FTP, and the horrors of VI

stevecooper · Post by **stevecooper** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 1:45 pm

Hi,

I need help from Textpad to escape the evil clutches of vi.

I'm a web developer, so I spend a lot of my time editing HTML files and PHP scripts on web servers. Since textpad doesn't do ftp open/save, I have to use other editors and programs to get, edit, save, and upload my web files. I tend to do it in one of two ways;

(1) open a shell editor on the server, and use vi or nano. (urg.)
(2) use a desktop program with integrated ftp - usually Macromedia DreamWeaver

This is a shame; TextPad has the nicest text-editing ability out there. But I spend a good portion of my day working on the web, -not- using textpad. Please help me escape the horror of using VI. Please...

ninjalabs · Post by **ninjalabs** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:46 am

I use WebDrive... maps your FTP server straight to the filesystem so any user can use it

http://www.southrivertech.com/index.php ... rive/index

stevecooper · Post by **stevecooper** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 1:57 pm

Unfortunately, webdrive + textpad costs $80 - which is more than I'm able or willing to spend on it. I can afford $30 for a text editor, but $80 is uncompetitive.

There's freeware editors out there (pspad) which do it, and commercial editors for $30 (editplus). So if I have to spend more, I'll just get an editor that can do it. I am willing to pay a competitive price, though.

bveldkamp · Post by **bveldkamp** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:12 am

A bit late perhaps, sorry about that.
Netdrive is free: http://www.acs.uwosh.edu/novell/netdrive.htm

HTH, Berend