[6f]

FreeCEN Upload

Getting access and uploading

Validation [6a]

Post-Validation [6d]

Notes & Comments [7a]

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In order to upload pieces to the database, the county co-ordinator (or an assistant nominated to carry out the uploads) must first obtain a userID, by following the instructions below.

Go to http://www.flash.net/cgi-bin/pw.pl
Enter your username, which is your forename (in all lower case characters) followed by @ followed by the Chapman code of your county (in all upper case letters) Please note that if you use any upper case characters in your name, or any lower case characters in the County Code, your ID will not be accepted
select a password. Remember that passwords are case sensitive
Press Encrypt
You will be presented with a string which looks like `dave@LAN:95k7w6v3StFq2`
Send a copy of the string to Dave Mayall
Wait for confirmation before going onto the next bit
The next bit is different according to the operating system in use

Win95 / Win98 First edition Win 98 Second Edition / Win ME / Win NT Win 2000 / Win XP

Install Web Folders if necessary (contact Dave Mayall for advice) Web Folders is already installed Network Places is already installed
Open Windows Explorer (NOT Internet Explorer) Open Windows Explorer (NOT Internet Explorer) Open Windows Explorer (NOT Internet Explorer)
Select Web Folders in the folders list Select Web Folders in the folders list Select My Network Places in the folders list
Select New Web folder Select New Web folder Select New Network Place
Use the wizard to add a new web folder of http://www.freecen.org.uk/pieces/CTY (where CTY is the Chapman code for your county) Use the wizard to add a new web folder of http://www.freecen.org.uk/pieces/CTY (where CTY is the Chapman code for your county) Use the wizard to add a new network place of http://www.freecen.org.uk/pieces/CTY (where CTY is the Chapman code for your county)
Provide your userid and password (from above) when requested Provide your userid and password (from above) when requested Provide your userid and password (from above) when requested

Once you've set up the web folder/network place as above, uploading files to FreeCEN is simply a matter of using drag and drop in Windows Explorer
For each piece to be uploaded, extract the VLD file from the zip, then drag the file (in Windows Explorer) onto the Web Folder/Network Place, and the file will be uploaded to FreeCEN.

19May2004