When working on FrontPage pages, you need to open the web in FrontPage to
make any changes. That's how it's designed to work.
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Tom [Pepper] Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
"You're a daisy if you do!"
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"KC Rippstein hotmail com>" <kcrippstein<atdot> wrote in message
: Thank you, Thomas. I have 2 reasons why I'm hoping to keep some element
of
: "working folder" when I have this web:
: - first, we have many documents stored in respective organized
: subfolders...when we import new files, we need to assign them to a
specific
: location within the web's folder structure
: - second, many documents are dynamic, requiring updates rather than total
: replacement (spreadsheets mostly, but some Word docs as well), so may I
: simply open the document, make my changes, and save it without opening my
web
: in FP so long as I do not rename the file?
:
:
:
: "Thomas A. Rowe" wrote:
:
: > If I understand correctly...
: >
: > Why not avoid the extra steps, just open your local copy of your web in
FP, then create your content
: > in the open web via FP or for images, etc. drag-n-drop them into your
current open web via FP.
: >
: > You can not save directly into the folder holding your web content from
another application, without
: > causing problems.
: >
: > --
: > ==============================================
: > Thomas A. Rowe
: > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
: >
: >
http://www.Ecom-Data.com
: > ==============================================
: >
: >
: > "KC Rippstein hotmail com>" <kcrippstein<atdot> wrote in message
: > : > > Sorry, Thomas, I have just one more question. I read the following
from
: > > another one of your posts:
: > > You must first have a web or site open in FP via File Menu | Open Web
/
: > > Site, then all content/folders must be created or imported into this
open web
: > > / site, then you insert or link to your pages or files. This will
ensure that
: > > all of your links are relative to the web / site when you upload the
web /
: > > site to a remote web host.
: > >
: > > Since I have successfully imported all folders and files into my new
web, I
: > > think (if I am reading your statement above correctly) that I must
always
: > > - save new files to any location I want (say, a Temp folder on my
desktop),
: > > - open my web in FP,
: > > - import the new files into their appropriate folder locations in the
web,
: > > - delete the folders from Temp.
: > > This would mean I CANNOT just File|Save As or just drag and drop a
file into
: > > that web, open my web in FP, edit an html doc to link to my new file,
then
: > > publish the web and expect the remote location to understand. Is that
right?
: > >
: > > Most grateful,
: > > KC
: > >
: > >
: > > "Thomas A. Rowe" wrote:
: > >
: > >> All of your web content needs to be in a single web/site folder.
: > >>
: > >> --
: > >> ==============================================
: > >> Thomas A. Rowe
: > >> Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
: > >>
: > >>
http://www.Ecom-Data.com
: > >> ==============================================
: > >>
: > >>
: > >> "KC Rippstein hotmail com>" <kcrippstein<atdot> wrote in message
: > >> : > >> > So it's fine that our html pages hyperlink to all sorts of files
located
: > >> > outside the place where my home page currently resides?
: > >> >
: > >> >
: > >> > "Thomas A. Rowe" wrote:
: > >> >
: > >> >> All you should have to do is open the current location (File menu
| Open Site) and the publish
: > >> >> to
: > >> >>
http://servername or whatever the server admin tells you is the
correct path.
: > >> >>
: > >> >> --
: > >> >> ==============================================
: > >> >> Thomas A. Rowe
: > >> >> Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
: > >> >>
: > >> >>
http://www.Ecom-Data.com
: > >> >> ==============================================
: > >> >>
: > >> >>
: > >> >> "KC Rippstein hotmail com>" <kcrippstein<atdot> wrote in message
: > >> >> : > >> >> > Hello! We have an intranet created in FP03 which is stored on a
common
: > >> >> > network drive. It has never been published. People have been
complaining
: > >> >> > that as the site grows and grows over time, it's hard to find
exactly what
: > >> >> > they are looking for, so I am going to add a search component
which requires
: > >> >> > publishing the site to our server (which has FP extensions
installed).
: > >> >> >
: > >> >> > My question is how do I convert my existing home page (and all
related
: > >> >> > pages) to a web? Will they exist in the same location and
merely be
: > >> >> > "converted" to a web, or do I need to store them in a new
location on the
: > >> >> > network?
: > >> >> >
: > >> >> > I also hyperlink to all sort of files located all over our
network drive.
: > >> >> > Will I have to import each of these files one by one into the
new root folder
: > >> >> > for the site?
: > >> >> >
: > >> >> > Many thanks!
: > >> >> > -KC
: > >> >>
: > >> >>
: > >> >>
: > >>
: > >>
: > >>
: >
: >
: >
