Re: Where did my saved pages go?

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From: Thomas A. Rowe (tarowe_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/14/04 

Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 14:39:06 -0400

Are all of your web pages in a single folder, that also has the two following sub folders, _private
and images? 

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<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0ca801c49a83$d2d479f0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> As I've noted, I DID try editing the page following these
> directions, and the problem still occurred.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >DO NOT use File Menu | Open File, use File Menu | Open
> Web, then you can double click to open a file
> >in Folder List View, etc.
> >
> >You need to open the web first, then you need to apply
> shared border to a single page and set it as
> >the web default, then you need to open all other page
> and tell them to use the web default.
> >
> >Opening a file, does open the folder containing the
> file, but it is not the same as opening the web
> >first, which also open the folder.
> >
> >-- 
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> >Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
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> ><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >news:208401c49a7f$8d3ee550$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Ok, I just did that, and edited a page.  I saved it,
> and
> >> closed down FrontPage. I started FrontPage again, and
> >> again followed your instructions of opening the web
> >> first, then the page, and once again, all that was
> there
> >> were the shared borders.  The table I had placed in the
> >> body had disappeared.
> >>
> >> When I shut down FrontPage again, and started it the
> way
> >> I usually do, by clicking on the "open file" icon, then
> >> navigating to the page I need, it automatically opens
> the
> >> web, since that's where the page is... I guess I just
> >> don't understand what opening the web first has to do
> >> with anything.  when I'm working on the page, the web
> is
> >> open, according to the bar at the top of the window.
> >>
> >> Time to look for an alternative format, and skip the
> >> shared borders - this has taken so much of my time that
> >> shared borders cease to be important.  It's just as
> easy
> >> (and less time-consuming, at this point) to simply edit
> >> each page as needed - copy/paste in html works faster
> >> than this!  :-)
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >No...you must open the web first: File | Open Web then
> >> work on the pages.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> ><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:1d8501c49a5e$d857e9e0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >| Once I started Front Page, I merely clicked on
> >> the "open
> >> >| file" icon, then chose each page individually from
> the
> >> >| web.  This is the way I've always done it.
> >> >|
> >> >| As I was trying to figure out the problem
> yesterday, I
> >> >| created a sample page, saved it, closed FrontPage,
> >> then
> >> >| reopened it, and it was fine.  Then I did set up
> >> shared
> >> >| borders for that page, saved it, closed FrontPage,
> >> then
> >> >| reopened it, and the page was "empty" except for the
> >> >| shared borders.
> >> >|
> >> >| Then, I created a page setting up the shared borders
> >> >| first, then the body, and went through the same
> >> process
> >> >| of saving, closing, etc., with the same results -
> the
> >> >| only thing that shows when re-opening are the shared
> >> >| borders.
> >> >|
> >> >| So it seems to have something (everything?) to do
> with
> >> >| shared borders.  Obviously, I'm doing something
> wrong,
> >> >| but cannot figure it out - nothing in the help file
> >> >| addresses this.
> >> >|
> >> >| >-----Original Message-----
> >> >| >In order to open all your pages in Front Page, did
> >> you
> >> >| >first File | Open Web and then File | Open Pages?
> >> >| >
> >> >| >"Try posting the URL"? = give us your web site
> >> address
> >> >| so
> >> >| >that we may observe the problems you are
> >> encountering.
> >> >| >You have heard the old addage that "a picture is
> >> worth a
> >> >| >thousand words" ... so is the web site address.
> >> >| >
> >> >| >It would also be helpful to give us the method you
> >> used
> >> >| >to upload your site (FTP, http) and whether or not
> >> your
> >> >| >host provide support for the Front Page Extensions.
> >> >| >
> >> >| >>-----Original Message-----
> >> >| >>I actually had all pages open, to review what each
> >> >| >looked
> >> >| >>like with the shared borders before uploading them
> >> to
> >> >| >the
> >> >| >>site.  It was only after saving, then re-opening
> >> Front
> >> >| >>Page a day later that all the info was gone.
> >> >| >>
> >> >| >>What do you mean by "Try posting the URL"?
> >> >| >>
> >> >| >>>-----Original Message-----
> >> >| >>>Where you working with the Web Open or just on
> >> >| >>individual pages?
> >> >| >>>
> >> >| >>>Try posting the URL.
> >> >| >>>
> >> >| >>>
> >> >| >>><webservant@comcast.net> wrote in message
> >> >| >>news:147f01c499b5$9ec46d60$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >| >>>| I recently revised a website to use shared
> >> borders
> >> >| on
> >> >| >>the
> >> >| >>>| top, left and bottom.  The page background is
> >> dark.
> >> >| >>For
> >> >| >>>| the body of the pages, each page had a 1-celled
> >> >| table
> >> >| >>>| (fill color = white) with all the information
> for
> >> >| the
> >> >| >>>| page.  I saved all the pages, but when I open
> >> them
> >> >| >>now,
> >> >| >>>| the table is missing on each page, and all I
> have
> >> >| are
> >> >| >>the
> >> >| >>>| borders and the dark background.  When
> I "preview
> >> in
> >> >| >>>| browser", the table is present - although when
> I
> >> >| >>upload
> >> >| >>>| the page to the internet, againt he table is
> >> missing.
> >> >| >>>|
> >> >| >>>| What gives with this?  This website has about
> 15
> >> >| >>pages,
> >> >| >>>| and every one of them is missing the table for
> >> the
> >> >| >>body.
> >> >| >>>| I hope there's a simple solution, I will need
> to
> >> >| redo
> >> >| >>>| them all over again, from scratch!
> >> >| >>>|
> >> >| >>>| Just another little glitch in another Microsoft
> >> >| >>>| product??? ... my friend sent me an appropriate
> >> >| >>>| Oxymoron: "Microsoft Works"
> >> >| >>>|
> >> >| >>>| I'd appreciate any and all help!!!
> >> >| >>>.
> >> >| >>>
> >> >| >>.
> >> >| >>
> >> >| >.
> >> >| >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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