I've used Cupertino as my FTP program to upload files to my website, for several years. This morning I can connect according to the log, but then it stops before showing me the contents of my directory. === FTP Activity Log Started At 11:07:44 On 2002-04-21 === homepages.rootsweb.com : 220 ProFTPD 1.2.1 Server (Homepages.RootsWeb.com) [homepages] homepages.rootsweb.com : USER dobson homepages.rootsweb.com : 331 Password required for dobson. homepages.rootsweb.com : PASS XXXXXXXX homepages.rootsweb.com : 230 User dobson logged in. homepages.rootsweb.com : CWD ~dobson homepages.rootsweb.com : 250 CWD command successful. homepages.rootsweb.com : REST 100 homepages.rootsweb.com : 350 Restarting at 100. Send STORE or RETRIEVE to initiate transfer. homepages.rootsweb.com : REST 0 homepages.rootsweb.com : 350 Restarting at 0. Send STORE or RETRIEVE to initiate transfer. homepages.rootsweb.com : SYST homepages.rootsweb.com : 215 UNIX Type: L8 homepages.rootsweb.com : PWD homepages.rootsweb.com : 257 "/u1/dobson" is current directory. homepages.rootsweb.com : TYPE A homepages.rootsweb.com : 200 Type set to A. homepages.rootsweb.com : PORT 207,159,58,67,5,115 homepages.rootsweb.com : 200 PORT command successful. homepages.rootsweb.com : LIST homepages.rootsweb.com : 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for file list. homepages.rootsweb.com : 226 Transfer complete. The next thing should be: homepages.rootsweb.com : CWD /u1/dobson/public_html homepages.rootsweb.com : 250 CWD command successful. homepages.rootsweb.com : TYPE A homepages.rootsweb.com : 200 Type set to A. homepages.rootsweb.com : PORT 209,86,10,201,4,14 homepages.rootsweb.com : 200 PORT command successful. homepages.rootsweb.com : LIST homepages.rootsweb.com : 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for file list. homepages.rootsweb.com : 226 Transfer complete. But I did not receive the directory structure and list of files in my main directory. I changed ISP's since my last upload, but I can access another FTP site with Cupertino. And I can access my email and my website on Rootsweb through the Internet. Does anyone have any ideas? It worked two weeks ago. Thank you for any help. Mary Ann (Duncan) Dobson <dobson@d-web.com> <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~dobson>

Hi, Is anyone else having problems uploading to rootsweb, didn't have any problems last nite. Thanks. Theresa Carhart

Well, if I were going to do a web page and use some Microsoft program to generate the page (e.g. MS WOrd, MS Frontpage, MS Publisher, ...), I'd choose other software rather than MS Publisher (which is what you used). A web page can have Text and Pictures (Images). They're each treated differently, with Text being more efficient. MS Publisher has apparently converted your text to an Image format - looks like all your content (text, and so forth) is treated as Pictures, and the pictures you apparently want aren't showing up. . Try again - you should probably try MS Frontpage or MS Frontpage Express - you may already have it on your computer. It'll give you better web pages. Hope this helps - Gloria At 11:52 AM 4/19/02 -0500, you wrote: >I have uploaded my pages and they look like all pictures only nothing >shows. When I double click and tell it to show the picture it reacts as >if it is going to and then it doesn't appear. Help. > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~kschs/ > >Betty Barnhart > >barnhart1@kcisp.net > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Hi Betty, All your intended pictures are listed as: img src="_blnk.gif" in your source code. I assume you intended to have different pictures so they each should have a different name. So, check the names of your intended pictures and make sure you write them in the source code. Hope this helps. Regards Steven R. Everitt severitt@monarch.net boniface@one-name.org Surname Roundup http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~surnamru/ Guild of One Name Studies Member 3080 http://www.one-name.org/index.html Boniface Internet Group http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~surnamru/steve/bonifaceindex.html President KFHS http://www.rootsweb.com/~bckfhs/

I have uploaded my pages and they look like all pictures only nothing shows. When I double click and tell it to show the picture it reacts as if it is going to and then it doesn't appear. Help. http://www.rootsweb.com/~kschs/ Betty Barnhart barnhart1@kcisp.net

Dear Steve, Use the concatenate function in a separate column. It will join all of your columns into one string. The following formula joins cells A1 through D1. If each cell contained "a", "b", "c", and "d", respectively, the result of the formula below results in "abcd" =CONCATENATE(A1,B1,C1,D1) To copy the resulting value to another program, you may have to copy the resulting cell and past special (click values) to another cell first. This way the contents of the cell you are copying is "abcd" rather than "=CONCATENATE(A1,B1,C1,D1)" Lisa Perkins > Subject: [RW-Help] Excel to Hyperlink > Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 17:08:16 -0500 > From: "Steve Alvarez" <salvarez@pcai.net> > To: RootsWeb-Help-L@rootsweb.com > > I created a basic format in Excel to help me shorten up creating links. What I wanted was to eliminate the repetitive motions of the standard HTML for a link. An Example is as follows. > > <LI><a href=" Iselt_(Beisert)_Olga .html"> Iselt (Beisert) Olga </a></LI> <br><br> > > Each part of the example is in a separate column. The link works great on the webpage. But does not allow for a search engine to index the document (obit). > > I have figured out it is the columns which are preventing the search engine from working. I need to merge the 5 columns into one so the search engine can index it. > > I know about going to Format--Cell--Alignment--Merge Cell. > > But this will not work because it keeps telling me it will only keep the value of the first cell. Or in otherwords it wipes out everything, but the <L1><a herf=". > > Can anyone give me a lead on how to solve this problem. > > I sure hope this makes sense. It's one of those easier to show then to explain problems. (grin) > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks in advance > Steve > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [RW-Help] Newbie Help Please > Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 19:47:55 -0400 > From: "Laura Williscraft" <laura.williscraft@sympatico.ca> > To: RootsWeb-Help-L@rootsweb.com > > Thanks to all who sent me basic help to get "launched". i'm still working > on it but wanted to say thanks for the help. > i'll be Sooooo happy when i understand what half these posts are about! > Laurie in Ontario

There are several ways to do it in Excel.. The simplest is probably using concantenate (click on the Function key (looks like fx) then click on text) . if you have Text1 text2 text3 in columns b, c, and d (3rd row) you could use the formula: =CONCATENATE(B3,C3,D3) Then all you would need to do is copy, then Paste AS VALUES to convert it from a formula. Betty --------------------- I created a basic format in Excel to help me shorten up creating links. What I wanted was to eliminate the repetitive motions of the standard HTML for a link. An Example is as follows. <LI><a href=" Iselt_(Beisert)_Olga .html"> Iselt (Beisert) Olga </a></LI> <br><br> Each part of the example is in a separate column. The link works great on the webpage. But does not allow for a search engine to index the document (obit). I have figured out it is the columns which are preventing the search engine from working. I need to merge the 5 columns into one so the search engine can index it. I know about going to Format--Cell--Alignment--Merge Cell. But this will not work because it keeps telling me it will only keep the value of the first cell. Or in otherwords it wipes out everything, but the <L1><a herf=". Can anyone give me a lead on how to solve this problem. I sure hope this makes sense. It's one of those easier to show then to explain problems. (grin) Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance Steve

I use FreeFind since it seems to be the only one I found which allows up to 32 mbs. It doesn't go by pages. Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan W Pieroth" <pieroth@ix.netcom.com> To: "Steve Alvarez" <salvarez@pcai.net> Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 8:49 AM Subject: Re: [RW-Help] Excel to Hyperlink > Steve, > > What search engine? You had me going for a minute, but PicoSearch picks > up names in tables very nicely on my Lackawanna site. I just tested the > name Reese because I and got all the listings in the tables of > marriages, etc. > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/search.html > > Steve Alvarez wrote: > > > > Thanks Gene > > > > Looks like I have a little more work to do. (grin). > > > > I have around 2500 obits on my site and was looking for a short cut on the > > links I didn't know the columns would interfere with the search engine. I > > thought for sure I wasted a ton of hours setting it up the links in excel. > > > > Steve > > Susan > -- > Coordinator Rhode Island USGenWeb ~ http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/ > Coordinator Newport County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~rinewpor/ > Shermans Of Yaxley Family History ~ http://members.aol.com/YaxDed1510/ > Lackawanna County, PA, USGenWeb ~o~ http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/ > Home Page of Susan Carter White Pieroth ~<S>~ http://www.Pieroth.org/

Thanks Gene Looks like I have a little more work to do. (grin). I have around 2500 obits on my site and was looking for a short cut on the links I didn't know the columns would interfere with the search engine. I thought for sure I wasted a ton of hours setting it up the links in excel. Steve

Thanks to all who sent me basic help to get "launched". i'm still working on it but wanted to say thanks for the help. i'll be Sooooo happy when i understand what half these posts are about! Laurie in Ontario

I created a basic format in Excel to help me shorten up creating links. What I wanted was to eliminate the repetitive motions of the standard HTML for a link. An Example is as follows. <LI><a href=" Iselt_(Beisert)_Olga .html"> Iselt (Beisert) Olga </a></LI> <br><br> Each part of the example is in a separate column. The link works great on the webpage. But does not allow for a search engine to index the document (obit). I have figured out it is the columns which are preventing the search engine from working. I need to merge the 5 columns into one so the search engine can index it. I know about going to Format--Cell--Alignment--Merge Cell. But this will not work because it keeps telling me it will only keep the value of the first cell. Or in otherwords it wipes out everything, but the <L1><a herf=". Can anyone give me a lead on how to solve this problem. I sure hope this makes sense. It's one of those easier to show then to explain problems. (grin) Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance Steve

Carmen. At 10:31 AM 4/16/02 -0700, you wrote: >Can anyone tell me how to join two separate tables into a single table >using Word 2000? For me, just by deleting the blank lines between 2 tables joins them. When I create 2 separate tables with blank lines between them in Word 2000 and then delete the blank lines between/separating the tables, the tables become 1. I can then tab thru the cells of the combined/joined table - left to right then down to the left and so forth and so on. Also another way to show the 2 tables are one, when I highlight one of the columns, it highlights all the way down the column. When I highlight 1cell and select: Table > Select > Table it all gets highlighted. I created maybe a 4x4 table via the table "Insert Table, hit the enter key a few times beneath it creating blank lines, create another 4x4 table, deleted the blank lines and now the table is 4x8. Even when I create say a 4x4 table, blank lines, and then a 3x3 table, by deleting the blank lines the tables become one. I bet you have tried all of the above and it isn't working for you. Are you trying to combine tables of data from 2 different documents and it isn't working?? I just created a table in one document and another table in another document. Then highlighted all of the table, select table option, in one of the documents and copy/pasted it into the other document. The tables combined/joined with no problem. I suspect there is something else causing your tables not to join in Word that may be specific to them. Were these tables created in Word or in another program? ---Susan >Copy and paste doesn't work. They don't "join themselves." I can't seem >to get them to join by putting them both in Excel. WordPerfect has a >"join" command and if Word has such a thing, I haven't been able to find it. > >Help!!! > > > > >Carmen J. Finley > > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Can anyone tell me how to join two separate tables into a single table using Word 2000? Copy and paste doesn't work. They don't "join themselves." I can't seem to get them to join by putting them both in Excel. WordPerfect has a "join" command and if Word has such a thing, I haven't been able to find it. Help!!! Carmen J. Finley

I am a county coordinator for the USGenWeb project and have been unable to access my Rootsweb FTP site to upload files. I was able to do so as recently as last evening (Sunday), but at no time today. No setting have changed on my end. Have tried on two different computers using CuteFTP on one and WS FTP on the other. Is anyone aware of a network problem or a RootsWeb problem that might explain this? If I have posted to the wrong list, please guide me to a more appropriate one. Thanks Rich

At 05:35 PM 04/14/2002 -0500, Jack Martin wrote: >Hi Elsi, > >Thanks for your reply. I get on the internet, type in > >ftp://users.rootsweb.com Ah ha. Here's the first problem -- attempting to use your web browser for an FTP program. >and get this message: > >The page cannot be displayed The page you are looking for is currently >unavailable. The Web site might be experiencing technical difficulties, >or you may need to adjust your browser settings. Notice that the browser is interpreting this as a request to display a Web page. <!-- snipping error messages --> >Click the button to try another link. >Cannot find server or DNS Error >Internet Explorer OK -- so it appears that either: 1) Your computer or ISP cannot resolve the 'users.rootsweb.com' host address. You can test this by opening a DOS window and trying this command: ping users.rootsweb.com If you get a response at all then, your computer is able to both resolve the address and generate a route to the RootsWeb system. 2) Something is interfering with the receipt of a response message from the RootsWeb computer. Are you running a firewall or security program of any type? >When I do this from a friend's computer, I get a log in box asking for my >password, etc. As I said in my earlier message, I strongly discourage the use of the web browser for uploading files -- except when using a provided file manager system. RootsWeb's file manager on this server can be accessed using http://www.rootsweb.com/fileman/file_manager.cgi Or, better yet, get a full-function FTP program such as WS-FTP LE. This program is free for personal use (companies have to pay for it) and can be downloaded from several places including www.tucows.com Regards, Elsi

Hi Elsi, Thanks for your reply. I get on the internet, type in ftp://users.rootsweb.com and get this message: The page cannot be displayed The page you are looking for is currently unavailable. The Web site might be experiencing technical difficulties, or you may need to adjust your browser settings. Please try the following: Click the Refresh button, or try again later. If you typed the page address in the Address bar, make sure that it is spelled correctly. To check your connection settings, click the Tools menu, and then click Internet Options. On the Connections tab, click Settings. The settings should match those provided by your local area network (LAN) administrator or Internet service provider (ISP). If your Network Administrator has enabled it, Microsoft Windows can examine your network and automatically discover network connection settings. If you would like Windows to try and discover them, click Some sites require 128-bit connection security. Click the Help menu and then click About Internet Explorer to determine what strength security you have installed. If you are trying to reach a secure site, make sure your Security settings can support it. Click the Tools menu, and then click Internet Options. On the Advanced tab, scroll to the Security section and check settings for SSL 2.0, SSL 3.0, TLS 1.0, PCT 1.0. Click the button to try another link. Cannot find server or DNS Error Internet Explorer When I do this from a friend's computer, I get a log in box asking for my password, etc. thanks, Jack X-Message: #5 Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 12:09:00 -0500 From: Elsi <elsi@augustmail.com> To: RootsWeb-Help-L@rootsweb.com Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.20020413120900.0142f830@mail.augustmail.com> Subject: [RW-Help] Re: Unable to access ftp Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" "Jack Martin" <jpmartin@brooksdata.net> wrote: >I recently became webmaster for the Terrell County Texas webpage. I have >maintained another webpage for a few years using File Manager but I >would like to learn to use ftp. > >When I try to access users.rootsweb.com I keep getting a message that >the page is not available. I checked with my ISP and they have no problem >accessing the site. I am able to access it from a friend's computer so >I know I have the correct password etc. > >Any ideas why I can't access it from my home computer? I use Windows 98 >if that helps. What else besides Windows 98 are you using? Windows 98 is an operating system, but not an FTP program. FTP programs don't use the terms 'page is not available'. Can you post more details on what program you are using, the procedure you go through step by step, and the exact error messages that you are receiving? With this information, I'm sure we can help you figure out what is going on. Regards, Elsi

"Jack Martin" <jpmartin@brooksdata.net> wrote: >I recently became webmaster for the Terrell County Texas webpage. I have >maintained another webpage for a few years using File Manager but I >would like to learn to use ftp. > >When I try to access users.rootsweb.com I keep getting a message that >the page is not available. I checked with my ISP and they have no problem >accessing the site. I am able to access it from a friend's computer so >I know I have the correct password etc. > >Any ideas why I can't access it from my home computer? I use Windows 98 >if that helps. What else besides Windows 98 are you using? Windows 98 is an operating system, but not an FTP program. FTP programs don't use the terms 'page is not available'. Can you post more details on what program you are using, the procedure you go through step by step, and the exact error messages that you are receiving? With this information, I'm sure we can help you figure out what is going on. Regards, Elsi

"Ray Henderson" <Ray.Henderson@prodigy.net> wrote: >Is anyone else having problems with RW guestbook errors?? > >I received the following message concerning the GB at >http://resources.rootsweb.com/~guestbook/cgi-bin/public_guestbook.cgi?gb=889 >&action=view > >I've checked it several times & I cannot duplicate the problem. I'm open >to any suggestions anyone might have as to what is causing this individual >to get this error message There is a JavaScript error on the pages being generated by the Guestbook code. This error was caused when the header/footer copy code was changed & the programmer for the guestbook was not notified. The guestbook code still generates a call to a JavaScript routine that is no longer on the page -- thus the error message. I've been told that the programmer is now aware of the problem & working on it. Some browsers at certain releases complain about bad scripts. Not all do. Netscape seems to ignore it entirely. IE on my system complains. I have Opera set to run in strict mode and notify me of all errors, so I see the message there. It's a harmless error message, but upsetting. Regards, Elsi >> For a week or two every time I try to look at guestbook I get an error >> message. >> >> Internet Explore Script Error >> >> An Error has occurred >> >> Line 4125 >> Char 1 >> Error object expected >> Code 0 >> URL::http://resources >> rootsweb.com/~guestbook/cgi-bin/public_guestbook.cgi?=889&action-view >> >> Do you want to continue running script on this page? >> >> yes or no >> >> Just for your info, I do not know how to get rid of the error message. I >just >> say yes.

At 09:12 AM 04/13/2002 -0400, Jo Thiessen wrote: >I know this (redirect) coding is mentioned routinely, and I've used it, >written it down, and still can't find it when I need it in a hurry. Please, >is there a place on Rootsweb that gives us a list of some of these simple, >oft needed codes? If not, would someone clue me in to some other place to >find them? That's a good one to add to one of our FreePages help sites. Robin, Pat, and I all have helpful information posted at http://freepages.computers.rootsweb.com/~moorecrossing/ http://freepages.computers.rootsweb.com/~pasher/ http://freepages.computers.rootsweb.com/~elsi ... respectively In the meantime, here's the code for a redirect: <.meta http-equiv="Refresh" content="60; URL=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~elsi/"> >What about forms? Can we use these on Rootsweb sites? If so, is there a >sample somewhere? You can use the MailMerge script at RootsWeb to handle your forms. Or, you can point a form to an external script (a script executing on someone else's server). But you cannot install any forms-handling scripts on the RootsWeb server. To use the MailMerge script at your FreePages account, see http://freepages.computers.rootsweb.com/~elsi/free-mailmerge.html Regards, Elsi

I know this (redirect) coding is mentioned routinely, and I've used it, written it down, and still can't find it when I need it in a hurry. Please, is there a place on Rootsweb that gives us a list of some of these simple, oft needed codes? If not, would someone clue me in to some other place to find them? What about forms? Can we use these on Rootsweb sites? If so, is there a sample somewhere? Jo Thiessen jog1@ix.netcom.com