Re: Want to rename a website on my system

From: Andrew Murray (SPAMadBUSTERmurray_at_iinet.net.au)
Date: 08/02/04 

Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 06:50:48 +0800

you're only renaming the web folder, not individual filenames.
therefore no links will be affected.

"DianaH" <nuttin@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> I can physically change the name and I consider doing that, however, when I
> rename it, outside of frontpage ... won't the links be lost and have to be
> reset. I'd prefer (like you say) to keep it simple, by having the same
> name. Can you think of a way to rename the main web folder "within"
> fronpage, so that it adjusts all the links appropriately. I can't see a
> provision for that inside of Frontpage.
>
> Thanks for your response Steve. Diana
>
> "Steve Easton" <admin@95isalive.com> wrote in message
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> The folder containing your website on your local machine can be named
> anything you want.
> You can publish local abcwebsite to remote xyzwebsite.
> The don't "have" to be named the same, although it is easier if the web
> folder name matches the
> domain it's published too.
>
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> "DianaH" <nuttin@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> > FrontPage 2003.
> >
> > I created a website that won't publish with http (using frontpage) ...
> will
> > only ftp. I decided that I'd redo the site under another name, then
> rename
> > the files, but there doesn't seem o be a provision for doing this in
> > Frontpage. At least I don't see it.
> >
> > I thought that maybe what I did wrong from the start was create a page
> > instead of a web and that's where my problems began. In order to recreate
> > the site, I have to start with a different name, then simply rename it so
> > that it will publish to the correct site of course, as registered with my
> > ISP.
> >
> > Does someone know a workaround.
> > Thanks so much.
> >
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