Although the following directions are for Win95 and using the 32 bit program, the options should be quite similiar for Windows users as well. If you don't have WS_FTP yet you can download it here , as well as read the help files.

The first screen you see will say Session Profile.

Session Profile

1. When the screen comes up click on "New" button under profile name.
2. PROFILE NAME: Enter name of your county or something to help you remember what this profile is to be used for.
3. HOST NAME: users.rootsweb.com
4. HOST TYPE: UNIX (standard)
5. USER ID: enter user id given you by Brian
6. PASSWORD: enter password given you by Brian
7. ACCOUNT: leave blank

8. REMOTE HOST: public_html
9. LOCAL PC: the path on your computer to your files

10. Check the "Save Password" box on right of screen if a checkmark is not in the box.
11. Click on "Save" button under profile name.
12. Click on "Cancel" button on right side of screen.

The profile box will close. On the bottom of the screen now showing, click on "Options".

Options

A new box will pop open showing several buttons.

Click on "Session Options"

Be sure a check mark is showing or the option is selected in the following boxes, then click on "Save":

• "Auto update remote directories"
• "Force lowercase"
• Transfer Mode: "Auto detect"

• If the pages you are uploading have the .htm extention on your computer and you want them to have the .html extention after they have been uploaded, put a check mark in the "Convert Extentions" box.
• If your pages all use the .htm extention on both your computer and in all your code on your pages, be sure the "Convert Extentions" box is not selected.

If your pages will ALL have the .html extention after they have been uploaded, click on "Convert Extentions" Button. When the box opens, type .htm in the source box and .html in the destination box, click on "Add" then on "Exit". If htm=html already appears in the box just exit.

WS_FTP32 is now configured to upload your pages. Click on connect, select the name you just gave this session profile and then click on OK. After a few seconds you will see the path to your files on your computer on the left side of the screen. If your county pages are on RootsWeb, the screen on your right will probably look like this:

..

archive_ftp

archive_html

public_html

If your county pages are on RootsWeb and this is not what you see try clicking on the two little dots on the top of the right screen. If you still don't see this then your county account has not been updated yet to allow you into the archives.

To work on your county pages, you would double click on public_html.
To upload text or zip files, you would double click on archive_ftp.
To upload your Archive TOC page or pages or any html files you might have for the ARCHIVES you would double click on archive_html.

Select the files on the left that you want to upload by clicking on them to highlight them [ you can hold down shift or ctrl to select more than one or all of them ] then click on the arrow pointing to your rootsweb directory . A little box will pop up showing which file is being transfered and how fast. When all the files have been uploaded you will see them appear in the directory on the right side of your screen. It can take a few seconds (or longer) for this to take place so don't worry when you don't see them instantly. When you see your file names you are finished. Click on the bottom left button "Quit" or Disconnect"...

CONGRATULATIONS... you have just uploaded your pages.

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NOTE: In order to move from the archive ftp or archive html or your county directories into one of the other areas on this screen, you must click on the pull down list box just on the top of the right side and then select the main directory you entered when you first logged on. It will probably say something like home0013/home/~kyxxxxxx where xxxxxx is your county name or something similiar.

Prepared for the KyGenWeb Archives by
Nancy Trice - [email protected] / Hopkins Co., Ky.