Batch file to delete underscore files.

[New Orleans Novice]

Batch file to delete underscore files.

I am using Expression Web 2 with XP Home. Is there a "Batch File" that will
remove the attribute on _*.* files?

There are some hidden files that were used by Expression Web with this name;
_vti_cnf

This batch file was tested but it did not work;

cd C:\My Web Sites\
attrib -r -h -s *.* /s
pause
attrib _vti*.*
pause

Expression Web will not connect with FTP even though Cute FTP will. Maybe
it is these left over files from FP Extensions. What is your recommendation
to remove the hidden attrib then delete them?

Thanks from New Orleans

 

[Ronx]

The _vti* files have nothing to do with the inability to use FTP with
Expression Web. EW's FTP engine does have problems with some FTP servers,
and always has been slower than third party FTP clients such as CuteFTP.
The _vti* folders hold meta data which EW uses to manage the web site -
such as update links when pages and files are moved or renamed.

Have you tried setting FTP to Passive Mode? In Remote Site View, click
Remote Site Properties and tick the box "Use Passive Mode". If this box is
already ticked, then clear it and try that setting.

For the record, with EW V1, I could never connect and publish to any Unix
server using FTP (Passive mode or otherwise), and same with one (of 3)
Windows servers. With EW2 I have no problems - but FileZilla is much, much
faster.

 

[New Orleans Novice]

Thanks for the reply. It published in Passive Mode for several months. The
Publish Log shows, "You are unauthorized, etc...

I will test with FileZilla

 

[New Orleans Novice]

The Unusual part is EW2 will connect. If each folder or file is clicked
alone it will publish.

But the normal Publish All Changed Pages | Local To Remote | will not work.
The dialog pops up asking for the Password.

Somewhere in IE or EW2 or XP the old password is locked in the Cache ??

Thanks.

 

[Ronx]

Passwords are stored by IE. To delete open IE, then Tools->Internet
Options - General Tab
In Browsing History section, click Delete... button
Choose what you want to delete - Do not choose what you want to keep.
Click Delete.
Note that this is an All or Nothing exercise - All stored passwords will be
deleted at once

If you retype the password in the logon dialogue, and Save Password box is
ticked, the IE password cache will be updated with the new password, so
there is no real need to delete anything.

However, if the logon dialogue appears after the publishing has partially
completed then either there is a permissions problem on the server - for
your host to deal with, or your internet connection is flakey - for your
ISP and/or telephone company (dial up or ADSL) to sort out. If the
dialogue repeatedly appears before publishing commences then either the
password you are using is wrong, or there is a problem on the server.


Have you tried FP Cleaner - this will delete web cache files and temporary
files that *may* be contributing to the problem?
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm

 

[New Orleans Novice]

Thanks for the reply. I used FP cleaner, deleted everything in IE 7,
restarted, changed 3 FTP users's passords to 3 different passwords,
restarted.

EW2 will connect but not publish. IE 7 will not connect. They both ask for
the password.

I created a new user in XP home and restarted into that one. Nothing will
clean / remove / the old password from IE 7.

They both worked fine for 6 months at GoDaddy.

 

[New Orleans Novice]

I tested with Cute FP. It connected / published / the 1st time so that
eliminated the Server Password issue.

 

[Ronx]

If IE7 is asking for a password then the site is restricted to users who
know the password. Should this happen? If not, there IS a problem on the
server for GoDaddy to sort out.

FTP is not HTTP - they use different servers pointing to the same folders,
and the FTP password is not always the same as the password used for HTTP.
Using FTP in expression Web has always been a hit or miss affair, though
version 2 is better at FTP than version 1.

 

[Ronx]

IE only remembers passwords - the only thing[1] it does with them is
pre-populate logon dialogues where you can change them.

[1] You can set IE to log on for you, but then you would not see the logon
dialogue at all.

 

[New Orleans Novice]

Thank you Ronx. After turning One Care off the Windows account is
publishing OK, http://melvillehighschool.org

Maybe EW2 or Live One Care does not like Linux. They may like Windows.

But the Linux account is not publishing; http://iLouisiana.biz

Should I move one other website over to the Windows account to test it? This
one can be moved; http://iGenealogy.biz

Thanks for your replies.

 

[Cheryl D Wise]

More likely it Expression Web had not been unblocked by OneCare's firewall.

--
Cheryl D Wise
MS MVP Expression Web - http://by-expression.com
April 2009 Classes: http://starttoweb.com : Expression Web & CSS Classes
Creating a Basic Website in Expression Web
http://by-expression.com/content/tutorials.aspx

 

[New Orleans Novice]

Thank you Cheryl D Wise, I like your Tutorials

 

[Cheryl D Wise]

You are welcome.

--
Cheryl D Wise
MS MVP Expression Web - http://by-expression.com
April 2009 Classes: http://starttoweb.com : Expression Web & CSS Classes
Creating a Basic Website in Expression Web
http://by-expression.com/content/tutorials.aspx