getting flash site on internet

[krillz]

Hello world. I've finally finished my flash MX website(boy did that take me a while). I'm still relatively new to this so I need some help uploading it to the internet. I was told to use an FTP but no matter how much I've tried I cant quite grasp the concept. Any help, please. Thanks

[NaliWarCow]

I'd post this in the Flash MX forum.

[replode]

well, first you have to have a host, then upload the .swf file, then create a .htm or .html page with the .swf embeded.

if you need more detail, then tell me.

[krillz]

Yes I need more details, but let me be more specific. My host is tripod.com. I have a temporary html page holding my spot (http://kriminalproductions.tripod.com). I've taken my files and went to file>publish preview>default (html) and flash(swf). So at this point I believe I have everything I need. It's just a matter of how to do it. By the way tripod offered no help what so ever, and thier file manager makes no sense to me. I also downloaded a trial version of WS_FTP pro but I cant seem to figure that out either. I'm not very internet/web design-savvy as the average person on htese forums, so please be gentle. Thanks

[eyeinfinitude]

Well you'll need to find out what your FTP login information is in order to use WS_FTP.

Check your host for that information, you'll need the FTP address for your site and the user name and password.

Once you have those, you'll be able to log on and start uploading files.

I've never used WS_FTP before, but there should basically be 2 windows, one will show files on your local computer and the other window will be the remote site. All you do is drag stuff from the local window to the remote window.

[krillz]

I've done the whole drag and drop thing and it does'nt work for me. I'm sure I'm doing something wrong but I dont know what. Since you dont know WS_FTP could you please assist me in the method you are most familiar with (I dont have to use WS_FTP).

[eyeinfinitude]

I use cuteFTP and it's the same process described above.

Are you sure you're logging onto your host server?

[asphaltcowboy]

EG: :x

krillz - I use WS_FTP, sec, lemme check it out :)

[asphaltcowboy]

when you run WS_FTP, the 'Session Properties' window should automatically pop-up:

1. Type in a profile name: e.g. Tripod (or something like that)
2. Enter the host name/ip - should be able to find that in the Tripod help section
3. Set host type to 'Auto detect'
4. Then enter Username and Password (Tripod should tell you what this is)
5. You can leave account and comment blank
6. You should be able to leave the other tabs alone.
7. click 'Ok' and it should connect.

if it does connect, you should hear a train horn sound. then you can start dragging and dropping (make sure you drop it into the right folder ;)

[krillz]

Thanks a bunch. I'm gonna try that out now.

[asphaltcowboy]

nps, drop me a line if you need any more help :)

[krillz]

Line-droppin time. Everything you told me to do worked except the drag and drop thing. Some files I'm able to drag, other not. Now the one's that do not transfer display a message "Permission denied. Filename abc.html' is illegal." And the one's that do tranfer show up w/ just background color when I try to access the content. (by the way my ws-ftp expired so I'm using terrapin ftp which look like the same **** to me anyway). What gives?

[asphaltcowboy]

firstly, you can get a free copy of WS-FTP here: http://tucows.blueyonder.co.uk/ftp95.html

secondly: hmm.. Permission denied :/
If you're only getting a blank screen for the ones you do transfer: are you uploading the swfs as well? you need the swfs and the html files for it to all work. now. about the permission denied ones: is there anything that makes them different from the files that can be uploaded?

[krillz]

I just used one of the upload wizards and the swf's were uploaded so I no longer see a blank screen but as far as the ones I'm having trouble with I honestly dont see the difference, that's the frustrating part.

[asphaltcowboy]

that is very strange - who is you host? and how much space to do you have? also, check their restrictions on what types of files and scripts you can upload. maybe stick it in a zip and attach?

[krillz]

Tripod is my host and I have no idea ho much space I have. I do know that I have enough. My current site is http://kriminalproductions.tripod.com. It's only temporary 'till I can get this flash site I created up. I was able to tranfer some info but now I dont know how to view it on the internet. It still shows the old one. I'm so new at this. Lost as well

[RelandR]

dear lost-in-tripod :beam:::

what is the *name* of yur html ??? [same as the swf's if created by flash] ... You need to re-name that to *index.html* to overwrite the stand in one @tripod when it uploads...
...and depending on your ftp utility, you may have to select somewhere to overwrite rather than rename when encountering a *same-name* file

the swf embed will still be there to pull up your swf when you address the site

hope that did some good fer ya

[teet]

also make sure your file names don't have any spaces or weird symbols in them...instead of:

"teet's super cool website.html"

i would change the name to:

"teetssupercoolwebsite.html"

-teet

[asphaltcowboy]

oh, and dont forget: upper and lowercase filenames is important to get right

[krillz]

OK guys I'm almost there. I've renamed my html intro page to 'index' along w/ it's correspondig swf but I can only see the background

[asphaltcowboy]

is it a big swf file? has it got a preloader? maybe you should jsut leave it for ages ;)

[RelandR]

No,... Don't rename the swf - just the html...

Tripod is looking for a html file named "index" but the html file is only coded to do *basically* two things -
1) display a window with a background color
2) call a swf as per the original name,
(if you change that name - you'd have to change that name in the code as well)

[krillz]

thanks RelandR, I'll give that a shot now.