Can't Publish to my Local Machine

[Guest]

I had a computer problem and had to renistall system and all programs.
Previous to this disaster, I would work on the remote server in Frontpage to
do my web design work. Then I would back it up by publishing to my local
computer. But since the crash, I can't make Frontpage publish to my
computer. The prevously published files are there and when I try to link to
them for the publish, and then click on the Publish Web Site button I get an
error message that states "The folder "....." is contained by a server based
website. To access the stie you must use the http:// url fo rthe web
server." What does this mean? I'm trying to publish to My Computer - not to
the web. Hope this makes sense and that someone reading knows the answer.
Its frustrating because it used to work!!!

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

 

[Wes]

When you are logged on the remote site, select remote web site, remote web
site properties, select File system and browse to the location you want to
keep it.

 

[Steve Easton]

What version of Windows and what version of FrontPage??

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[Bob Lehmann]

I would work on the remote server in Frontpage to do my web design work.
Then I would back it up by publishing to my local computer.

That's like bassackwards to the way you should be doing it.

Bob Lehmann

 

[=?Windows-1252?Q?Rob_Giordano_\=28Crash_Gordon=AE\]

riskier too.



| > I would work on the remote server in Frontpage to do my web design work.
| Then I would back it up by publishing to my local computer.
|
| That's like bassackwards to the way you should be doing it.
|
| Bob Lehmann
|
| | > I had a computer problem and had to renistall system and all programs.
| > Previous to this disaster, I would work on the remote server in Frontpage
| to
| > do my web design work. Then I would back it up by publishing to my local
| > computer. But since the crash, I can't make Frontpage publish to my
| > computer. The prevously published files are there and when I try to link
| to
| > them for the publish, and then click on the Publish Web Site button I get
| an
| > error message that states "The folder "....." is contained by a server
| based
| > website. To access the stie you must use the http:// url fo rthe web
| > server." What does this mean? I'm trying to publish to My Computer - not
| to
| > the web. Hope this makes sense and that someone reading knows the answer.
| > Its frustrating because it used to work!!!
| >
| > Thanks in advance for any assistance.
|
|

 

[Guest]

To Wes - That's what I do. I can select the location but can't publish - I
get the message stated above
To Steve: FrontPage 2003 and Windows XP
To Bob and Rob - I have my reasons to work this way and have been for years.
but .. I didn't post to be critizied for my work flow - I really need an
answer to my question.

Please understand that everything worked up until I reinstalled - it has to
be a setting that I'm missiing.

 

[=?Windows-1252?Q?Rob_Giordano_\=28Crash_Gordon=AE\]

I wasn't criticizing your workflow...i just stated that it's riskier working that way.

Not sure what you mean by: "The prevously published files are there and when I try to link to them for the publish, and.."

You may want to outline exactly what steps you are taking when trying to Publish down to your local machine.



| To Wes - That's what I do. I can select the location but can't publish - I
| get the message stated above
| To Steve: FrontPage 2003 and Windows XP
| To Bob and Rob - I have my reasons to work this way and have been for years.
| but .. I didn't post to be critizied for my work flow - I really need an
| answer to my question.
|
| Please understand that everything worked up until I reinstalled - it has to
| be a setting that I'm missiing.

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

Check your settings in Remote Web Site View (Remote Web Site Properties)
In Remote Web Site Tab select File System and browse to an existing top level folder
(say C:\Myweb)
In Publishing select All Pages

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| To Wes - That's what I do. I can select the location but can't publish - I
| get the message stated above
| To Steve: FrontPage 2003 and Windows XP
| To Bob and Rob - I have my reasons to work this way and have been for years.
| but .. I didn't post to be critizied for my work flow - I really need an
| answer to my question.
|
| Please understand that everything worked up until I reinstalled - it has to
| be a setting that I'm missiing.

 

[Ronx]

The error indicates that your previous system build, used a server locally,
but you either have not restored the server during your rebuild, or are
addressing the local site with a file reference instead of a URL, like
http://localhost/websitename . Is/was the local web contained in a folder
named inetpub, or webroot?

To solve your backup problem, publish your online site to a new folder on
the PC, say C:/website, outside any existing folders the current local site
uses, using publish all pages - this "all pages" publish should be done
anyway since the local system has been rebuilt, to get the sites into synch.

To solve the main problem, either look into the local server aspect outlined
above, or delete and recreate the existing file/folder structure for the old
web. Then publish the backup to where you want it.

 

[Guest]

Ronx - thanks - yes, the local web is in a folder inetpub/wwwroot and I can't
publish to there.

My local machine is set up with Frontpage extensions. If I choose the
option Frontpage or sharepoint services in the remote site set up and browse
to that location, and click OK - nothing happens.

If I choose File System Frontpage will accept and allow me to click ok - but
when I publish to My Document/My Web Site, only the files are published -
none of the html files - and this is a new site, there were no file in the
folder to begin with.

Also - I have 30 sites that I have to back up to my local machine, if
Frontpage only lets me back up to My Documents/My Web Site, that won't work.

This is so anoying - it was working fine before!

Thanks
Sue

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Which version of Windows is on your local machine?

Can you access the local web via http://localhost/webname from IE and FP?

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[=?Windows-1252?Q?Rob_Giordano_\=28Crash_Gordon=AE\]

If your local server is running..you should publish to http://localhost/whateveryouwanttocallyourlocalcopy


| Ronx - thanks - yes, the local web is in a folder inetpub/wwwroot and I can't
| publish to there.
|
| My local machine is set up with Frontpage extensions. If I choose the
| option Frontpage or sharepoint services in the remote site set up and browse
| to that location, and click OK - nothing happens.
|
| If I choose File System Frontpage will accept and allow me to click ok - but
| when I publish to My Document/My Web Site, only the files are published -
| none of the html files - and this is a new site, there were no file in the
| folder to begin with.
|
| Also - I have 30 sites that I have to back up to my local machine, if
| Frontpage only lets me back up to My Documents/My Web Site, that won't work.
|
| This is so anoying - it was working fine before!
|
| Thanks
| Sue

 

[Guest]

Ronx - My previous back ups were to inetpub/wwwroot and individual folders in
that folder for each site.

I do have the frontpage extenstions installed, so I would have thought I
would use the first option in the properties box for the remote site
(FrontPage or Share Point Services) but that will not allow me to publish.

I can publish using File System - the 4th option, but that backed up the
site ot "My Document/My Web Sites" It would not allow me to back up to a
folder within My Web Sites - it put the files in My Web Sites. That would be
ok if I only had one site, I have 30 that I have to back up.

Thanks
Sue

 

[Guest]

This is the 3rd time I have tried to post and every time I have complete the
reply and hit post, the site tells me that it had not been posted - so if
there are two other reply to Ronx - that's the reason!

For the 3rd attempt - I have now gotten it to publish to My Documents folder
using the 4th option "File System" which at least I can now back up. But
because I have Frontpage extensions on my local machine, I would have assumed
that I should us the first option "Frontpage or Sharepoint services". When I
publish using "File System" I ge message boxes telling me that components
will not work properly.

and yes, my previous files are in inetpub/wwwroot.

Sue

 

[Guest]

Sorry guys - there are 3 responses from , written differently, because this
site said the first 2 were not posted. Please respond to my last message and
ignore the first 2 from today

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Sue,

Connect to the MS newsgroup server directly from Outlook Express using the following URL/Link:

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.frontpage.client


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FrontPage Resources, WebCircle, MS KB Quick Links, etc.
==============================================

 

[Ronx]

As Thomas has suggested, try accessing the newsgroup using Outlook Express.
The link
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.frontpage.client should open
the group and allow much easier reading than the web access.

First, check that your local web server is running. Open a browser and type
http://localhost/ into the address bar, the page that opens will tell you if
the server is running.

If it is not running, how you proceed depends on the operating system and
server version.

If it is running, did you configure the extensions?

 

[Guest]

Thanks - Ronx - I will do as suggested - it sounds like you may have hit the
problem. I will let you know