Convert Subdirectory to Web Page

[chucklez]

I am using FrontPage 2003 and am trying to convert a sub-directory to a web
page. I update web pages for the Homer Chamber of Commerce. The pages
themselves were created by another company. Recently they created a subset of
pages, but they were created as a web site within a web site. I have
downloaded to pages, but they downloaded as a sub-directory rather than a
site. When I follow the instructions for changing the sub-directory to a web
site I receive an error message as follows: Server error: Unable to create a
disk-based Web because its parent web would not be a disk-based web.

When I look at the files on my computer using "explore", all the other web
sites that I update have a file type that indicates they are a web site, but
the one that I receive the error message on does not - don't know if this is
important or not.

At this point I am unable to upload revised files to the sub-site. When I
upload to the remote site, a new subdirectory is created in the subsite
rather than overwriting the existing files in the subsite. Can anyone help me?

 

[Ronx]

The error
"Unable to create a disk-based Web because its parent web would not be a
disk-based web" indicates that the main website should be opened as a server
based site, using an address similar to http://domain/websitename - the
http:// is important, the rest depends on how things are set up.

When the main site is opened correctly, you should be able to convert the
new folder to a subsite without any problems.

When publishing to the subsite on the remote server, publish to
http://example.com/subsitename/
It sounds as though you are publishing to
http://example.com/subsitename/subsitename

--
Ron Symonds
Microsoft MVP (Expression Web)
http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/fp

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[chucklez]

Ron,

Thank you for the information, I know what you are saying but I don't know
how to accomplish that. Opening Front Page, and using file open, if I have my
cursor over the "directory" of all my other web sites that I update, it reads
"stores your local web site" and then lists the folders. When I put the
cursor over the web site that has the subdirectory, all it reads is "size
297MB" and then lists the folders. I don't know how to make that main folder
appear as a web site. Sorry if I sound like a complete dunce.......

 

[Ronx]

Click on the folder, then click Open

Exisiting websites are known to frontPage, and therefore give the detail
"stores your local web site". A folder needs to be converted by opening it
in FrontPage and allowing the conversion.

However, it sounds like you are opening a folder *within* a website -
remember you have to use http:// in the address for the containing site, and
your original error message complained that the "parent site is server
based".
You have to open that server based web site in frontPage using IIS (requires
http:// address, not file sytem like c:\path...) , then convert the subsite.

--
Ron Symonds
Microsoft MVP (Expression Web)
http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/fp

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[chucklez]

Ron,

I know this is going to sound like I am crazy, but FrontPage will open my
site and allow me to update all the pages on it with the exception of
anything in the problematic subsite. When I use explore and click on the main
folder and then click on open, it just gives me all the sub-directories, just
like with normal non-web files. When I open Frontpage, the default web site
that is automatically opened is this same web stie.

Is the solution to resave my entire web site as another name and then
redownload the web site from the remote location?