FILE FORMATS

 

q       Save files in a UNIX/DOS-safe format. This means for HTML documents that you should use eight or fewer lowercase letters and/or numbers for the file name, followed by a period, ending with the letters "htm". For graphics, you should use eight or fewer lowercase letters and/or numbers for the file name, followed by a period, ending with the letters "jpg" or "gif" (depending on the graphics format).

 

Good examples

Bad examples

 

J     index.htm

J     purchase.htm

J     main01.htm

J     1000.htm

J     pictures.htm

J     face.jpg

J     cartoon1.gif

 

L        index.html

L        Purchase.htm

L        main01

L        1000 std.htm

L        PICTURES.HTM

L        face.JPG

L        cartoon1gif

 

 

q       Folders should be in a UNIX/DOS-safe format. This means you should use eight or fewer lowercase letters and/or numbers for the folder name; if you choose to have an extension after the folder name, do so by adding a period and three or fewer lowercase letters and/or numbers.

 

Good examples

Bad examples

J     images

J     docs

J     folder01

J     main.img

L        Images

L        docs.folder

L        folder.1000

L        MAIN.IMG

 

q       All HTML documents must be saved as text-only files.

q       It is best to save all HTML documents in the same directory/folder.

q       It is best to save all graphics in a directory/folder called "images"; the images folder should be in the same directory/folder as the HTML documents.

q       All links should be relative links

Good: <A href="list.htm">

Good: <IMG src="images/start.jpg">

Bad: <A href="file://a:/coap2000 /list.htm">

Bad: <IMG src="a:/pictures/start.jpg">