For the VAX to host a Web page, you must have the correct settings. The easiest way to do this is to run an application called WEBREADY created by UCS. Executing this program on the VAX will create a WWW directory and place a generic homepage file in this directory with the proper protection setting for viewing it from the Web. To see more information on Webready, see the lecture Webready

If you already have a homepage on the VAX that you like, DO NOT do this first section. Running WEBREADY will destroy the current page and replace it with the generic homepage.

Executing WEBREADY ( only do this if you do not have an existing homepage):

• Log on the VAX with your username
• Start->Connections
• Double click on the VAX option
• Log on
• When the menu screen appears, move your cursor, using the arrow keys, down to the Exit option.
• You should see a single $ prompt
• Type in the command WEBREADY and the $ prompt and press the enter key.
• The program will proceed to create your WWW directory and place the generic INTEX.HTML file in your WWW directory. When you transfer your own file that you have created, it will replace the WEBREADY generic html file.

• To view your homepage (the just created default one or one that you have been working on and published), either use MS Explorer or Netscape browser and enter the following address:
• http://bsuvc.bsu.edu/home/your-username-goes-here
• Example: http://bsuvc.bsu.edu/home/00dmzage/

Creating your homepage

• Create a folder on your diskette (I recommend changing to a ZIP disk later. HTML files with graphics require much space) entitled WEB.
• Now go and collect from the web or clip art files any photos or graphics that you wish to use for your web page ( practice). Save them to your newly created WEB folder making sure that their names are stored using capital letters. (Example: MYFAMILY.JPG, not MyFamily.jpg) Note: By right clicking on any filename, you can choose the rename option to change the filename)
• Launch WORD, choosing the NEW option under File menu, selecting the WEB PAGES tab and doubling clicking on the Blank Web Page This is the environemnt for the Bell third floor labs. Do not expect this for every single lab. Only if that site has Word 97 and the installer included all the options during Word's installation, will you see the templates. However, all this does is give you a page with the HTML shell. So it's no big deal if you do not have it. You still can open up a blank WORD doc and then save it as HTML. To find more information about using Word as your HTML editor or other Web productions, please see the CS 104 lecture page
• This will appear as a blank Word document except the main menu line is altered for HTML documents.
• Enter whatever text you like in this document and insert any of graphics you collected.
• Note that HTML files do not have nor recognize word wrap features around objects nor tab key inserts. You need to use tables or the right movement hot key for placement of objects in an HTML document.
• Save this document to your diskette in the WEB folder being sure to name it INDEX.HTML

Now it is time to transfer your INDEX.HTML file and all of the files (graphics) to the VAX and into your WWW directory.

• Start->Programs->MS-DOS Prompt
• A black Window will appear
• It should display C:\Windows>
• At this prompt, you need to make sure that the system is pointing to the correct disk and folder before a transfer is made. Type in the letter of the floppy drive. Example: A: followed by the enter key.
• If you see A:\WEB>, you are done.
• If you see A:>, you must change to the WEB folder by entering CD WEB.
• It is now time to invoke the FTP software by entering the following command:
• FTP BSUVC.BSU.EDU (followed by the enter key)
• Now log on the VAX using your username and password
• After successfully logging on, enter bin. The bin command is necessary because the files to be transferred are in binary format. Be sure that you enter bin in lower case not uppercase letters.
• You now need to know what area that the VAX is currently in. You can obtain this information by entering the DIR command at the prompt.
• View the information displayed on the screen carefully.
• If you are connected to BSU$USER_#:[yourusername.WWW], you can proceed to next step. If you are connected to BSU$USER_#:[yourusername], you need to enter CD WWW at the ftp> prompt.
• Note: If you do not work at the normal rate, or are slow in typing your file transfer command, the system may log you out. If this happens, you must enter a bye at the FTP> prompt and repeat the ftp command again.
• Now you are ready to transfer your INDEX.html file and all of the other files to the VAX.
• Enter mput *.* at the FTP> prompt and press the enter key.
• The system will prompt you for a Y (yes) or N (no) after displaying the name of each file.
• Do not transfer the . or the .. files. These are pointers in and out of subdirectories on your floppy.
• After the transfer is complete, enter a quit at the ftp> prompt and enter an EXIT at the A:\WEB > prompt. This will exit you from the DOS mode and return you to the Windows GUI mode.
• To view your new homepage use the instructions above in Viewing the current homepage in your WWW directory section.