Ted said:
Internet Explorer does not upload to FTP. Plenty of third
party software does this.
Top posted because that's the order it's already in. I'm lazy,
YOU fix it if it bothers you.
Ted, this isn't aimed specifically at you, but you are included
since it's your post I'm choosing to use as an example of the
ineffective things happening in this group lately. This is aimed
at several people who are all doing the same thing, MVP and
non-MVP alike!
GADS, I wish you guys would learn what your'e talking about!
First of all, your resonse is just plain wrong as I'm sure the
OP knows by now since he has a friend that sounds, from the post,
like he knows what's up. You sure don't! And worse, you
obviously didn't bother to check. Because YOU haven't done it,
you assume it can't be done, end of discussion.
Second, the egotistical lunacy of some of the so called advice
on this board lately is tantamount to intentional gross
negligence! Or, a superiority complex which is out of control,
which is more likely, and sheer laziness to boot.
Word XP and IE BOTH have ftp capabilities, which, from the sound
of it, the OP was being asked to use, based on actually reading
his post, which it sounds like you didn't.
WORD XP (2002) has this to say in Help, Index, "ftp":
Add or remove an FTP site from the list of Internet sites
Do one of the following:
Add an FTP site to the list of Internet sites
To do this procedure, your company must have an intranet
(intranet: A network within an organization that uses Internet
technologies (such as the HTTP or FTP protocol). By using
hyperlinks, you can explore objects, documents, pages, and other
destinations on the intranet.),**** OR **** you must have access
to the Internet (Internet: A worldwide network of thousands of
smaller computer networks and millions of commercial,
educational, government, and personal computers. The Internet is
like an electronic city with virtual libraries, stores, art
galleries, and so on.).
On the Standard toolbar (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options
that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, use the
Customize dialog box (point to Toolbars on the View menu and
click Customize). To see more buttons, click Toolbar Options at
the end of the toolbar.), click Open .
In the Look in box, click Add/Modify FTP Locations.
In the Name of FTP site box, type the FTP (FTP: A communication
protocol that makes it possible for a user to transfer files
between remote locations on a network. This protocol also allows
users to use FTP commands, such as listing files and folders, to
work with files on a remote location.) site name (for example,
type ftp.samples.microsoft.com).
Do one of the following:
To log on to an FTP site that allows anonymous log on, click
Anonymous.
To log on to an FTP site that you have user privileges for, click
User, and then type your password.
Click Add.
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Remove an FTP site
On the Standard toolbar (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options
that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, use the
Customize dialog box (point to Toolbars on the View menu and
click Customize). To see more buttons, click Toolbar Options at
the end of the toolbar.), click Open .
In the Look in box, click FTP Locations.
Right-click the site you want to remove, and then click Remove on
the shortcut menu (shortcut menu: A menu that shows a list of
commands relevant to a particular item. To display a shortcut
menu, right-click an item or press SHIFT+F10.).
When prompted whether you want to remove the site, click Yes.
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And INTERNET EXPLORER Help has this to say:
To access FTP sites directly
In the Address bar, type the Internet address (URL) for the FTP
site you want to connect to. For example:
ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/
Do one or more of the following:
To download a file or folder, right-click the item on the page,
and then click Copy to Folder.
To log on as a different user to this FTP site, on the File menu,
click Login As.
To rename or delete items in an FTP folder, or paste items into
an FTP site (upload), you can use the same commands and actions
you use with Windows Explorer or My Computer.
Notes
On some FTP sites, you can only view or download files. Only the
people who run or own the site can rename, delete, or upload
files.
On many FTP sites, you are automatically logged on anonymously,
so you can view or download files. To upload, rename, or delete
files, you may need to log on using a special user name and
password. Also, different areas of the same site may require
different logons.
You cannot move files within or between FTP sites. You can move
files from an FTP site to a temporary location on your computer
or a network drive, and then upload them to another FTP site or
different folder on the same site.
Some programs may support opening and saving files from FTP
servers by typing an FTP address in the File Open or File Save
dialog box.
I don't know whether people are just too dumb, lazy, or a
combination thereof, but it's stupid, ignorant, even begrudging
to make statements such as were made here, especially when the OP
did a decent, not great, job of phrasing his question and
including the information necessary to make a pretty good guess
at what he was trying to do.
Now, even if you didn't bother to allude to any of the above,
it's of little use to say "Plenty of third
party software does this."
and bail out. How about a reference, or at least a name of a
couple of apps the OP could look up? It wouldn't have broken
your fingers to mention ws_ftp, or filezilla, or a few of the
many other ones available, and maybe even a URL or two. For that
two names mentioned, that'd take what, about ten seconds?
So, IMO, the imbecilic, egotistical, narcissic and lazy attitudes
here plainly show that several people are out to provide
give-a-shit advice to those who don't know what you -think- you
know. That makes about every one of you who do so a bass turd of
monumental proportions, IMO.
This IS a good group, but the likes of those who are doing
these disservices need to learn to shut up when they don't know
what they're talking about, stop making best guesses, or at least
say so when they do that, and and clarify/verify your own
knowledge.
I've sourced invaluable assistance from the pariticipants on this
and other MS ng's, and IMO it's almost criminal what such as I
refer to here continue to spew their half baked crap. It's
things like that which cause people who know better to sit back
and raise their eyebrows, and go elsewhere, and IMO that's
shameful to do anything to allow that to happen, especially when
it's apparently intentionally posted badly for some purpose known
only the bass turd spewing on his keyboard.
Sorry: I don't "plonk", I hate misinformation, and rather than
ignore same, I'll usually make a loud noise and then simply
ignore the source of the smells until the feces gets cleaned up.
To the OP: If you're still having problems, come on back and I'm
sure someone here can give you the assistance you need. Further
details will be needed, but be careful to not provide any
personally identifying information.
Regards to all good posters,
Pop
