Using another photo gallery program...

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I' m using Shozam software to build my photo galleries and I can't figure out how to get them in my VSD. I'm still building my website so I haven't uploaded it yet. Can anyone help
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Chuck,

Being unfamiliar with Shozam, I can only point you to the VSD tools. Does your program produce some html that you can add to a web page? If so, use the HTML tool and add that code.
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I previewed my gallery in a browser an went to view source an copied all the HTML. When I copied it to a page in VSD an previewed it everything shows up but the pictures. It says some files need to be added to be viewed correctly. Not sure how to do this
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Hi Chuck.
The image here here shows what Shozam produces, so you would have to use the add files in VSD for it to work.Even though you copied the html code you need the images and folders to. I would suggest (my opinion) using an iframe.
http://kellyinfo.com/web/shozam.jpg

here's an example I'm talking about.
http://kellyinfo.com/MyFiles/zipfiles/Shozam.zip
hope this helps.




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Thanks, the video link helped alot. I got my gallery to work but somethings still not right. When I go to preview in the HTML editer the page comes up perfect but when I preview it in VSD the page doesn't look right. I attached the coding for both. The templates file is the code that previews perfect in the HTML editer and the other coding is the preview in VSD that does not look right. I tried to attach the page so you can see it but the file is to big. Basically the framing around the pictures doesn't go all the way around the pictures. The slideshow button works fine the intro button does not work at all an the index button works fine just the framing around the pictures is off.

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Hi Chuck,
Pretty confusing isn't it.

in the tutorial you saw , does your shozam make the folders and files as shown?

If so can you make a folder (outside of VSD) on your server-name it-and upload them to that folder?

give me a minute to catch up....thanks
UPDATE:
looks like you chose to add the folders as they are located in the program. I can only think that if the images/borders are not aligned could it be something was missed? That is a time consuming way. this why I suggested an iframe. you canmake the iframe in Html editor and just copy the code to VSD. alot easier. Of course Chuck if you have your gallery already online could you show me the link,and I'll show you what I mean.




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Hey Bruce,

Thanks for replying so fast you have been a great help. I dont have my site online yet to show you in fact my galleries are the only keeping from finishing the site. I saw on the tutorial how to make the iframe code you mentioned but I couldn't figure out were to copy/ paste it maybe this is why it doesn't look right. I attached two more files so you can see what I have so far one is what I pasted into the Header HTML an the other is what I pasted into the Boby HTML. Were do I put the iframe code.

Attachments:
User 282670 Photo


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Hi Chuck,
I made another so you can see how to aply the code. If you pause the tutorial you canjust copy the code to VSD, but using your ftp client upload your gallery files.You can remove the code in the head section of VSD and the body section that you added if you use the iframe method Chuck.
you would use the html tool to add the iframe code into VSD.
http://www.kellyinfo.com/MyFiles/zipfiles/Shozam2.zip
I will look at your files and see what else we can do.thanks.




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Ok I downloaded filezilla it does look alot easier then messing with all that code. I don't have an FTP site setup yet. I'm trying to connect Filezilla to my host. I have the host name, user name an password but can't find the port # could it be called something else. Boy do I need a drink. Thanks for the patients
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leave port blank Chuck
UPDATE: then upload all the files above as shown please..





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