Re: using fp2003 to ftp sites

From: Ronx (ronx917_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 11/11/04 

Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 18:13:55 -0000

That is normal when you download from an FTP site.

Make sure you download all the folders - including _borders, _derived,
_themes and _overlay. If any of these are missing the shared borders,
navigation buttons and theme will disappear when the web is opened in
FrontPage.

The navigation would probably have to be rebuilt regardless.

The navigation is stored in the local _vti* folders, and saved into the
pages when the pages are saved locally. The uploaded site does not use the
_vti* files (which are often corrupted if FTPed, anyway). If you download a
site using FTP, the navigation data does not come down with it, or it is in
those corrupted _vti folders/files. 

-- 
Ron Symonds   (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
"Gary "The Bear"" <gary65@netins.net> wrote in message 
news:%23YINfSByEHA.2036@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Removing the _vti* files from the remote site let me publish the site 
> locally, but now I have no borders or banners.
>
> "Gary "The Bear"" <gary65@netins.net> wrote in message 
> news:eLFR6mAyEHA.1392@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Thank you Ronx
>> "Ronx" <ronx917@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
>> news:OmkYTn1xEHA.3120@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>> Do not upload/download _vti_cnf (or any other folder named _vti*) or 
>>> their contents.  They are not required on an FTP site, and if moved 
>>> between sites, will corrupt any extensions on the receiving site - this 
>>> includes the sub-set of extensions used with a disc-based web.
>>>
>>> FrontPage never moves _vti* folders or their contents between servers or 
>>> webs.  These folders and files are always created/updated in the webs 
>>> when using FrontPage extensions and HTTP publishing, and are ignored[1] 
>>> when FTP publishing.
>>>
>>> [1] The files in _vti_cnf on the local system are used to determine 
>>> which files are changed, and which have to be published.  They are 
>>> updated when a file is published.
>>> -- 
>>> Ron Symonds   (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
>>> Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Gary "The Bear"" <gary65@netins.net> wrote in message 
>>> news:e5mwljzxEHA.3096@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>> Finally FP has a somewhat promising format for ftping files to and from 
>>>> a site.  My problem is the files_vti_cnf produces an error when 
>>>> downloading a site to my harddrive. (URL is invalid, refers to a 
>>>> nonexistent file or folder or referrer is to a valid file or folder not 
>>>> in the current web)
>>>>
>>>> Gary
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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