startspan removed from webbot when published

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Includes were working fine sitewide, now they don't. Includes work on
pages that we have not touched recently.

Any page that we open and then save stops includes from working.
Includes do not work on any new pages we create since this problem
started yesterday.

I've been troubleshooting here and it appears, perhaps, a FrontPage
extensions issue?

I'm unable to get include webbot to work on test page:
http://www.realty360tour.com/test_include.htm
The included content appears in FrontPage preview, but not when page
is viewed in browser.

An advanced FrontPage user gave me this feedback...

Somehow, the code was messed up on publishing. Let me show you the
incorrect code on the offending pages:

<!--webbot bot="Include" u-include="realestate_dwt/
include_top_buttons.htm" tag="BODY" -->
<!--webbot bot="Include" u-include="realestate_dwt/
include_bot_global.htm" tag="BODY" -->

and here is the correct code on the pages that work properly:

<!--webbot bot="Include" u-include="realestate_dwt/include_top.htm"
tag="BODY" startspan -->
<!--webbot bot="Include" u-include="realestate_dwt/
include_bot_global.htm" tag="BODY" startspan -->

Notice the difference in the two - the incorrect pages do not contain
"startspan" - which is part of the proprietary code used by FrontPage
to make these things work properly. You can't fix it by copying the
code, because this is published code, which differs from the raw code
you see on the page in HTML/Code view.

It appears to be the lack of the "startspan" that is causing the
problem.

Anyone out there have a solution for this problem?

 

[Chris Leeds, MVP - FrontPage]

make sure there's no "optimize HTML" options in the publishing options
dialog.

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[AboutWebsiteHosting.com]

make sure there's no "optimize HTML" options in the publishing options
dialog.

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We actually work live on the server (rather than work local, then
publish).

 

[Steve Easton]

We actually work live on the server (rather than work local, then
publish).

If you're working live on the server, where are you publishing too?
Includes are a design time feature, and changes to includes are propagated
to the pages they are "included in" the instant you Save the changed include,
whether working live on the server or working on a local web.

If you are having problems with included content on the server, I would suspect
corrupt vti files on the server.
What I would do is verify the local copy on your computer is correct by:

Go here: http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm and download FP Cleaner ( with
Expression Web Designer and SharePoint Designer support )
Download links are at the bottom of the page.
Run the functions that clear:
The Hidden Temporary files.
The Hidden Cache (*.web) files.


Then open the local site, recalculate hyperlinks, check and see if the includes are
functioning properly
and if so, then republish the entire site to the remote server.


--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
FP Cleaner
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm
Hit Me FP
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm

 

[AboutWebsiteHosting.com]

If you're working live on the server, where are you publishing too?
Includes are a design time feature, and changes to includes are propagated
to the pages they are "included in" the instant you Save the changed include,
whether working live on the server or working on a local web.

If you are having problems with included content on the server, I would suspect
corrupt vti files on the server.
What I would do is verify the local copy on your computer is correct by:

Go here:http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htmand download FP Cleaner ( with
Expression Web Designer and SharePoint Designer support )
Download links are at the bottom of the page.
Run the functions that clear:
The Hidden Temporary files.
The Hidden Cache (*.web) files.

Then open the local site, recalculate hyperlinks, check and see if the includes are
functioning properly
and if so, then republish the entire site to the remote server.

--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
FP Cleanerhttp://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm
Hit Me FPhttp://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm

Thanks for your suggestions. Turns out that simply recalcuating
hyperlinks did the trick.