To create a new file on the remote FTP site, change the working directory to the directory in which you want to create the file. After changing the working directory, do any one of the following:
Remote File -> New -> File...
menu
from the menu bar
Ctrl + F
(Command + F
on Mac
OS X) on your key board
New
-> File...
from the context menu
When you do any of the above actions, a new dialog titled,
Create New Remote File
will be displayed.
File Name
Specify a name for the file that you would like to create.
Create
Clicking this button will create (or try to create) the file
that you have specified and closes the
Create New Local File
dialog.
Cancel
Clicking this button discards your input and closes the
Create New Remote File
dialog.
Help
Clicking this button displays this help topic.
In the
File Name
field, you may enter absolute or relative (to the
working directory) path names. Below are a few examples assuming your
current working directory is set to
/wd
Example 1
Entering
sample.txt
would create a file named,
sample.txt
in the current working directory,
/wd
.
Example 2
Entering
subdir\sample.txt
would create a file named,
sample.txt
in the directory
/wd/subdir
. The directory
subdir
must exist in order for the file creation to be successful.
Example 3
Entering
/temp/sample.txt
would create a file named,
sample.txt
in the directory,
/temp
. The directory
/temp
must exist in order for the file creation to be successful.