Re: Emailing web form information to me

Hi Dave G,

Thanks for your comment. As I suggested in my comments, I do not have Vista
installed, so I cannot work out the specifics steps involved. However I
think that if you use the second method I suggested, by first mapping the
drive via My Computer instead of as a step in the publishing process you
might still be successful.

In your example of http://blogsite.co.uk:nnnn/public_html I must admit that
I have never seen a colon in a http address, so perhaps that changes
everything (there are lots of things I haven't seen). However, many hosts
have a default folder such as "public_html" that you are supposed to upload
your web files to. Some don't. However, if you can map a drive to your
primary http://blogsite.co.uk or http://blogsite.co.uk:nnnn through My
Computer, then in the future when you click on that drive you should see the
subfolder public_html along with any other web host files and folders appear
under that mapped drive. Personally I prefer to work with Windows Explorer
because of the folder view and file tree, which makes it easier to see this
file directory and how it organized...or click folder view in Computer.

Then publishing your Publisher web files is a two step process. You first
Publish to the web and direct your Publisher web files to a folder on your
local computer where you can find them. Unless you change the default
settings that will be an "index.htm" file and a "index_files" folder. Step
two, or should I say one and a half is to open Windows Explorer or Computer
and connect to the mapped drive to your server, by simply clicking on that
drive. You might have to reenter your username and password to login. Then
you can simply drag and drop the index.htm file and the index_files folder
to the public_html folder on your host. Of course this will still be
dependent upon FPSE being installed.

It is also possible that when you Publish to the Web that you can choose to
direct your web files and folder to My Computer or Computer, however it is
called instead of the two step process assuming that you can map the drive
directly to the public_html folder. However, I would focus on trying to get
the two step approach to work first.

Does this make sense?

DavidF

"drg" <drg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Ooops slight problem in your comment. Vista x64 does not permit publishing
web pages because it won't accept page names of the form
http://blogsite.co.uk:nnnn/public_html
and therefore will not map them.
--
Dave G


"DavidF" wrote:

As you are using IE7, the directions for HTTP uploading that are
described
in How to publish a Publisher web in HTTP no longer work. I gave you that
article primarily for reference. Instead you need to map a network drive
much as the description for ftp uploading with Vista in the last article:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher/HA100947601033.aspx

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In Windows Vista
1.. On the File menu, click Publish to the Web.
2.. In the Publish to the Web dialog box, click Tools, and then click
Map
Network Drive.
3.. In the Map Network Drive dialog box, do the following:
a.. In the Drive list, click a drive letter. You can choose any
available letter.
b.. To connect every time that you log on to your computer, select
the
Reconnect at logon check box.
c.. Click Connect to a Web site that you can use to store your
documents
and pictures.
4.. In the Add Network Location Wizard, click Next, click Choose a
custom
network location, and then click Next.
5.. In the Internet or network address box, type the address of the FTP
site (for example, type ftp://ftp.microsoft.com), and then click Next.
Note If you cannot connect to a network drive or folder, the
computer
might be turned off or you might not have the correct permissions. If you
can't connect, contact your network administrator or ISP.

6.. If you do not want to log on anonymously, clear the Log on
anonymously
check box, type a user name in the User name box, and then click Next.
7.. Type a name for this network location, and then click Next.
8.. Click Finish.
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The difference is that you need to "map your drive" using your http
address
instead of the ftp address. Unfortunately I do not have Vista installed,
so
can not verify the exact procedure and MSFT has not provided it anywhere
I
know. In past discussions with other posters they had success by using My
Computer or Windows Explorer to map the drive, then published their web
files to their local drive, and drag and dropped the index.htm file and
the
index_files FOLDER of files that Publisher produces to the network drive
on
the server on the host. You can no longer publish through IE. I would
suggest that you focus on figuring out how to map the drive using
http...and
I am sorry I cannot give you more detailed instructions on how to do
that.
In fact, if you do figure it out, I would appreciate you posting back
your
steps, so I could help others with details in the future.

Here is one other set of instructions that I found that might also help
you
sort out the specifics steps needed to map a network drive:

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1.. Click Start, and then click Computer.
2.. On the actions bar, click Map network drive, then click Connect to
a
Web site that you can use to store your documents and pictures.
3.. In the Add Network Location wizard, click Next.
4.. Select Choose a custom network location, and then click Next.
5.. In the Internet or network address box, type the address for your
Web
site (for example, http://mydomain.com), and then click Next.
6.. If prompted, type your user name and password, and then click OK.
7.. If you want to give this new location a name, in the Type a new
name
for this network location box, type a name, and then click Next.
The name should be one that you easily recognize as your Web site file
folder.

8.. To open the new connection, select the Open this network location
when
I click Finish box, and then click Finish.
A folder window opens and all of the files on your Web site appear.

Your new network location appears when you open the Computer view on
your
computer. You can access your Web site files by clicking this location

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I would also again say that if you used FTP uploading to get the current
copy of your files uploaded to your site, then chances are you will need
to
uninstall and reinstall the FPSE as FTP uploading corrupts the FPSE. This
can be true even when you test:
http://custompcprogramming.com/_vti_inf.html
and you get confirmation of the server extensions being installed. You
may
also need to delete the old Publisher generated files from the server
prior
to reinstalling the FPSE.

And finally, you might have a problem with how you built the form itself,
so
for testing purposes you might want to use the name, telephone and email
address only while you are testing, and then add in other form controls
after you get it working.

Here is another link with more information about forms:
Reference: Web forms:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher/CH063576891033.aspx

Once again, I regret not being able to give you more specific and
succinct
directions. Hopefully someday soon MSFT will be more forthcoming with
some
help about this process.

DavidF


"Martin" <Martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hello again -

I studied the linked documents and verified that FPSE is installed per
the
article . I also verified with my host what my http protocol url is.
I
went
through the step by step in How to publish a Publisher web in HTTP and
when I
went to save the index file in the http location I got this error: The
folder
that this web page would use to organize supporting files is already
reserved
for use in the current location. Please choose a different name or
location
for this web page.

I changed the name of the web page and that didn't work either. FYI I
was
never prompted for my user ID and password. Maybe that comes later in
the
process. URL is custompcprogramming.com. I do have a direct email
link
which works fine but I wanted the form option as well. Thanks again.
--
Martin


"DavidF" wrote:

If you are using forms in your web publication, reference: Publisher
web
publication forms 101:
http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/archive/2006/01/07/80564.aspx
Just because your ISP supports FPSE doesn't mean they are activated
and
working. Test them as per the article since you did not provide the
URL
to
your website. If you uploaded with FTP vs. HTTP, then you may have to
reinstall the FPSE, as FTP uploading can corrupt them.

Reference: How to publish a Publisher web in HTTP:
http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/pages/80557.aspx
For the way to upload using HTTP uploading protocol with IE6.

Prepare, publish, and maintain your Publisher Web site:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher/HA100947601033.aspx
It is written for Pub 2007, but if you are using IE7 instead of IE6,
then
the directions for using Vista would apply. FTP uploading has changed
with
the introduction of IE7. Pay particular attention to the instructions
for
FTP uploading in Vista. You can probably modify these to use HTTP and
mapping a network drive.

If you cannot figure out how to map the drive, you might ask your ISP.
You
might also decide to use just an email link for contacting you, or
perhaps a
javascript form that you can insert via the code fragment feature.

DavidF

"Martin" <Martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hello. I have created a web form in my web site for the user to
convey
information. On submit, I chose the option of emailing me the form
responses. My problem is that when submit is clicked, the user gets
the
"HTTP Error 404 - File or directory not found. Internet Information
Services
(IIS)" error. I have contacted my ISP Earthlink and they assure me
that
they
support FrontPage extensions. I have Publisher 2007, Vista Home
Premium
SP
1, MS Outlook email. Thanks in advance.
--
Martin









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