Creating a Remote Connection in Java

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To connect and disconnect to a remote folder with FTP, all you need to do is click the Connect to Remote Host button in the Files panel Local/Network: Select this option if you ll be running a Web server on your local computer or accessing a local area network (LAN) folder Click the folder next to the Remote Folder text field to browse for and select the folder to which you want to send the remote site files You don t need to manually connect and disconnect to a remote folder with network access, because you re always connected if you choose this type of access You may, however, want to click the Refresh button in the Files panel often so that you can see the latest version of your remote files WebDAV (Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning): Use this access method if you connect to a server that supports the WebDAV protocol, such as a Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) 50 or an Apache Web server with the right configuration settings Enter the URL for the WebDAV server, username, and password before testing the connection RDS (Rapid Development Services): Use this setting to connect to your Web server using RDS The remote folder must be on a computer running ColdFusion Enter the host name for the server, the port number, and the remote root folder, username, and password Microsoft Visual SourceSafe: This is a Windows-only setting Select this access method if you connect to your Web server using Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows and have Microsoft Visual SourceSafe client Version 6 installed on the local computer Specify the Microsoft Visual SourceSafe database, a Microsoft Visual SourceSafe project, username, and password After you make your selection, the appropriate options for that access type appear below the Access menu For instance, if you select FTP, you see text fields for inputting FTP access information, such as host URL, username, and password To find out how to set each of the access types, see the following section, Configuring a remote access type

Dreamweaver saves remote information settings and closes the Site Definition dialog box Dreamweaver knows that it needs to create, or be ready to create, a connection to the specified remote server

Your development environment determines which remote access type you choose, as well as where the remote folder resides The following sections

show you how to select category options for each of the remote access types available For each of these remote access types, these options also appear: Maintain Synchronization Information: Choose to synchronize local and remote files automatically This option is enabled by default so you must deselect it if you don t want Dreamweaver to synchronize your files (We recommend keeping the option enabled if you want Dreamweaver to automate the synchronization process Dreamweaver s synchronization tools are very useful For details on the entire synchronization process, read Book V, 4) Automatically Upload Files to Server on Save: Most developers leave this option disabled so they can test locally before publishing the updated files to the remote server When enabled, Dreamweaver uploads files to the remote site whenever files are saved locally Enable File Check In and Check Out: When enabled, three additional fields appear These fields are the Check Out Files When Opening field, the Check Out Name field, and Email Address field of the main person using the current workstation Unless you work in a group setting (see Book VI, 1), leave this option disabled Refresh Remote File List Automatically: Choose to have the Files panel refresh automatically when you add and delete files This option can slow down the process of copying files to the remote server If you want to copy files quickly, disable this option and click the Files panel Refresh button to manually refresh

One of the most common methods of accessing a Web server is by using File Transfer Protocol (FTP) This is a good catchall remote access option, and the most common protocol used for transferring files This section covers how to use Dreamweaver s built-in FTP client for transferring files, but you could also transfer your files using any of the more common stand-alone FTP client applications (see Book VII, 2) Access the Site Definition dialog box and follow these steps to enter information in the Remote Info category (see Figure 3-1):