Re: Opening web files via ftp

From: Andrew Murray (admurray_at_iinet.net.au)
Date: 03/25/05 

Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 13:51:28 +0800

Then to edit that page you would :

File > Open > Site and specify the site to open; then

File > Open > Page and select the page to edit. It will open with all the
images on that page.

Make your changes; save the file, then publish the changed page through the
aforementioned methods (http: mode in Frontpage, ftp program or ftp mode in
Frontpage).

Or if you mean open a page live on the server (as I've said already, this
requires the server extensions) goto your browser (Internet Explorer) and
click "Edit with Frontpage", put in your logon details and the site will
open.

The "Edit with..." button is only a feature in IE as far as I know.

"Steve Bugden" <SteveBugden@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4A5BC1BB-DFAA-49FE-AAF8-0A1293A24428@microsoft.com...
> Hi Thomas, Andrew,
>
> Thanks for the replies.
>
> I think I must have made things too confusing.
>
> If you had a single html file (plus associated images) sitting in a
> directory on a web server somewhere.
>
> All I want to do it grab that page with FP (via ftp), edit it and save it.
>
> FPSE presents problems in other ways. I have spoken for the last week with
> my ISP. I only have a share on a web server and it seems that FPSE, when
> installed, affects permissions on the whole site. But this is another
> issue. I don't care about FPSE if I can use FP/FTP.
>
> Thanks once again for your help.
>
> Steve
>
> Sorry for the delay in replying by the way, it's late here in Europe :-)
>
> "Andrew Murray" wrote:
>
>> FTP is used to transfer files; hence File Transfer Protocol.
>>
>> The Http: mode in Frontpage allows you to edit the frontpage web live on
>> the
>> server and to transfer files; ftp allows only the transfer of files.
>>
>> Http: mode requires the Server Extensions; FTP does not. If you use FTP
>> mode within Frontpage or any other FTP program, you risk corrupting the
>> server extensions and your host must reinstall them. For what you want
>> to
>> do, and as long as your Frontpage web has no components requiring the
>> server
>> extensions you can use FTP, otherwise use HTTP.
>>
>> Yes, you need a "site" in Frontpage, but you can edit as few pages or as
>> many within that site (which is just a collection of web pages, but since
>> frontpage is a site management tool, it refers to a web as a "site".
>>
>> It sounds like what you want is to "edit the site live" which requires
>> the
>> server extensions to be activated - you say you've got problems with
>> them, I
>> suggest you call your host to rectify that problem.
>>
>> Otherwise you can work on your site/page locally, and just transfer the
>> files manually through the FTP in Frontpage itself or a third party
>> program.
>> "Steve Bugden" <SteveBugden@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:791CEE65-9C1F-45C2-98B0-2248A5FAFD32@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I have read that FP 2003 supports updating web sites via ftp.
>> >
>> > Before I buy a copy, I'd just like to check if it is possible to edit
>> > and
>> > save an individual web page.
>> >
>> > Suppose my file can be located using ftp as follows:
>> > ftp15.hostinguk.net/web/content/myhtml.htm
>> >
>> > Is it possible to:
>> > 1) Open this file using Frontpage 2003
>> > 2) Make changes
>> > 3) Click the save button to put the file (including images) back on the
>> > server.
>> >
>> > Of course I realise and username/password will be required.
>> >
>> > It's just that I've only seen details of using fp 2003 to edit complete
>> > web
>> > sites rather than an individual page.
>> >
>> > I have already achieved this via http and FPSEs but the latter is
>> > causing
>> > problems on the web server with file permissions. So hence I'd like to
>> > achieve the same thing with ftp/frontpage.
>> >
>> > Many thanks in anticipation!
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> >
>> > Steve.
>>
>>
>>

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