Re: I'm doing something really dumb (I think) - Publishing to local PC with IIS and FP extensions

From: Dan (webbie_at_preferredcountry.com)
Date: 02/22/04 

Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 10:12:28 -0600

Randy - I think it's just I'm not doing something I should. Here's what
happens. I do have http://localhost available in My Network Places as
\\localhost, and I also have in My Network Places localhost (2) as
http://localhost/, and it is coming from C:\inetpub\wwwroot.

FP2003 can open C:\inetpub\wwwroot OK as a local disk-based web, but when I
try to open it from FP2003 as http://localhost, it comes up with a dialog
box "Web site setp", with http://localhost/ in the web site location, and
with WebDAV pre-chosen as the file transfer method. When I choose Frontpage
Server Extensions or Sharepoint Services instead of WebDAV and click next, I
get the message "You are unable to import a web site from http://localhost.
Verify the location and try again." Then I set the dialog back to Webdav
and it offers to put a copy of the files in Documents and settings... etc..
I then cancel out of that and get a message from FP "The Web server at
http://localhost does not appear to have Windows Sharepoint Services
installed.", which puzzles me - does it mean I have the wrong version FP
Extensions installed? (I have version 6.0.2.5516). And I don't know where
to ge from there... Any suggestions? It's possible I guess I have
something set wrongly in IIS or FP extensions - maybe uninstall those, then
re-install both and start again with their default settings? Any
suggestions received with gratitude... I'm a physicist, not a webbie :-)

Dan Ellis
webbie(removethis)@preferredcountry.com 

-- 
Dan Ellis
webbie(removethis)@preferredcountry.com
"Randy Birch" <rgb_removethis@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:%23VMdWCQ%23DHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> I've never had problems "installing FP extensions" on any of my NT-based
> machines (NT/2000/XP) that ran local copies of IIS ... I just installed
IIS
> as one of the first things after installing Windows, and then installed
> FrontPage.  Everything seemed to work fine.
>
> -- 
>
> Randy Birch
> MVP Visual Basic
> http://vbnet.mvps.org/
> Please respond only to the newsgroups so all can benefit.
>
>
> "Dan" <webbie@preferredcountry.com> wrote in message
> news:#gr2qpP#DHA.1636@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> : You're right, and I agree Randy, however where I'm developing is a test
> (not
> : public)area on my host, plus I've had little choice since I've been
unable
> : to get IIS/FP extensions up and running on my local machine, and plus
> : there's no point developing the stuff I'm doing in an environment where
FP
> : extensions aren't available, SO - to repeat - how do I get
IIS/Extensions
> : working agreeably on my PC? :-)
> :
> : TIA
> :
> : Dan Ellis
> :
> : -- 
> : Dan Ellis
> : webbie(removethis)@preferredcountry.com
> : "Randy Birch" <rgb_removethis@mvps.org> wrote in message
> : news:uLME1GP%23DHA.3568@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> : > ouch.
> : >
> : > Personally, I think you're doing things totally backwards. The web
site
> : you
> : > normally edit should exist on your local pc, not on the server. You
edit
> : > *only* the local version of the site ('cause you know the one on the
web
> : is
> : > working!), and publish those changes when desired. There is no way to
> have
> : a
> : > site on a remote server work in conjunction with files on your PC, and
> : still
> : > work for all other visitors to your site.
> : >
> : > I've used FP since version 1 back in 1995 or so, and have tried both
> : > intentionally and unintentionally to do just about everything right
and
> : > wrong that FP will allow. I not a FP MVP, but I did learn early on
that
> : > attempting to maintain a remote site as the "master" (rather than a
> local
> : > version) was a recipe for disaster.  Other's mileage may vary, of
course
> : ...
> : > I guess you could call this 'my best practice'.
> : >
> : > -- 
> : >
> : > Randy Birch
> : > MVP Visual Basic
> : > http://vbnet.mvps.org/
> : > Please respond only to the newsgroups so all can benefit.
> : >
> : >
> : > "Dan" <webbie@preferredcountry.com> wrote in message
> : > news:Oe#kpJN#DHA.3068@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> : > : On my local PC I have XP Pro with IIS 5.1 and FP extensions version
> : > : 6.0.2.5516 running.  My normal development site is internet based.
> When
> : I
> : > : try to publish to my local PC so I can work faster, and open Remote
> Web
> : > Site
> : > : Properties in FP2003, then change the radio button to "Frontpage or
> : > : Sharepoint Services" so that I can run stuff needing the FP
> extensions,
> : > : browse to a web on my PC and click OK, the dialog box does nothing -
> : won't
> : > : allow me to change the destination in other words.  Computer
> management
> : > etc.
> : > : shows IIS and FP extensions both running, and I've TRIED to follow
> : exactly
> : > : the instructions for installing IIS and extensions, but I'm clearly
> : doing
> : > : something wrong...  Would some kind soul please help a pretty new
> : person?
> : > :
> : > : TIA
> : > : -- 
> : > : Dan E
> : > : webbie(removethis)@preferredcountry.com
> : > :
> : > :
> : >
> : >
> :
> :
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