File extensions automically added to new files

[Guest]

In FP 2003, can I change the default file extension from htm, to “asp.â€
Because so many of our pages are asp pages, it would be nice to change what
FrontPage does when a user creates a new page (working on company Intranet).
When novice authors either create a blank page, from another file, or a
template, it defaults to giving the new file an “htm†extension.

I ask because I am trying to figure out a way to distribute page templates
to authors and make it easy on them, without having to tell them to change
the file extension to asp each time they create a new file. I also can’t seem
to save asp pages as templates and have FP place them in the
“_sharedtemplates†folder. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Is this
possibly controlled by the server setup?

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

Create a new .asp page in the site (say newpage.asp) for users to make copies of for new pages

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| In FP 2003, can I change the default file extension from htm, to “asp.â€
| Because so many of our pages are asp pages, it would be nice to change what
| FrontPage does when a user creates a new page (working on company Intranet).
| When novice authors either create a blank page, from another file, or a
| template, it defaults to giving the new file an “htm†extension.
|
| I ask because I am trying to figure out a way to distribute page templates
| to authors and make it easy on them, without having to tell them to change
| the file extension to asp each time they create a new file. I also can’t seem
| to save asp pages as templates and have FP place them in the
| “_sharedtemplates†folder. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Is this
| possibly controlled by the server setup?
|
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| Bill

 

[Guest]

Thanks, that's one way, but I was hoping that there was a way to permamently
change FP default file extension that it gives to new files. That way it
saves a step when the user goes to create a new file, the "new_page_1.asp"
already has the "asp" file extension, not necessary to Save As or rename
later. I know this sounds easy to us, but I want to make it as easy as
possible for the average user in our company (assigned to maintain dept.
pages, but has no web publishing experience).

 

[Steve Easton]

This is going to sound dumb maybe, but they have to rename the page anyway either via Save as or
rename.!!
Right?

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[Guest]

Yep, that's right. I guess you could say we have a training gap with the
large number of novice authors and I was just hoping that FP handled creating
new files differently, like defaulting to the correct extension based on the
type of site. It never bothered me until I was given the responsibility of
helping people who don't know the difference between htm and asp.

Thanks for the info.

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

You could always ask the web host to set .htm to be process via the ASP engine.

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