FP might create that second index page if you were using the incorrect one in the beginning. If both index pages are the same delete the one that you don't need and keep the one with the extension that they told you.
Then re-Publish the site if it comes up with a warning to delete the un-needed index page, let it. If it doesn't go online live with FP and delete the un-needed index page.
Don't use the servers file manager.
You still need to get your online copy and local copy happy with each other...and I suspect that you may have swacked your extensions back about 10 messages ago. Try to deal with one issue at a time
, let's get your index page right first...then the nav bars (probably an extensions issue)...then the hit counter..
| I found a place where don't publish this page was checked, so I unchecked it.
| Who knows how the check got in there. I republished changed pages and watched
| as it showed the files being published. It said publishing home page as
| index.html -- so FP is creating the second index page.
|
| BUT, the nav bars are still gone. Any ideas other than loading the home page
| from the server's file manager?
|
| I'm giving up on the hit counter, but wonder what will happen if I try to
| use any other components.
|
| Thanks, Sue
|
| "SueF" wrote:
|
| > Hi, I'm back. Here's what I've learned. Server is UNIX based and prefers
| > index.html. The tech worked with me (even though he's not supposed to talk
| > FP). He renamed both index pages on the server "old" and had me republish the
| > entire web. That's why you got the error. The index page did not publish.
| >
| > He had me look in View, Reports (I didn't know to look there). index.htm and
| > index.htm.cnt say "Don't publish" Maybe that's been my problem all along.
| >
| > How do I change it to publish?
| >
| > Then, do I just rename my index.htm to index.html?
| >
| > Thanks, Sue
| >
| > "Rob Giordano (aka: Crash Gordon®)" wrote:
| >
| > > Whats the url...the one you provided earlier is throwing a 403 Forbidden Access error.
| > >
| > > If you are certain that you are working with the Web opened on your local machine and are Publishing via
http://whatever method...then kinda sound like an extensions issue.
| > >
| > > Do you have a good copy on your local machine?
| > >
| > >
| > > | Ok, I'm listening to Musak. Maybe I'll get a different tech. Last time I
| > > | asked they said "either one is ok"
| > > | Also, looking back thru the discussion strings I've printed out, I saw where
| > > | Steve Easton told someone to delete the FP temp files as well as cookies,
| > > | history, and internet temp files. So I followed those instructions and got
| > > | all that stuff out. Then republished. Same result. No nav bars on home page,
| > > | but hit counter perfect. Then to get the nav bars back, I uploaded the
| > > | index.htm file and the hit counter is still looking for files on my hard
| > > | drive. Grrrrrrr!
| > > | Cheers, Sue
| > > |
| > > | "Tom Pepper Willett" wrote:
| > > |
| > > | > Ask your host what type of index page they *require* on the server.
| > > | > --
| > > | > ===
| > > | > Tom "Pepper" Willett
| > > | > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| > > | > ---
| > > | > About FrontPage 2003:
| > > | >
http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX01085802
| > > | > FrontPage 2003 Product Information:
| > > | >
http://www.microsoft.com/office/frontpage/prodinfo/default.mspx
| > > | > Understanding FrontPage:
| > > | >
http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/understanding/frontpage/
| > > | > ===
| > > | > | > > | > | Rob, I asked them why there were two index pages and they said I did it
| > > | > (like
| > > | > | I could have at my level of understanding). In FP, I only have index.htm.
| > > | > | When I used their free search engine registry it put meta tags in the
| > > | > | index.html version, so I guess that's what they're looking for (they told
| > > | > me
| > > | > | I had to choose).
| > > | > |
| > > | > | Both versions on the server have lots more code than the html in FP. How
| > > | > | would I check the index.html to see what it looks like. If it's right,
| > > | > then
| > > | > | what?
| > > | > |
| > > | > | I've thought of copying the html into FP, presuming I could figure out
| > > | > which
| > > | > | one to work from.
| > > | > |
| > > | > | "Rob Giordano (aka: Crash Gordon®)" wrote:
| > > | > |
| > > | > | > ah two index pages...
| > > | > | >
| > > | > | > check with your server to see which one they need.. .htm or ..html and
| > > | > then use the appro. one. you can delete the other.
| > > | > | > (of course make sure the one you end up using looks correct)
| > > | > | >
| > > | > | >
| > > | > | >
| > > | > | > > | > | > |
http://hellscanyonchamber.com
| > > | > | > | Ronx, between Steve Easton's replies and Rob Giordano's, here's what I
| > > | > think
| > > | > | > | happened: Somehow the server has an "index.htm" (like my FP web) AND
| > > | > it has
| > > | > | > | an index.html. I don't know how the second index got there. But, I
| > > | > printed
| > > | > | > | out the html on both files and compared them. I see a few differences
| > > | > in the
| > > | > | > | two, the index.html has some language the other doesn't and no hit
| > > | > counter.
| > > | > | > | I think, when I pull my index.htm from my hard drive thru the server's
| > > | > file
| > > | > | > | manager that is equivalent to opening the page without having the web
| > > | > open
| > > | > | > | which Steve said was a no-no. I didn't realize that was what I was
| > > | > doing
| > > | > | > | since I never to that from FP.
| > > | > | > |
| > > | > | > | "Ronx" wrote:
| > > | > | > |
| > > | > | > | > Can you give a URL for the home page? Sometimes seeing what is
| > > | > published
| > > | > | > | > helps diagnose problems.
| > > | > | > | >
| > > | > | > | > --
| > > | > | > | > Ron Symonds (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
| > > | > | > | > Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
| > > | > | > | >
| > > | > | > | >
| > > | > | > | > | > > | > | > | > > Ohhh! Lightening strikes. The real problem is the nav bars not
| > > | > showing up
| > > | > | > | > > when I publish from FP.
| > > | > | > | > > Loading the index page using the server's file manager is taking
| > > | > that page
| > > | > | > | > > off my hard drive.
| > > | > | > | > > So how do I get the index.htm to publish with it's nav bars
| > > | > intact?
| > > | > | > | > >
| > > | > | > | > > "Steve Easton" wrote:
| > > | > | > | > >
| > > | > | > | > >> The "server" looking for files on your c: drive means that you
| > > | > only had
| > > | > | > | > >> the page open when you
| > > | > | > | > >> inserted the hit counter, not your website and then the page.
| > > | > | > | > >> You *must* open FrontPage, then open your website, then open a
| > > | > page to
| > > | > | > | > >> edit it.
| > > | > | > | > >>
| > > | > | > | > >> Do this, open the page as I described above, then remove the hit
| > > | > counter,
| > > | > | > | > >> save the page, reinsert
| > > | > | > | > >> the hit counter, save the page and then publish.
| > > | > | > | > >>
| > > | > | > | > >> --
| > > | > | > | > >> Steve Easton
| > > | > | > | > >> Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| > > | > | > | > >> 95isalive
| > > | > | > | > >> This site is best viewed............
| > > | > | > | > >> ........................with a computer
| > > | > | > | > >>
| > > | > | > | > >> | > > | > | > | > >> > Two questions, really. I use FP2000 and this is my first
| > > | > experience
| > > | > | > | > >> > building
| > > | > | > | > >> > a web page. When I publish hellscanyonchamber.com, my index.htm
| > > | > shows
| > > | > | > | > >> > up with
| > > | > | > | > >> > no navigation bars. My web server opened file manager for me
| > > | > and showed
| > > | > | > | > >> > me
| > > | > | > | > >> > how to upload just the index.htm from my computer. That fixes
| > > | > the
| > > | > | > | > >> > navigation
| > > | > | > | > >> > bars, but the hit counter stays on 000001. I resorted to paying
| > > | > my $35
| > > | > | > | > >> > for
| > > | > | > | > >> > Microsoft support to straighten out earlier problems and the
| > > | > tech had
| > > | > | > | > >> > me
| > > | > | > | > >> > publish the site to a back up file. Now two files show up in
| > > | > the html
| > > | > | > | > >> > for the
| > > | > | > | > >> > index.htm file. Server says it's looking for these files:
| > > | > _vti_bin
| > > | > | > | > >> > C:\program
| > > | > | > | > >> > files\common files\microsoft shared\webserver extensions\40 and
| > > | > | > | > >> > _VTI_BIN
| > > | > | > | > >> > C:\windows\desktop\frontpage\pfiles\common\mshared\webservex\40
| > > | > | > | > >> > I found them by doing a "find files" on my hard drive. I'm
| > > | > scared to
| > > | > | > | > >> > delete
| > > | > | > | > >> > these two files but I think they are the problem. Is it safe? I
| > > | > think
| > > | > | > | > >> > it
| > > | > | > | > >> > would solve the hit counter problem.
| > > | > | > | > >> > For my navigation bars, I've printed out the html on the server
| > > | > side
| > > | > | > | > >> > and am
| > > | > | > | > >> > trying to compare pages to see what might be different, but
| > > | > it's still
| > > | > | > | > >> > a
| > > | > | > | > >> > foreign language.
| > > | > | > | > >> > I hope this isn't too long a question, but I'm at a standstill.
| > > | > Reading
| > > | > | > | > >> > the
| > > | > | > | > >> > discussion threads has helped me fix some other problems I was
| > > | > having,
| > > | > | > | > >> > so I
| > > | > | > | > >> > really appreciate you all.
| > > | > | > | > >> > --
| > > | > | > | > >> > Sue
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