Delete disk-based web

[Guest]

I burned published FP2002 created website to CD. I copied web to C:\Documents and Settings\Name\My Documents\My Webs\filename. I can open it, modify pages and save them. However, I cannot delete the website. I receive error "Server error: There is no web named "c:-etc.
This occurs when I am in the Folder view and try to delete the website by selecting the website name in the folder list, right clicking and selecting Delete and confirming delete.

I can of course delete website outside FrontPage.

Is there fix for this?

Thanks for info!
Susan

 

[Jim Buyens]

You probably have a read-only file somewhere that
FrontPage needs to update when it deletes a Web. I'd try
this:

1. In Windows Explorer, display the
C:\Documents and Settings\Name\My Documents folder.
2. Right-click My Webs, and choose Properties.
3. Clear the Attributes: Read-Only check box, then click
OK.
4. Windows should display a dialog box stating:
You have chosen to make the following
attribute changes:
unset read-only
Do you want to apply this change to this folder
only, or do you want to apply it to all
subfolders and files as well?
o Apply changes to this folder only.
o Apply changes to this folder, subfolder,
and files.
If this dialog box fails to appear, go back to step 2,
then in step 3 check and uncheck the Read-Only check
box several times.
5. If the dialog box in step 4 does appear, select "Apply
changes to this folder, subfolder, and files," and
then click OK.

Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
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[Guest]

You and Steve Eastman have warned me about Windows and Read attributes. You are right! But I cannot successfully change the attributes. I apply them like your instructions but when I go into the folder again, it is back to Read. I am new to Windows XP Pro and am studying kb 308419 but have not figured out how to find the Security tab. When I go to properties for folder, the only tabs I see are General, Sharing, Web Sharing, Customize. I probably need to be posting to XP group now as I think my problem is due to lack of knowledge of XP.

Thanks for all your help
Susan

 

[Jim Cheshire]

Susan,

If you are looking at the Read Only attribute of a folder in Windows XP, it
will ALWAYS be marked Read Only. That cannot be changed and is normal
behavior.

As for the absence of the Security tab, that indicates that you have Simple
File Sharing enabled, the default setting. To change that, open My Computer
and click Tools, Options. Click the View tab and scroll to the bottom.
Uncheck the "Use simple file sharing" checkbox.

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You and Steve Eastman have warned me about Windows and Read attributes.

You are right! But I cannot successfully change the attributes. I apply them
like your instructions but when I go into the folder again, it is back to
Read. I am new to Windows XP Pro and am studying kb 308419 but have not
figured out how to find the Security tab. When I go to properties for
folder, the only tabs I see are General, Sharing, Web Sharing, Customize. I
probably need to be posting to XP group now as I think my problem is due to
lack of knowledge of XP.

 

[Guest]

Thanks, now I am back to square one wondering why I cannot delete web in FrontPage but won't lose any sleep over it! Any clues?

Susan

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

If remember correctly you copy this web from another machine to this one,
correct? If so the problem deals with moving the hidden _vti folder which
should never be moved between machines, that is why it is always recommend
that a FP web be published between machines, never copied, etc.

--

==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
WEBMASTER Resources(tm)

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

Thanks, now I am back to square one wondering why I cannot delete web in

FrontPage but won't lose any sleep over it! Any clues?

 

[Guest]

You lost me. If one publishes website to CD for backup purposes, the CD must be formated first like with InCD. However, computers must both have InCD on them in order to read CD. If website is published to PC and then published version is burned to CD, what does it matter about the folders? Would the CD be exact copy of published version? Please understand that I am not doubting you but am trying to understand how things work. Is published version of website on one computer different from published version of same website on another computer and therefore CDs should not be shared between computers?

I did change some file permissions and was able to open CD copy of published website and then publish to computer. I could then delete the website. It was taking forever to publish one gif to PC so I did cancel but website seems to work. I have much to learn about XP pro.

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Susan,

Because FP sees the CD as local, it is publishing the _vti folders which are
unique to the web/machine they were created in, so when you move the CD copy
to the other machine you are also moving the _vti from the prior machine,
which is the problem. The solution is to then copy the web to a folder on
the new machine from the CD, remove the read-only attributes from all files,
then open in FP and publish the web to it final location on the new machine.

When you publish to a web server that has the FP extensions the _vti file as
not published, the destination server creates a similar set of _vti folder
that are specific to that web on that machine.

When you publish to a web server that doesn't have the FP extensions, then
the destination server doesn't have any _vti folders, since there are no FP
extensions to create them.

To really see what I am saying, do the following (either on the same machine
or the new machine):

1. Open FP, create a new subweb (new folder, right click, convert to web),
open subweb in FP.

2. Copy the web folder from your CD to a folder on your HD, then remove the
read-only attributes, select all of the content within this folder, then
drag and drop the content into the current open FP web (subweb), FP will
give you a warning about not copying certain content (the _vti folders).
However FP will then create the need _vti folders from scratch in the
subweb, that are specific to the web and machine.

--

==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
WEBMASTER Resources(tm)

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

You lost me. If one publishes website to CD for backup purposes, the CD

must be formated first like with InCD. However, computers must both have
InCD on them in order to read CD. If website is published to PC and then
published version is burned to CD, what does it matter about the folders?
Would the CD be exact copy of published version? Please understand that I
am not doubting you but am trying to understand how things work. Is
published version of website on one computer different from published
version of same website on another computer and therefore CDs should not be
shared between computers?

I did change some file permissions and was able to open CD copy of

published website and then publish to computer. I could then delete the
website. It was taking forever to publish one gif to PC so I did cancel but
website seems to work. I have much to learn about XP pro.

 

[Susan]

Thank you so much Thomas! Have a Happy New Year!

-----Original Message-----
Susan,

Because FP sees the CD as local, it is publishing the _vti folders which are
unique to the web/machine they were created in, so when you move the CD copy
to the other machine you are also moving the _vti from the prior machine,
which is the problem. The solution is to then copy the web to a folder on
the new machine from the CD, remove the read-only attributes from all files,
then open in FP and publish the web to it final location on the new machine.

When you publish to a web server that has the FP extensions the _vti file as
not published, the destination server creates a similar set of _vti folder
that are specific to that web on that machine.

When you publish to a web server that doesn't have the FP extensions, then
the destination server doesn't have any _vti folders, since there are no FP
extensions to create them.

To really see what I am saying, do the following (either on the same machine
or the new machine):

1. Open FP, create a new subweb (new folder, right click, convert to web),
open subweb in FP.

2. Copy the web folder from your CD to a folder on your HD, then remove the
read-only attributes, select all of the content within this folder, then
drag and drop the content into the current open FP web (subweb), FP will
give you a warning about not copying certain content (the _vti folders).
However FP will then create the need _vti folders from scratch in the
subweb, that are specific to the web and machine.

--

==============================================
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FrontPage Resources, Forums, WebCircle,
MS KB Quick Links, etc.
==============================================
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purposes, the CD
must be formated first like with InCD. However, computers must both have
InCD on them in order to read CD. If website is published to PC and then
published version is burned to CD, what does it matter about the folders?
Would the CD be exact copy of published version? Please understand that I
am not doubting you but am trying to understand how things work. Is
published version of website on one computer different from published
version of same website on another computer and therefore CDs should not be
shared between computers? CD copy of
published website and then publish to computer. I could then delete the
website. It was taking forever to publish one gif to PC so I did cancel but
website seems to work. I have much to learn about XP pro.


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