Is the OSHA web the one you are trying to work with?
| Rob - please read my 4th post (7th this string). There I explain what I'm
| trying for. You may have missed it because I answered you out of order my
| accident.
|
| Not to be redundant, but this web is destined for CD, not the www.
|
| I have specified some paths by hand coding in code view and also via browser.
| Why? It escapes me at the moment. Sometimes because I was designating a
| link for a page that did not yet exist (these links worked once those files
| were placed in the proper structure). There are many cross links between
| pages.
|
| I specified the links to be relative to the folder structure in my hard
| disk-based web, which will be duplicated on the CD-based web. THe links
| worked. But when I did the following three things (and I tried all three)
| they get totally screwed up:
|
| - published it to a CD
| - published it to new web right at the root directory
| - recalculated the links
|
| the once relative links - even the ones in the new web at the root directory
| - now point all the way from c:...to my
| documents/mywebs/subjectweb...subjectpage.htm
|
| Also, most of the absolute links that I kept also were screwed up,
| (for example
http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document) got
| changed to file:///pls/owadisp.show_document ??
|
| help?
|
| "Rob Giordano (aka: Crash Gordon®)" wrote:
|
| > Have you Published the web to your online server yet?...post the URL
| >
| > I'm getting lost in what you are trying to do...forgive this old fart...
| >
| > When you say you are specifying paths...how come?...are you hand coding stuff in code view?
| >
| >
| >
| > | Rob - I sincerely appreciate your responses - but FP is definitively not
| > | taking care of the links. The web does recognize the pages - if that is any
| > | sign that they were done properly. Once again - the relative links were
| > | working fine - until FP updated / recalculated them.
| > |
| > | I'm most likely doing something wrong - any other suggestions on what to
| > | check?
| > |
| > | The prior discussions that I reviewed came up with two basic issues -
| > | stopping the FP recalc function, OR inserting base paths OR avoiding base
| > | paths like the plague...but those old strings ended without resolution, and
| > | this is FP2003.
| > |
| > | So:
| > | Is there a way to stop FP from updating / recalculating links?
| > | Should I be defining base paths for all pages?
| > | Should I avoid base paths in all pages?
| > | should I only set a base path for the home page?
| > |
| > | I'll grasp at any straw offered. Thanks.
| > | *************
| > | "Rob Giordano (aka: Crash Gordon®)" wrote:
| > |
| > | > NO...don't convert the folders within the already 'globed' web...unless you want subwebs.
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > | Yes, the folder containing the web has the globe, but the folders inside
| > | > | that are regular folders. So, do all of those folders also need to be
| > | > | converted?
| > | > |
| > | > | (as a side item, frankly, I'm afraid to 'convert' them because of the
| > | > | warning that pops up.>>>
| > | > | "pages w/o files may not be updated"
| > | > | "hyperlinks on link bars may be removed"
| > | > | "themes on pgs may be lost"....)
| > | > |
| > | > | "Rob Giordano (aka: Crash Gordon®)" wrote:
| > | > |
| > | > | > Does the folder containing your web have a little blue globe on it? If it looks like a regular windows folder (no globe) you don't have a web..you have a normal folder with web pages in it.
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
| > | > | > | I was under the impression that you could create a web and import existing
| > | > | > | files and folders...I did this, and things were working fine with relative
| > | > | > | links - in files and folders in a web. But now the links are primarily
| > | > | > | broken and change back (to broken) if I fix them.
| > | > | > |
| > | > | > | Any suggestions on how to fix my mess - and keep it that way?
| > | > | > |
| > | > | > | "Tom Pepper Willett" wrote:
| > | > | > |
| > | > | > | > You have to create a web first, then open the web and create your pages.
| > | > | > | > You sound like you just been creating pages without having a web.
| > | > | > | > --
| > | > | > | > ===
| > | > | > | > 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/
| > | > | > | > FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions Support Center:
| > | > | > | >
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;en-us;fp10se
| > | > | > | > ===
| > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | HELP! PLEASE!
| > | > | > | > | Frontpage 2003 repeatedly changes my functioning relative links, most are
| > | > | > | > | modified to point to the root directory C:, some to file:///c:... , and
| > | > | > | > some
| > | > | > | > | receive multiple ../ prefixes that do not lead to the proper folder.
| > | > | > | > |
| > | > | > | > | I have tried defining base locations for the files under Properties, but
| > | > | > | > the
| > | > | > | > | file location is greyed out & I can't force a fix here. Is this another
| > | > | > | > | problem - or a symptom of the same one? I think the latter?
| > | > | > | > |
| > | > | > | > | I've spent days fixing links only to have them modified willy nilly and
| > | > | > | > | broken by FP.
| > | > | > | > |
| > | > | > | > | I've tried finding where to 'preserve html' in FP2003, but the current
| > | > | > | > menu
| > | > | > | > | options are not the same (referring to prior suggestion for similar
| > | > | > | > problem
| > | > | > | > | in a former version of FP) .
| > | > | > | > |
| > | > | > | > | Yes, I built my site in folders ...is there any hope?
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