Introduction
  Content Editor
    Getting started
    Creating files and directories
    Copying/moving files
    Uploading/downloading files
    Deleting files
    Customizing the Content Editor
  Editing files
  Version Control
  Work areas
  LogView
  IntraSeek
 
Uploading/downloading files

Files are copied between the local file system and SiteBuilder's file system by the Download and Upload buttons, or by using ftp.

Download
A file is downloaded by focusing on the file and pressing the Download button. The file will be copied using the save file function of the browser, which allows for browsing the local file system for a directory in which to save the file.


An example download

When a file is downloaded it will be copied to your edit area, so the version control system can keep track of the changes made to the file. This is important if someone else is committing changes to the file while you are editing the content.

The setting Text download convention in the User preferences controls what line breaks will be used when downloading a text or HTML file. It is important to set this since different operating systems use different line breaks.

Upload
To upload a file focus on the file and click on the Upload button to browse the local file system for the right file to be uploaded.


Upload wizard

It is important that you are focused on the correct file when uploading. If you are focused on the wrong file you will overwrite that file.

To upload a new file a directory must be focused, not a file. By pressing the Upload new file button the Upload file wizard will be activated. The wizard allows for browsing the local file system in search for the correct file.


Upload new file wizard

The second page of the wizard gives the possibility of giving the file a more appropriate name than before. As it also gives the directory path to the new file it also acts as a reminder to minimize the possibility of misplacing the file.


Upload new file wizard

The third part of the Upload new file wizard is the Meta data wizard which is discussed in the Editing files chapter.


Meta data wizard

When uploading a text or HTML file it is not necessary to have the right Text download convention set, since SiteBuilder will handle all possible line breaks when uploading.

FTP
It is possible to use ftp to upload and download files to SiteBuilder's file system. If, and where, the ftp port can be found is installation dependent.

You usually use ftp together with a graphical client, either a web browser or a special ftp client. When using ftp the topmost directory is usually the different work areas available. This is to make it possible to reach all work areas through ftp.

To use a web browser as a ftp client you type in a ftp URL, usually ftp://user name@your site/. When using a special ftp client you type in the user name, password and the name of your site separately.

As when downloading through the Download button files that you download through ftp will be stored in your edit area. The Text download convension will be used to convert the line breaks as well.

It is not possible to do everything through ftp, it is for example not possible to create directories or commit the files through ftp.