Re: How to publish a FP 03 Web site to a CD-R

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From: Ronx (ronx917_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/01/05


Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 12:41:56 -0000

A URL to the on line web, to check the links there, would help.
Before you burn another coaster, check the links in the web on your PC in
HTML/Code view.

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Ron Symonds   (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
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"D.McKee" <DMcKee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:3B30CA58-9431-4F63-9A2B-8DDF0F495702@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for your help so far!
> I did not use absolute links because the site does not have any external
> links.
> I have tried to publish it to a "disk based" web folder on my desktop.  I
> then moved it over to a CDR and then burned the disk.  I'm not sure if 
> this
> makes a difference or not but the entire site is composed of a single 
> graphic
> with image maps (hotspots) of clickable areas.  When I open the index.htm
> file from the CDR the graphic will not even load, but the hotspots are 
> still
> there.  When I click on one of the hot spots it tries to load the page 
> from
> the web not from the CDR.  ?
>
> I’m starting to have a lot of extra “coasters” laying 
> around……any ideas?
>
>
> "Chris Leeds, MVP-FrontPage" wrote:
>
>> you must first publish to a "disk based" web folder.  this way FrontPage
>> will use relative hyperlinks.
>> Have you taken any efforts to create absolute links?  the condition 
>> you're
>> describing is very odd.
>>
>> --
>> Chris Leeds,
>> Microsoft MVP-FrontPage
>>
>> ContentSeed: great tool for web masters,
>> a fantastic convenience for site owners.
>> http://contentseed.com/
>> --
>> "D.McKee" <DMcKee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:27959845-A33C-4270-9DC2-74AEE7220868@microsoft.com...
>> > I tried this and the only difference was that the index.htm loaded once
>> the
>> > CD-R was placed in the drive.  The pages still are not loading 
>> > correctly,
>> and
>> > none of the links are correct.  They are still trying to pull from the
>> > website instead of the CD-R.  How would I change this?  Thanks!
>> >
>> > "Chris Leeds, MVP-FrontPage" wrote:
>> >
>> > > I've done this and here's how it was successful for me;
>> > >
>> > > with your most current web open hit file/ publish and publish the web
>> (with
>> > > FrontPage) to a folder on your desktop, then burn this newly 
>> > > published
>> > > folder to the disk.
>> > >
>> > > you'll also need to burn an autorun.inf to the disk (to the top level 
>> > > of
>> the
>> > > disk, not in any folder).  it's just a plain file you can make in
>> notepad
>> > > and save with that title and extension.  I'll put the "code" it 
>> > > should
>> > > contain below:
>> > >
>> > > [autorun]
>> > > shellexecute=index.htm
>> > >
>> > > that's it just those two lines.  keep in mind that if you've got your
>> index
>> > > in a folder below the autorun file you'd modify it like this:
>> > >
>> > > [autorun]
>> > > shellexecute=somefoldername\index.htm
>> > >
>> > > HTH
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > Chris Leeds,
>> > > Microsoft MVP-FrontPage
>> > >
>> > > ContentSeed: great tool for web masters,
>> > > a fantastic convenience for site owners.
>> > > http://contentseed.com/
>> > > --
>> > > "D.McKee" <DMcKee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > > news:D88DF45C-657D-4798-8F35-5EACD606F86E@microsoft.com...
>> > > > I am running FP '03 and trying to save a copy of a website to a 
>> > > > CD-R
>> so I
>> > > can
>> > > > mail it out to the client for approval.  I made the mistake of
>> building it
>> > > > directly into *Web Resources*, the folder which is reachable only 
>> > > > when
>> > > you're
>> > > > online and asks you for a password every time you enter.  The site 
>> > > > is
>> now
>> > > too
>> > > > large to fit on the 10MB limit for preview so I'm now trying to 
>> > > > burn a
>> > > > hardcopy.  I have followed the directions given by MS @
>> > > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/825447#8
>> > > > When doing so it appears to save correctly but when I go to preview
>> the
>> > > web
>> > > > the links did not transfer over correctly and they are still trying 
>> > > > to
>> > > pull
>> > > > from the web and not the folder they are saved in on my hard drive
>> like
>> > > they
>> > > > are supposed to.
>> > > > I have been messing with this thing for hours now and I am in
>> desperate
>> > > need
>> > > > of help!
>> > > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>>
>>
>> 


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