Re: Frontpage Dynamic Web Templates Lose Links When Files Moved

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From: Thomas A. Rowe (tarowe_at_mvps.org)
Date: 12/06/04 

Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 06:12:49 -0500

Ok, then do a search and replace in HTML/Code View to correct the path in just the DWTs. 

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"Myron Johnson" <mljohns@iname.com> wrote in message 
news:c3f0210.0412052337.553f3e50@posting.google.com...
> "Thomas A. Rowe" <tarowe@mvps.org> wrote in message 
> news:<eAQHigy2EHA.3132@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl>...
>> Did you open the DWT and make a change, then save it and let FP update all pages using the DWT?
>
> First, there are around ten DWTs that I'm dealing with and around 100
> .htm pages that are associated with the various DWTs. All of the DWTs
> use these same graphics files in their banners. The graphics files are
> part of the non-editable regions of all the DWTs.
>
> I tried moving the graphics files with one of the DWTs open. When I
> move the graphic files (inside of Frontpage 2003), there isn't even an
> OPTION to save the DWT. As far as Frontpage is concerned, the DWT
> didn't change. Frontpage DID change ALL the .htm files that were
> affected by the change.
>
> Whether the DWT is open or closed made no difference. Frontpage will
> NOT change the graphics file links within the DWT. Frontpage DOES
> change all the affected .htm files. So you end up with a web site that
> looks great...but the .dwt Templates are missing the relocated files.
> So next time you use the .dwt, you will create an .htm file that has
> bad links and missing graphics.
>
> Again, this was all done working on a local disk-based web using
> Frontpage 2003. The result was then published to a Windows 2003
> Server. All of the pre-existing .htm pages look OK. But any NEW pages
> that are generated are missing the graphics files.
>
> So, basically, it appears that Frontpage does not change links in .dwt
> pages when files are moved within Frontpage. I even tried
> "recalculating links" after the file moves to no avail. If you move a
> file that is referenced in a non-editable region of a DWT, you have to
> manually change the link in the DWT. Frontpage won't do it for you.
>
> Also, I have found that if you RENAME a file (without changing its
> location) Frontpage WILL change any DWTs that are OPEN during the
> renaming. However, Frontpage will NOT change any DWTs that are not
> open.
>
> Thanks, Myron

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