Re: C-Drive stem folders with duplicate website info???

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Spike, when I first up loaded them to my website, using FileZilla, a friend
who uses HTML for all his webdesign and knows nothing about Publisher, got
behind the Publisher files, and tweaked them using HTML, and viola, the four
..pdf files uploaded perfectly. We knew at the time that what he did was not
protocol, but in a bind, one accepts anything that works!

There was no problem, until I had to go back and update the website by
myself, and then the message from IE you cite below appeared. You saw what I
saw that the file was on my own hard drive.

Unfotunately, my friend has moved away, and I am NOW on my own.

I am actually beginning from ground zero when it comes to posting .pdf files
on my Publisher driven website. I did read David's note at MSMVPS.COM
titled, "Including external files in a Pullisher web," which indirectly
includes much of what you are saying, but it is directed at users of Pub 2000
when they upgrade to 2002 or 2003.

Not to muddy the water, but I have or Publisher has created some folders on
my C drive that seem to include the index.htm and index_files, and when my
friend earlier got involved in moving the four .pdf files to my Publisher
website, he side stepped the normal step by step process for uploading files
to my host site, and while everything worked, and we were up and running, I
remain confused as to why I have two folders now, each with the same data.

The two folders on the stem of my C-drive are shown as: "www.lcn-hoa.com"
and ftp.lcn-hoa.com" and both have the two main .pub files ("index_file" and
my "index.htm") and they also include "_db_backups; aspnet_client; and
stats." Both may be essential when I use FileZilla to move my two .pub files
to my website, but if so, which one should I save the index_files & index.htm
to when I click on "Publish to the web" before I upgrade my website?

CAN YOU PLEASE LOOK BELOW FOR MY ANSWERS OR QUESTIONS RELATED TO YOUR REPLY?


"Spike" wrote:

Thomboy

This is the link I see on your site for one of your pdf's

\\thomoffice\ActiveFoldrs\HOA - Website Files\index_files\CCR LCNII
157-219_6.pdf

The problem here is the link above that is on your web page

It should be http://www.lcn-hoa.com/XXX.pdf (if the XXX.pdf is in the root
directory)

Suggestion: When you name pdf files omit the spaces in the name of the
files.
When you load the pdf files to your server, place them
in a directory of their own such as downloads to keep them where they are
easy to locate and maintain. The new link then would be:
http://www.lcn-hoa.com/downloads/XXX.pdf

OK, I WILL ASSUME THAT I NEED TO CREATE A FOLDER ON MY C-DRIVE, TITLED,
"DOWNLOADS FOR WEBSITE," INTO WHICH I SHOULD SAVE A COPY OF ALL FOUR .PDF
FILES--WITHOUT SPACES. OR, ARE YOU TELLING ME TO SAVE THE FOUR .PDF FILES TO
ONE OF THE MYSTERIOUS TWO FOLDERS MENTIONED ABOVE BEGINNING WITH FTP. OR WWW.?

IF SO, THEN THIS BECOMES MUCH CLEARER.

SORRY FOR SOUNDING SO DENSE, BUT HAVING MY FRIEND HELP ME, ACTUALLY CONFUSED
ME MORE WHEN I CAME BACK TO MOVE THE .PDF FILES CORRECTLY.



I looked for your pdf's in the root directory but did not find them. Where
did you up load them to?

SEE ABOVE PLEASE,

THANKS, THOMBOY

Spike

"Thomboy" <Thomboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi David:

I am back again.

We talked briefly about my desktop running Windows Vista Ultra with IE 8,
and my laptop running Windows XP with IE 7.

You suggested uninstalling IE 8 on my desktop, and going back to IE 7, so
there would be fewer problems when I moved my .pub file for my website
(http://www.lcn-hoa.com) to my laptop.

Does it make any sense to load Office 2007 on my laptop, replacing Office
2003 to also remove another hurdle to jump?

In keeping with that question, and only because I have an unopened and new
copy of Windows Vista Home Premium yet to load onto my laptop, would it
make
any sense to install the Vista Premium on my laptop so there is more
continuity between my desktop and my laptop?

I have a Core 2 cpu @ 2.00 GHz, plus .99GB of RAM on my laptop, barely
enough for Windows Vista Home Premium to run effecitvely.

Any thoughts?

Thomboy

P.S. I have another Publisher Question about using .pdf files on a
publisher webpage, and how to make it work? I have read and reread the
Office Publisher file, "Save a file in PDF Format," and am still not sure
how
to make this happen.

The nine steps in the Office Pub file make it sound very easy, but I
cannot
make it work. If you take a quick look at my website, mentioned above,
and
click on the page titled, "C&Rs and Legal" and then click on any of the
.pdf
links, you get a message that says that IE cannot display this page.

"DavidF" wrote:

Well, I am glad you found the solution, though it be a bit circuitous.

DavidF

"Thomboy" <Thomboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:949A69DC-2082-431D-B256-F123FB141AFB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
David, after all my and your work on this problem, it turned out to be
a
very
simple FileZilla problem. I was using the name of the host as GoDaddy,
when
what was needed was my website address. Host to me does not mean the
address
of my website, but logic was not needed.

The site is back up, and even though I would love to say that we both,
by
putting our heads together, solved the problem it was a simple naming
issue.

At least, and I mean this, your knowledge will come in very handy when
I
attempt, to transfer the .pub file from my desktop onto my laptop.

You know David, I tried to put the index_files and the index.htm files
on
my
desktop, and instead of two files, everything in the index_file was
loaded
onto my desktop--all the photos, the .tif files, etc., and while
deleting
all
of this, I was laughing out loud.

I then loaded the index_files into a folder, and pointed at this folder
when
I opened FileZilla, and when I attempted to drag the two files
(index_files &
index.htm) to the right side of the FileZilla screen, let me gibe you
another
brain f _ _ t. As soon as I put in the correct host name, user name,
password, and port, all the information I wanted to drag to the right
side
of
the screen was already there.

Go figure? How did this happen?

Try as I may to figure what made this all happen, all I can say is
LUCK.

But, again, David, I am very grateful you were there to help me,
because I
want to come back to this "your' well again when I try to move the .pub
file
from desktop to laptop.

I HOPE THIS IS OK?????

Many thanks.

Thomboy

"DavidF" wrote:

Thanks Thomboy. But the real satisfaction will be when you post back
and
say
that your site is up and running again. Even though I won't see your
smile,
I will imagine it.

DavidF

"Thomboy" <Thomboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Will do! Sometimes the road to higher ground takes some walking in
the
valleys, but that is the value of experience -- the best teacher.

Isn't it great that your experiences can help so many people in
need?

I also look for ways to help people around me, not with technology,
but
help
just the same. There is no better feeling than to see someone smile
when
they have been trying to solve a problem for days, months, or even
years
that
you can help them overcome with a few suggestions. It smooths out
the
hills
and valleys and makes life more livable.

You done good, Gunga Din.

Thomboy

"DavidF" wrote:

OK. It sounds like I mixed up which computer you were using, but
the
suggestions about how to Publish to the Web and changing the
options
in
Pub
2003 still apply. Also, the FTP uploading process should be the
same
on
both
computers using FileZilla. There are some other differences between
2003
and
2007 so plan on trying to open your Pub file on the Pub 2003
machine,
publishing the files, and testing against the files you produce
with
2007. I
don't think there will be substantial differences, but you should
do
this
while you still have access to both computers. Also be sure to
backup
your
Pub file before you open it in Pub 2003. Rename it if you have to,
but
make
note somehow that it is your original. Pub 2003 and 2007 files are
supposed
to be interchangeable, but I have read of cases where they weren't
so
you
might as well take a few precautions. I originally feared you were
opening
your html files in Publisher and had not saved the original Pub
file,
and
that would have created a big job for you rebuilding the site.
After
get
everything up and running and before you leave for Washington, you
might
even consider uploading a backup copy of your Pub file to your web
host
for
safe keeping and access if you need it. Just sayn'...

I don't know what files are in the Godaddy 'stats' folder, but
Godaddy
does
need to rebuild/repair your ftp site. Hopefully it will be clear
from
your
request and you will be up and running soon.

You are welcome...good luck and yes, let us know how it works out.

DavidF

"Thomboy" <Thomboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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David, Viola, we are now on the same page, and your verbiage has
solved
all
my problems, except for doing some very stupid things. Now,
however, I
can
see that the ftp.lch-hoa.com folder contains GoDaddy files to
make
the
crossover work and to enable my "index_files" and the "index.htm"
folder
to
load at the webhost site, GoDaddy, using FileZilla.

So far all my work has been done using Office 2007 and VISTAr,
but I
expect
to use Office 2003 and Windows XP when I take my laptop back to
Washington
State to keep the website updated.

Answer to your first question, no I cannot log on to my website.
When
I
or
anyone else tries, the following message appears:
------------------------------
The page you tried to access does not exist on this server. This
page
may
not exist due to the following reasons:

1. You are the owner of this web site and you have not uploaded
(or
incorrectly uploaded) your web site. For information on uploading
your
web
site using FTP client software or web design software, click here
for
FTP
Upload Information.

2. The URL that you have entered in your browser is incorrect.
Please
re-enter the URL and try again.

3. The Link that you clicked on incorrectly points to this page.
Please
contact the owner of this web site to inform them of this
situation.
------------------------------
I HAVE ALWAYS USED Vista, AND OFFICE 2007, and this is where I
may
have
"created a 'network place' which was (as you said) both the 'ftp
folder'
and
the 'www folder.' "

This is going to sound crazy, but I only deleted the
"index_files,"
the
"index.htm" file, and the "stats" file from the ftp.lcn-hoa.com
root
directory, and left the others in place, the webhost site went
away.
The
"stats" file must be an essential GoDaddy entry, which is needed
.

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