Lucien,

>I'm using wwftp oftp.ftpcreatedirectory(lcwebpath) to create a folder on an off-site web server. The target machine is a UNIX box which starts in the 'htdocs' folder and will not allow me to create a folder there. I would like to 'change directory' to the level below where I can perform the createdirectory command, or preferably start in the root folder of my website. Can this be done?

No, FTP doesn't allow this. You can only go to the directory that you are logged into originally.