problems setting up online league

tguk4mm · 07-12-2002, 02:09 AM

I'm new to online leagues, i actually have STB2K3, but anywho. I'm trying to start a league, I have a website at www.freewebs.com I'm trying to use. Basically my issue is in trying to export anything to the website directly from the game. I tried entering in the ftp server address and it will only accept www.whatever.com. You can't have any backslashes or anything? My site is www.freewebs.com/ballfour/ but when i enter that it says the name cannot be resolved. If i just put in www.freewebs.com that works but it says password not accepted. I was able to generate the report onto my computer and upload using the site tools but not everything works. I managed to get the main standings page up which has stats and all that stuff but you can't click on anything. I don't know how make the links work. I just uploaded the league.htm file and theres obviously more to it than that. Which is easier for someone that knows absolutely nothing about webdesign? Exporting from the game to the site?...or from the game to my computer and using the site tools? I guess i kinda need to know what to put in everything on the online league page....i thought i was headed in the right direction but if anyone has an example they could put up here that'd be cool. my apologies for being a pain. I'm new and ignorant...if anyone could kinda point me in the right direction i would greatly appreciate it. Is this specific enough?

PCline26 · 07-12-2002, 09:16 AM

Your host doesn't support FTP, therefore you cannot use it. (The OOTP exporter.)

tguk4mm · 07-12-2002, 11:20 AM

is there any such thing a free one that does suppost ftp?

Steve Kuffrey · 07-12-2002, 12:14 PM

I am not aware of any free sites that do, but I also have not really checked. I would imagine that it wouldn't take too much time to find out.

PCline26 · 07-12-2002, 06:47 PM

www.netfirms.com

Great hosting, you'll like them (except for the ads). They'll put one on the top of your pages unless you kill it off

Greenshmoka · 07-28-2002, 05:03 AM

Hi guys, please excuse my newbieness but im an absolute rookie webmaster. Ive been in simulation leagues for quite some time now and bought ootp4 to start my own online league with some friends. I have now been trying to get a league page up for 3 days straight to no avail and on the verge of giving up. I gave up trying the ftp method after countless failed attempts. I obviously found it easy to export the league to a folder and managed to upload a compressed version of the folder to 1 of 5 sites im currently trying on. Problem is, i still dont have a clue what im doing. Words could not express my gratitude towards anyone willing to supply some kind of step by step guide for a particular website, please keep in mind im a rookie (how could you forget huh)

rferry · 07-28-2002, 07:20 AM

there are plenty of free sites that support ftp. freewebspace.net has a list, but they seem to deal more with the cliche services. and i've always found problems with those services, such as long delays in connecting and receiving promised features (envy.nu's ftp feature comes to mind.)
if you don't need user-friendly features and support, but want cgi-bin and other features available through ftp, i'd say check out prohosting.com's free service.
otherwise, there's also tons more of very reliable $10/month services that offer a lot more (mySQL, Perl, PHP, anonymous ftp)

nolushhere · 08-05-2002, 03:15 AM

okay if I got this right. i used the generate button in the game itself to generate the report. then I went and got that report and published it will my webpage and sent it up. it took a while so I figure it worked. but now on my links every time I click then it comes up "page missing" or whatever it does. my website is
http://www.letsplayball.us/
so can someone go and let me know if they see what Im doing wrong plz
thanks

rferry · 08-05-2002, 04:39 AM

are you sure that you uploaded it? and to the folder that youre linking to?
you may also want to check with your host for acceptable files. i doubt that theyd block *.htm, but if they might have gone overboard and banned everything but *.html, jpg, and gif.

nolushhere · 08-05-2002, 11:10 AM

I did check and they arent blocking anything so its not that. how should I be linking them to it, the files I mean. would you be able to tell me without being on my computer. I use frontpage 2002 by the way

thanks

Steve Kuffrey · 08-05-2002, 11:53 AM

Can you use an FTP program and make sure that they are uploaded?

nolushhere · 08-05-2002, 12:00 PM

not positive, we did at one time use the ftp uplaod it seemed to upload without any errors but then we generated the report right after that and then tried to publish that with our website stuff AND then went and checked the links. and that is where we are at right now.
the site is up top but again letsplayball.us

thanks

07-12-2002, 02:09 AM	#1
tguk4mm Bat Boy Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 3	problems setting up online league I'm new to online leagues, i actually have STB2K3, but anywho. I'm trying to start a league, I have a website at www.freewebs.com I'm trying to use. Basically my issue is in trying to export anything to the website directly from the game. I tried entering in the ftp server address and it will only accept www.whatever.com. You can't have any backslashes or anything? My site is www.freewebs.com/ballfour/ but when i enter that it says the name cannot be resolved. If i just put in www.freewebs.com that works but it says password not accepted. I was able to generate the report onto my computer and upload using the site tools but not everything works. I managed to get the main standings page up which has stats and all that stuff but you can't click on anything. I don't know how make the links work. I just uploaded the league.htm file and theres obviously more to it than that. Which is easier for someone that knows absolutely nothing about webdesign? Exporting from the game to the site?...or from the game to my computer and using the site tools? I guess i kinda need to know what to put in everything on the online league page....i thought i was headed in the right direction but if anyone has an example they could put up here that'd be cool. my apologies for being a pain. I'm new and ignorant...if anyone could kinda point me in the right direction i would greatly appreciate it. Is this specific enough?

07-12-2002, 12:14 PM	#4
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,036	I am not aware of any free sites that do, but I also have not really checked. I would imagine that it wouldn't take too much time to find out. __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

07-28-2002, 05:03 AM	#6
Greenshmoka Bat Boy Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 1	Online league help please Hi guys, please excuse my newbieness but im an absolute rookie webmaster. Ive been in simulation leagues for quite some time now and bought ootp4 to start my own online league with some friends. I have now been trying to get a league page up for 3 days straight to no avail and on the verge of giving up. I gave up trying the ftp method after countless failed attempts. I obviously found it easy to export the league to a folder and managed to upload a compressed version of the folder to 1 of 5 sites im currently trying on. Problem is, i still dont have a clue what im doing. Words could not express my gratitude towards anyone willing to supply some kind of step by step guide for a particular website, please keep in mind im a rookie (how could you forget huh)

07-28-2002, 07:20 AM	#7
rferry All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2002 Location: DC Posts: 549	there are plenty of free sites that support ftp. freewebspace.net has a list, but they seem to deal more with the cliche services. and i've always found problems with those services, such as long delays in connecting and receiving promised features (envy.nu's ftp feature comes to mind.) if you don't need user-friendly features and support, but want cgi-bin and other features available through ftp, i'd say check out prohosting.com's free service. otherwise, there's also tons more of very reliable $10/month services that offer a lot more (mySQL, Perl, PHP, anonymous ftp) __________________ please excuse my grammar, i read baseball weekly in my high school english classes.

08-05-2002, 03:15 AM	#8
nolushhere Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 268	NEED SOME HELP okay if I got this right. i used the generate button in the game itself to generate the report. then I went and got that report and published it will my webpage and sent it up. it took a while so I figure it worked. but now on my links every time I click then it comes up "page missing" or whatever it does. my website is http://www.letsplayball.us/ so can someone go and let me know if they see what Im doing wrong plz thanks

07-12-2002, 09:16 AM	#2
PCline26 All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: NC Posts: 658	Your host doesn't support FTP, therefore you cannot use it. (The OOTP exporter.)

07-12-2002, 11:20 AM	#3
tguk4mm Bat Boy Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 3	is there any such thing a free one that does suppost ftp?

07-12-2002, 06:47 PM	#5
PCline26 All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: NC Posts: 658	www.netfirms.com Great hosting, you'll like them (except for the ads). They'll put one on the top of your pages unless you kill it off

08-05-2002, 04:39 AM	#9
rferry All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2002 Location: DC Posts: 549	are you sure that you uploaded it? and to the folder that youre linking to? you may also want to check with your host for acceptable files. i doubt that theyd block .htm, but if they might have gone overboard and banned everything but .html, jpg, and gif. __________________ please excuse my grammar, i read baseball weekly in my high school english classes.

08-05-2002, 11:10 AM	#10
nolushhere Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 268	no I did check on some stuff I did check and they arent blocking anything so its not that. how should I be linking them to it, the files I mean. would you be able to tell me without being on my computer. I use frontpage 2002 by the way thanks

08-05-2002, 11:53 AM	#11
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,036	Can you use an FTP program and make sure that they are uploaded? __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

08-05-2002, 12:00 PM	#12
nolushhere Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 268	REALLY DONT KNOW not positive, we did at one time use the ftp uplaod it seemed to upload without any errors but then we generated the report right after that and then tried to publish that with our website stuff AND then went and checked the links. and that is where we are at right now. the site is up top but again letsplayball.us thanks