Freeserve UK server name

[Michael]

This is not, strictly speaking, a VB question, but if I say that I intend to use some VBScipt in my project then I think that will justify me posting here!!!

I am new to net programming, and I have successfully written a web page using raw HTML and FrontPage Express, and successfully deployed it using the Web Publishing Wizard.

I am now getting a little more ambitious and I want to use Visual InterDev for my next project. However, in trying to set up my "New Project", on step 1 of the "Web Project Wizard", when I try to enter the server in response to "What server do you want to use?" question, I continually get the message "Unable to contact web server <A HREF="http://xxxxxxxxx"" TARGET=_blank>http://xxxxxxxxx"</A> where xxxxxx is my entered name.

I want to use my Freeserve web space and whatever I use for the name gives the same message.

Can anyone tell me what is the server name for my allocated web space on Freeserve(UK)........please!

I'm raring to go but I keep falling at this first hurdle!!!

By the way, does anyone know of any BBs as good as VB-World that specialise in Visual InterDev?

[This message has been edited by Michael (edited 08-07-1999).]

[vbsquare]

uploads.webspace.freeserve.net

[Michael]

Thanks for replying but I have already successfully deployed to "uploads.webspace.freeserve.net" via Web Publishing Wizard.

When I enter this in Visual InterDev I get the message "Unable to contact web server http://uploads.webspace.freeserve.net

I am logged on to freeserve when I try to do this. Do I need to include my node name somewhere?

[vbsquare]

Try using ftp instead of http

[Michael]

I've tried both ftp amd http but it doesn't permit any protocol entry. However the fact that the error message contains http must tell me something. Perhaps there is a setting somewhere that makes it default to http. I know that Freeserve wants ftp.

Added to this I am having one or two other little "funnies" in Visual Studio. I think I will reinstall and start again.

Thanks for your efforts.