Work on server files locally
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Topic: Work on server files locally
Posted By: Amateur
Subject: Work on server files locally
Date Posted: 30 July 2006 at 6:00pm
| Anyone recommend an Application that allows me work on files locally, click the save button and the changes are made to the files on the server without having to re upload them? |
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Posted By: dpyers
Date Posted: 30 July 2006 at 9:31pm
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I'm not sure what you're asking here. If the files are local, they've got to get to the server somehow. Some development apps have an upload facility built in, but it's a separate step after you save. Don't know of anything that uploads as soon as you save. If you want to open the web site from your local development app, you can work on files at the server and changes take effect as soon as you save, but the files are already on the server. EDIT: What application are you currently using for development? ------------- 
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Posted By: Amateur
Date Posted: 31 July 2006 at 1:07am
This is what i want to do, sorry for the poor explanation! Coding in .Net so usually use WebMatrix or Visual Studios or textpad. |
dpyers wrote:Posted By: MadDog
Date Posted: 31 July 2006 at 2:29am
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I use UltraEdit and it does have FTP options to save to the server. Check it out, http://www.ultraedit.com - http://www.ultraedit.com
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Posted By: theSCIENTIST
Date Posted: 31 July 2006 at 6:18am
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I presume you dont have root access to the server, so Remote Desktops are out of the question. There is a script, one file application, free, that does just that, it loads files into editable boxes and you can modify them and save, without having to upload all the time, I forgot the name, but will look for it at home.
Other than that, don't rely on files for your content, use a database instead, where you can update it easily. ------------- :: http://www.mylittlehost.com/ - www.mylittlehost.com |
Posted By: dpyers
Date Posted: 31 July 2006 at 6:39am
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Almost any web development app will allow you to open and edit files directly on the server.
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Posted By: theSCIENTIST
Date Posted: 31 July 2006 at 8:37am
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Found it, get your free copy here: http://www.anyportal.com/ - http://www.anyportal.com/
This lets you list all files and edit/delete/create and other operations directly in the server.
Make sure you password protect it, read the instructions. ------------- :: http://www.mylittlehost.com/ - www.mylittlehost.com |
Posted By: Mart
Date Posted: 31 July 2006 at 8:25pm
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Well this topic kind of made me think this would be cool, so i went ahead and made it... It requires .net framework 2.0, and hooks directly into the windows filesystem to receive notifications about when a file is edited/renamed/deleted. i've included the full source code for the curious/paranoid... Couple of screenshots:  And when the directory structure is changed it is FTP'd automatically and you are notified...  So now you can have notepad automatically FTP things for you! Enjoy! EDIT: Ooops, forgot to link to binaries/source code: http://www.webtellect.co.uk/AutoPublish/AutoPublish.zip - http://www.webtellect.co.uk/AutoPublish/AutoPublish.zip |
Posted By: theSCIENTIST
Date Posted: 01 August 2006 at 9:16am
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Hey Mart, great stuff, just a suggestion, don't automatically update files, rather give users the choice to click Sync or Publish when we feel theres enough changes.
Also, I'm curious, how often do you check for modifications on the source folder? Do you have a timer or is it real-time?
Great piece of software, I encourage you to develop it further, don't forget options is what people want. The software does the job but we the users define the rules. I see this becoming a popular utility. ------------- :: http://www.mylittlehost.com/ - www.mylittlehost.com |
Posted By: Mart
Date Posted: 01 August 2006 at 10:46am
| It uses a FileSystemMonitor object so it's notified of changes. I'll probably add some more stuff like prompting and multiple folder/site watching tonight |
Posted By: huwnet
Date Posted: 01 August 2006 at 12:10pm
| VPN with disk mounting |