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Step 6: Import the web files

Some of the shortcuts are associated with a web page. A web page may be composed from many web files: an HTML file and many of its embedded web files such as, pictures, style sheets, Java scripts, etc. These embedded elements are not directly referenced by the shortcut but they will be imported also as part of the web page. This is done the same way as the MS Internet Explorer saves the displayed web page with all its associated embedded elements under a sub-directory related to that page. For a shortcut that is associated with a web file that is not a web page, the file will be imported as a single file. Those who are familiar with the MS Internet Explorer, can use the File > Save As command for importing the displayed web page. For non-Web pages, you can use the Save Target As command of the related hyperlink popup menu.

Following our example, we have, three shortcut items, all are Web pages. To import them, do List > Grab List command. A progress dialog will be displayed and it will manifest some activity for a while. Wait until you see the message: "ENDED" at the end of the event list (displayed inside the large white text area).


Progress dialog from the Grab List command

Once you see this message, click the Dispose button. You should see the table display similar to the one shown below:


Part of the main window table after a Grab List command

Observe the "Status" column; it has a longer message and it starts with a number of 5 for an HTML file (a web page) and 3 for the non-HTML file. Look at the content of the topic root directory; you should see three additional files and three additional sub-directories with a name that starts the same way as the imported web page file name, but ending with the "_emb" suffix. You can already display the imported web file locally with your web browser without any network activity. Its embedded images are there, its style is enforced by a style sheet file, etc. However, its hyperlinks are probably not working.


BigFeet topic root directory content after a Grab List command

 


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