Re: "No Server Currently In Use"

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Follow Kevin's instruction - the web address on your local PC is
http://localhost
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Ron Symonds - Microsoft MVP (FrontPage)
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"cyberduane" <cyberduane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> What next? Are you done with me?
>
> "cyberduane" wrote:
>
> > I assume that when you say "just point FP to create the site" you
meant the
> > "Publish Web" option from the file menu. When I tried that, I got
the screen
> > http://northoftheneck.com/http_localhost.htm message. When I
tried the "Open
> > Web" option, I got http://northoftheneck.com/local_host.htm
message.
> >
> > Maybe there is a different way to point FP to create the site or
is there
> > some admin function not enabled?
> >
> > Is there more material I can read on this? It seems odd that I
have not
> > located any yet.
> >
> >
> > "Mark Fitzpatrick" wrote:
> >
> > > There's really nothing to it. You just point FP to create the
site at
> > > http://servername/webname (in the case of local development it's
> > > http://localhost)
> > >
> > > That's really it. The screenshots you show are being done
through the file
> > > system, which is why you have a disk-based web and not a
server-based web.
> > > Whenever you open or create a web using the file system instead
of going
> > > directly through the web server it sets the web as a disk-based
web, simply
> > > meaning that it's being developed locally without the benefit of
a web
> > > server. This can actually mess with the web server and FP since
they get
> > > confused as to what the case really is. Some features no longer
are
> > > available or may stop working from within FP. Basically, always
open through
> > > http and your web server directly and not through the file
system. Even
> > > though the file system is located under a directory bound to the
web server,
> > > it will still mess it up.
> > >
> > > Hope this helps,
> > > Mark Fitzpatrick
> > > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
> > >
> > > "cyberduane" <cyberduane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message
> > > news:19B9EE5E-A4A8-4748-9617-7C01531F6B82@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Do you know where can I get the instructions to setup a server
based web?
> > > >
> > > > I take it by your response that creating a server based web
site involves
> > > > more than installing IIS5.1 on XP Pro. I have three books
"Discovering
> > > > Front
> > > > Page", "Fast Smarter Fron Page", and "Windows Sharepoint
Servcies inside
> > > > Out". None of them seem to point out that I need to take
additional steps
> > > > to
> > > > setup a server based web than installing IIS5.1 on XP Pro.
Obviously,
> > > > there
> > > > must be more to it.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Tom [Pepper] Willett" wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Once again, you are not using a server based web. You are
simply opening
> > > >> something in your c drive.
> > > >>
> > > >> If you haven't created a server based site, you must do so.
> > > >> --
> > > >> ===
> > > >> Tom [Pepper] Willett
> > > >> Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
> > > >> ---
> > > >> FrontPage Support:
> > > >> http://www.frontpagemvps.com/
> > > >>
> > > >> About FrontPage 2003:
> > > >>
http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX01085802
> > > >> ===
> > > >> "cyberduane" <cyberduane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message
> > > >> news:09A2A5D7-2041-4F94-9280-F07ACC0B7EE5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >> | My server extensions are not working. Is that because I do
not have a
> > > >> "web"?
> > > >> |
> > > >> | I posted http://www.northoftheneck.com/OpenWeb.htm showing
that I am
> > > >> trying
> > > >> | to open my web. In the background, it shows that I have
opened the
> > > >> file
> > > >> | Default.htm but there is no web name just folder names that
I thought
> > > >> were
> > > >> | webs because of the blue circle on the folder. Based on
your response
> > > >> I'm
> > > >> | confused as to whether I have a "web" or just a collection
of pages or
> > > >> what's
> > > >> | the difference.
> > > >> |
> > > >> | The http://www.northoftheneck.com/IIS5.1Server.htm page is
a shot of
> > > >> the
> > > >> ISS
> > > >> | admin program.
> > > >> |
> > > >> |
> > > >> |
> > > >> | "Tom [Pepper] Willett" wrote:
> > > >> |
> > > >> | > You haven't opened your server based web in FrontPage.
You appear to
> > > >> have
> > > >> | > simply opened the file on your c drive.
> > > >> | > --
> > > >> | > ===
> > > >> | > Tom [Pepper] Willett
> > > >> | > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
> > > >> | > ---
> > > >> | > FrontPage Support:
> > > >> | > http://www.frontpagemvps.com/
> > > >> | >
> > > >> | > About FrontPage 2003:
> > > >> | >
http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX01085802
> > > >> | > ===
> > > >> | > "cyberduane" <cyberduane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
in message
> > > >> | >
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> > > >> | > | Yes, see http://www.northoftheneck.com/IIS5.1Server.htm
that seems
> > > >> to
> > > >> | > | indicates that IIS5.1 is installed and running.
> > > >> | > |
> > > >> | > | However, I still get the "No Cuurent Server in Use"
message as
> > > >> indicated
> > > >> | > on
> > > >> | > | http://www.northoftheneck.com/NoServerInUse.htm
> > > >> | > |
> > > >> | > |
> > > >> | > | "Tom [Pepper] Willett" wrote:
> > > >> | > |
> > > >> | > | > XP Pro comes with IIS 5.1 web server. Did you
install it, and
> > > >> install
> > > >> | > the
> > > >> | > | > extensions to the server?
> > > >> | > | > --
> > > >> | > | > ===
> > > >> | > | > Tom [Pepper] Willett
> > > >> | > | > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
> > > >> | > | > ---
> > > >> | > | > FrontPage Support:
> > > >> | > | > http://www.frontpagemvps.com/
> > > >> | > | >
> > > >> | > | > About FrontPage 2003:
> > > >> | > | >
http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX01085802
> > > >> | > | > ===
> > > >> | > | > "cyberduane" <cyberduane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote in
> > > >> message
> > > >> | > | >
news:6307828A-DFC9-463C-9959-1960EF929236@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >> | > | > |I have not been able to get my FP Server Extensions
to work (hit
> > > >> | > counter,
> > > >> | > | > | etc).
> > > >> | > | > |
> > > >> | > | > | I have posted a screen shot on
> > > >> | > | > | http://www.northoftheneck.com/NoServerInUse.htm
that seems to
> > > >> indicate
> > > >> | > I
> > > >> | > | > do
> > > >> | > | > | not have a server in place to support the
extensions. What
> > > >> does
> > > >> that
> > > >> | > | > mean?
> > > >> | > | > | I thought Windows XP Pro running IIS was a server,
or is that a
> > > >> wrong
> > > >> | > | > | assumption?
> > > >> | > | >
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> > > >> | >
> > > >> | >
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> > >


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