

Change
<img src="me.jpg" hieght="150" width="75" border="5" align="right">
to
<img src="Me.jpg" hieght="150" width="75" border="5" align="right">

Please also read the links given here:
http://osprey.unisa.ac.za/phorum/read.php?347,99302

If you want to avoid these problems in the future do not use spaces in filenames and also only use lowercase filenames

Hi

Changed the pic name, but the top link still says not found, and my surname folder when I go to osprey.unisa.ac.za/toby still says it has not been updated since 25 july and there is no page there, sorry.

Sorry ignore that, my page is up I just cant spell my own name... Sorry about the trouble.

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