Front Page/Dreamvever problem

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A non profit organization had a person create a web page with Dreamwever.
That person dicided to abandon the site and I, the only one who knows a
little about webs, got stuck with updating it. I have Front Page and I put
the web in FP. After I work on a page update and return it to the web host
(FTP), all I get is code...garbage. The site works good in FP but it won't
work on the host. Someone told me that webs from Dreamwever con't be altered
with FP. They can't afford Dreamwever nor do they have the time to learn
Dreamvever. Is there a way I can get around this problem?
Maurice
 
A non profit organization had a person create a web page with Dreamwever.
That person dicided to abandon the site and I, the only one who knows a
little about webs, got stuck with updating it. I have Front Page and I put
the web in FP. After I work on a page update and return it to the web host
(FTP), all I get is code...garbage. The site works good in FP but it won't
work on the host. Someone told me that webs from Dreamwever con't be altered
with FP. They can't afford Dreamwever nor do they have the time to learn
Dreamvever. Is there a way I can get around this problem?
Maurice
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What about using a trial version of DW to make the corrections? Perhaps DW has an
Export feature. You might be able to Export the old site into FP. I have used the Import
feature to Import some pages from FP into an upgraded version. I found that most
hyperlinks are NOT imported. Those need to be reinstalled. At least I had to reinstall the
links. But the import of several pages all at once was helpful. Louis
 
I suppose you can copy and paste from the DW pages into FP pages. But if
the person who build the site used DW exclusive "extensions' then you're in
trouble.
Can you give us a URL, please. I use DW now more than FP. You're problem
might be because you are FTP-ing the pages rather using the publish feature
that is within FP.
Eleanor
 
It would be nice to have Dreamwever but they or I can't afford to buy
Dreamwever for what we will use it for. Also, the learning curve is steep
and no one has the time to give. They have to do their thing and it's not
building websites. FP is easy to use. I do FTP the site to the host but I do
that with my other web site and it works just great. The site address is
http://www.marinemammalstrandingcenter.org/index.htm
 
Ouch, I don't think anyone has bothered to optimize those photos (Wyland
page).
This is a bit over my head ... so why don't you make a backup copy so you
don't mess things up completely and then just see what happens after you
import the pages into FP, touch of things like the spacing, margins, padding
etc. and send them to the server ... using different file names, of course.
ETC
 
The home page is Flash and you will need the original FLA and Flash to edit
it. Internal pages are framed. Top frame contains several Flash movies.
There is no Dreamweaver specific bots (Dreamweaver doesn't have bots)..

I replaced the frames and Flash navigation menu (since I don't think you
have Flash and the original fla files to edit them) and uploaded it to
http://wiserways.net/marinemammel/index.htm If this version will work for
you let me know and I'll send you the files I used to create it separated
into a file to use as a FrontPage include for the menu and the "template"
file to put all the content in. You should be able to cut and paste from the
existing framed pages into the template and save them to names you'll use in
the navigation links.

If you need help figuring out what I did let me know and I'll walk you
through it.
 
Your right. The web bilder did not do much with those photos. I want to
improve them and make other changes. I will try what you suggested.
 
Thank you. I've always found newsgroups very valuable in my computer
experance. Still, I know alot of people who never use newsgroups. What a
valuable source of information they are missing.
 
In Html View find the section in the index file and edit the text inside of the tags
<br>
<a href="index.htm">home</a> <a href="#">about us</a> <a href="#">visit</a> <a href="#">gallery</a> <a href="#">staff</a> <a
href="#">contact us</a><br>
<a href="#">addopt</a> <a href="#">newsletter</a> <a href="#">students</a> <a href="">volunteer</a> <a href="#">events</a> <a
href="#">standing info</a></p>

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| I got your file. It works. How would I change the wording on a button?
|
| | > You email address rejected the zipped files. You'll have to download them
| at
| > http://wiserways.net/marinemammel/download.htm
| >
| > --
| > Cheryl D. Wise
| > MS-MVP-FrontPage
| > (e-mail address removed)
| >
| > | > > That's amazing. It seem to work. Send me the files and I'll work on it.
| > > Maurice
| >
| >
|
|
 
WOW! That was a big help....Thanks.

Stefan B Rusynko said:
In Html View find the section in the index file and edit the text inside of the tags
<br>
<a href="index.htm">home</a> <a href="#">about us</a> <a
Click to expand...
href="#">visit said:
href="#">contact us</a><br>
<a href="#">addopt</a> <a href="#">newsletter</a> <a
Click to expand...
 
I can't find anything in the INDEX file but all the buttons are in the MAIN
file. I have to change the titles on some of these buttons or I'll have to
build new regular ones. What I do find is this
<td>

<div align="center"><a href="news.htm"><object
classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"
codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.ca
b#version=4,0,2,0" width="100" height="22">

<param name="BASE" value=".">

<param name=movie value="newsletter.swf">

<param name=quality value=high>

<param name="BGCOLOR" value="#FFFFFF">

<embed src="newsletter.swf" quality=high
pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_
Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100"
height="22" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" base=".">

</embed>

</object></a></div>

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Stefan B Rusynko said:
In Html View find the section in the index file and edit the text inside of the tags
<br>
<a href="index.htm">home</a> <a href="#">about us</a> <a
Click to expand...
href="#">visit said:
href="#">contact us</a><br>
<a href="#">addopt</a> <a href="#">newsletter</a> <a
Click to expand...
 
I got the wrong message. I thought you were talking about the buttons I have
now. How do I get your buttons into the MAIN file. You said just past them?
I need help.
 
I'm referring to Cheryl's download
It's in the header file header.htm
If you are looking at something else provide a URL link

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| I can't find anything in the INDEX file but all the buttons are in the MAIN
| file. I have to change the titles on some of these buttons or I'll have to
| build new regular ones. What I do find is this
| <td>
|
| <div align="center"><a href="news.htm"><object
| classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"
| codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.ca
| b#version=4,0,2,0" width="100" height="22">
|
| <param name="BASE" value=".">
|
| <param name=movie value="newsletter.swf">
|
| <param name=quality value=high>
|
| <param name="BGCOLOR" value="#FFFFFF">
|
| <embed src="newsletter.swf" quality=high
| pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_
| Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100"
| height="22" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" base=".">
|
| </embed>
|
| </object></a></div>
|
| ---------------------------------------
|
| | > In Html View find the section in the index file and edit the text inside
| of the tags
| > <br>
| > <a href="index.htm">home</a> <a href="#">about us</a> <a
| href="#">visit</a> <a href="#">gallery</a> <a href="#">staff</a> <a
| > href="#">contact us</a><br>
| > <a href="#">addopt</a> <a href="#">newsletter</a> <a
| href="#">students</a> <a href="">volunteer</a> <a href="#">events</a> <a
| > href="#">standing info</a></p>
| >
| > --
| >
| > _____________________________________________
| > SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
| > "Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
| > To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
| > http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| > _____________________________________________
| >
| >
| | > | I got your file. It works. How would I change the wording on a button?
| > |
| > | | > | > You email address rejected the zipped files. You'll have to download
| them
| > | at
| > | > http://wiserways.net/marinemammel/download.htm
| > | >
| > | > --
| > | > Cheryl D. Wise
| > | > MS-MVP-FrontPage
| > | > (e-mail address removed)
| > | >
| > | > | > | > > That's amazing. It seem to work. Send me the files and I'll work on
| it.
| > | > > Maurice
| > | >
| > | >
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|
 
To edit the buttons you have now you need the original fla files and Flash.
That's why I provided an alterative method of using a slice of the existing
Flash file as a background for text based buttons. Doesn't require Flash and
you can easily edit them.
 
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