Editing Customizable Files Using Non-Innovative Programs

You can edit and transfer customizable files using editing and FTP tools not supplied by Innovative, such as Macromedia Dreamweaver MX®, Adobe GoLive®, Notepad®, SimpleText®, and various FTP clients.

NOTE

Innovative offers technical assistance only for the software it provides.

To edit customizable files with non-Innovative tools, you must transfer the files to a local directory. Transfer files by using your favorite FTP program or Innovative tools.

NOTE

You can edit any customizable file in your local directory by using non-Innovative tools. This includes Innovative files such as WWWOPTIONS and KIDSOPTIONS.

Innovative offers some tips for choosing customizable file editing programs.

To set up your PC and programs to edit and transfer customizable files:

  1. Create local (work) directories.
  2. Add the IP address of the PC containing the local directories to IIIFTP using the Limit NETWORK access function in Admin Corner.
  3. Set the liveftp and staging login passwords.
  4. Configure your programs to access the staging and live directories on the Innovative Web server

You can also edit customizable files by using Innovative-supplied tools.