Importing and Exporting Site Configuration

You can add Sites to your Site Manager from text listings; you can export your Site Manager listings if another user requires the same Site configuration, or if you just want to back up the Site Manager.

To import Sites

  1. On the main menu, click Tools > Site Manager > Import/Export FTP Sites. The Choose import or export Site Manager wizard appears.

  2. In the Select the operationarea, click Import, then click Next.

  3. Specify the source from which you want to import, then click Next.

  4. In the Conversion type area, do one of the following:

    • Merge the entries into the existing Site Manager

    • Create a new Site Manager with these entries

  5. Click Next. The file location page appears.

  6. Click magnifying glass icon to open the Find Site Database Tool and view the list of Sites.

  7. Click the Site you want to import, then click OK. (You may need to click Stop to stop the search and enable the OK button.)

  8. After the Sites are imported, click Finish.

  9. Open the Site Manager to verify the Sites were imported.

To export your Site Manager listings

Do one of the following:

  • Right-click in the Site Manager, then click one of the following formats, then specify the location and file name for the file.

    • Export Sites as Text (contains all Site properties)

    • Export Sites as URL (contains only the URLs of the Sites).

  • On the main menu, click Tools > Site Manager > Import/Export FTP Sites. The Choose import or export Site manager wizard appears.

    1. Click Export, then click Next.

    2. In the Select the file format area, click one of the following:

      • As text- to generate a list of Sites in plain text.

      • As URL- to generate a list of Sites as Web addresses.

    3. Click Next.

    4. In the File location and Name box, click the folder icon to define the path for the new file. The Save As dialog box opens.

    5. In the File name box, type a name for the file, then click Save.

    6. Click Finish