Re: Can't publish OR copy files locally, let alone pub. to ISP

From: Craig Schiller (cschiller1_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 07/04/04 

Date: Sun, 04 Jul 2004 11:02:09 -0700

Bob -

1. Launch FrontPage
2. Select File | Open Web
3. THEN open any pages in the web you want to work on

Using Edit With MS FP from IE6 is not how you should do editing a web.
Open FP directly and work in that program.

Do not FTP anything as you will break the FP extensions again.

HTH,
Craig

"mccutter.com" wrote:

> File | Publish Web is grayed out. I see, I see--you are
> correct--I only opened 1 page although I could nav. to
> others via CTRL-Click. How do I open the whole web? I used
> the "Edit with MS FP" under File in IE(6)--the only way I
> could figure out how to get FP to open anything. And I
> still get the error message I listed in the first thread.
> I have had trouble at times with this ISP over the years
> but they are cheap and the tech support isn't bad (when
> they are able to help me). They haven't been able to help
> me with this problem, though. They have removed and re-
> installed the FP ext. a week or so ago to no avail. It all
> started after they "upgraded" their servers a few months
> ago (Apache w/FP ext.). My nav. bars are "hand-made" since
> I could never get the FP-generated bars to publish
> properly or at all. My page counter still works (index
> only), although the title bar (a gif file) is missing from
> the rest of the pages. Another thing that happened at the
> time of the aforementioned "upgrade" was that my links
> back to "home" (index) on the other pages developed an
> extra "l" (L) as in index.htm to index.html and for some
> reason would not work with the server.?. I am prepared to
> FTP the whole site but I would have to rewrite the links
> for every page (including thumbnails) and I am not looking
> forward to THAT! I think my problem is something on my end-
> -a security/permissions setting?
> Win2000prosp4/Off2000presp3. Thanks for your reply and
> help! Bob
> >-----Original Message-----
> >What do you see under File | Publish Web?
> >
> >Do you actually have a web open, or just a page? The
> publish button will be
> >greyed out if you haven't actually opened 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/
> >===
> >"mccutter" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:2558201c4613c$fce562c0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> >| Crash:
> >| Tried what you suggested. The "publish" button is
> grayed-
> >| out so I can't publish to myself. I also get the same
> >| error message as listed below, then the page/web opens.
> >| The page (index.htm) and others are missing the header
> and
> >| footer (title graphic and counter) while viewed in FP
> but
> >| appear normal when viewed with a browser. Any other
> >| suggestions? Thanks, Bob
> >| >-----Original Message-----
> >| >Can you open the site live? Don't try to publish just
> try
> >| to open: http://www.yourweb.com.
> >| >
> >| >If you can't then contact host, have them reset your
> >| password, and reinstall FPSE again. BTW, there are no
> FPSE
> >| 2003, just FPSE2002 and older.
> >| >
> >| >If you can...then try Publising from online site to
> your
> >| local machine, don't Import.
> >| >
> >| >Problem may be more complicated than this, but this is
> >| what I'd try first.
> >| >
> >| >
> >| >"mccutter" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> in
> >| message news:2667601c46121$bd497720$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >| >| I'm using FP2000 (Office Prem. w/SP3-complete
> install)
> >| on
> >| >| Win2000pro w/SP4. Previously used Win98SE with same
> >| >| product but SP2. Upgraded to new harddrive with Win98
> >| as
> >| >| slave (where "old" FP webs and files are currently).
> My
> >| >| problem began a couple months ago when my ISP had
> some
> >| >| sort of glitch with the server (Apache with FP2003
> >| >| extensions). Since then I have not been able to
> upload
> >| and
> >| >| got a FP server extension error which was fixed by
> >| >| deleting and reinstalling the extensions. Now the
> >| message
> >| >| is "An error occured accessing your FrontPage web
> >| files.
> >| >| Authors - if authoring against a web server, please
> >| >| contact the webmaster for this server's site.
> >| WebMasters -
> >| >| please see the server's system log for more details."
> >| Not
> >| >| only do I get this message when I try to publish to
> OR
> >| >| import from my "old" web to the new FP, I also get it
> >| when
> >| >| trying to cut and paste files such as my images
> (after
> >| >| deleting the hidden FP folder) from old to new. Any
> and
> >| >| all help or hints anyone can provide is greatly
> >| >| appreciated and I'd be happy to provide you with an
> >| answer
> >| >| to any Automotive questions YOU may have (I'm an Auto
> >| Tech
> >| >| Instructor). Thanks, Bob.
> >| >.
> >| >
> >
> >
> >.
> >