Fontpage preview with absolute links

[Monika]

Hi,

I set up an Intranet-Template with many absolute links to images and
my stylesheet f.e. <img src="/images/dot.gif">. So other web authors
are able to use this template without taking care about fixed images
and using the correct stylesheet.
I normally use Macromedia Dreamweaver and in Dreamweaver there isn't
any problem by showing me the images and the stylesheet on my local
computer in offline modus.
In Frontpage I can see nothing - no images, no stylesheet
instructions.
What is the different between Dreamweaver and Frontpage in this case?

Thanks

 

[MD Websunlimited]

Hi Monika,

First a small correction - the link example that is provided show a root relative link not an absolute link.

Do the images exist at the root relative location where you're viewing them?

Can you provide a URL?

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[Monika]

OK, it is not an absolute link included servername but it is an
absolute link inside my webpage with the result that this link will
not interpreted well in Frontpage and in the browser from lokal
file-address therefore it is shown well in Dreamweaver.
Anything is fine when it is shown online in the browser.
I cannot give you an URL because it is in Intranet without access for
externals.
Is there a way to give my Frontpage Web an absolute root-folder so
that Frontpage will find the subfolder /images/ ?

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

Add a base ref tag to all your pages in the HEAD section
(all other links would be relative to the base ref)

But that is not recommended if you are working on local and remote site (the base ref will change for each)

FP handles all links as relative links and manages them for you as you rename of move files around.

Make your links relative to your Template page (in the same folder using the template name)
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Templates\1033\PAGES11 for FP2003, or
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Templates\1033\PAGES for prior versions
See the photo.tem folder for an example

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| OK, it is not an absolute link included servername but it is an
| absolute link inside my webpage with the result that this link will
| not interpreted well in Frontpage and in the browser from lokal
| file-address therefore it is shown well in Dreamweaver.
| Anything is fine when it is shown online in the browser.
| I cannot give you an URL because it is in Intranet without access for
| externals.
| Is there a way to give my Frontpage Web an absolute root-folder so
| that Frontpage will find the subfolder /images/ ?
|
| > Hi Monika,
| >
| > First a small correction - the link example that is provided show a root relative link not an absolute link.
| >
| > Do the images exist at the root relative location where you're viewing them?
| >
| > Can you provide a URL?
| >
| > --
| > Mike -- FrontPage MVP '97-'02
| > http://www.websunlimited.com
| > J-Bots Plus 2002 87 components for FrontPage
| > http://www.websunlimited.com/order/Product/JBP2002/jbp_help_dir.htm
| > FrontPage Add-ins Since '97 2003 / 2002 / 2000 Compatible
| >