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

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Spike, I went back and altered the hyperlinks, and dropped,
"http://www.lcn-hoa.com,"; for each of the four .pdf files in the "downloads"
sub-folder.

I did the Publish to the web in my .pub file, and the system asked me if I
wanted to replace the old index.htm with the newer version, and I said yes.

I then clicked on the index.htm inside of the new folder on my C-Drive stem,
HOA WEBSITE, and up came a picture of the website when officially published.

The four .pdf files do not load, and when I click on them, I get:
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Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage

What you can try:
Diagnose Connection Problems

More information
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All the four new hyperlinks are written like the following first hyperlink:

/downloads/bylaws_LNCII_6.pdf

Any more suggestions?

Thomboy
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"Spike" wrote:

Thomboy

I can not see any reason to do that. The method I gave you is a method that
is used by many folks and works well. If David, Rob or Don want to jump in
here, Please do. Maybe I am not explaining the situation correctly.

Spike

"Thomboy" <Thomboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Spike:

What would happen if when I clicked on "publish to the web," when at my
.pub
file, I saved the "index_files" to the folder "www.lcn-hoa.com," and also
created a sub-folder for "www.lcn-hoa.com," called "downloads," and then
copied and pasted my four .pdf files into the "downloads" sub-folder.

If once the NEW "index_files" are in the "www.lcn-hoa.com" folder along
with
the OLD "index_files," I could just right click on the open area on the
right
of the C-Drive stem with "www.lcn-hoa.com" highlighted, and click on
refresh
to make the NEW "index_files" over write the OLD "index_files?"

That folder "www.lcn-hoa.com" has to fit into this puzzle somehow?

Thomboy

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"Spike" wrote:

Thomboy

I am responsible for that error (sorry) I had you write an absolute link
for the pdf files. On the net it will work but not on your computer.
If
you change the link to a relative link "/downloads/XXX.pdf" without
quotes
it will work on your computer and the net.

Spike

"Thomboy" <Thomboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Spike:

I created a sub-folder in my new main folder (HOA WEBSITE) for my .pub
file,
called, "downloads."

Inside of "downloads," I placed copies of <<all four>> of my .pdf
files.

The first hyperlink to the bylaws .pdf file is shown as:

http://www.lcn-hoa.com/downloads/bylaws_LCNII_6.pdf

The file name of the same file in the sub-folder "downloads," is named:

bylaws_LCNII_6.pdf

When I double-clicked on the new "index.htm" file inside of HOA
WEBSITE,
up
comes a copy of the website as it will look when published.

Everything works fine, except the .pdf files

When I click on any of them, I get the following message:

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.

QUESTION: Maybe <<placement>> of the new "HOA WEBSITE" and its
sub-folder
"downloads" on my C-Drive stem is causing the problem?? Maybe this new
main
folder and the sub-folder should be placed below:

Computer
Local Disk (C:)
DVD RW Drive (D:)
Removable Disk (E:), and so on?

It is now below "Desktop," which is at the top of "My Computer" stem,
and
among the folders for "Thom Sepic," which includes such folders as
.java;
AppData; Application Data; Contacts; Desktop; Documents; Downloads;
Favorites; HOA WEBSITE (with the sub-folder, downloads); Links, etc.

Otherwise, I am at a loss as to why I can see all the "new" changes I
have
made to my .pub file for the website when published, except the four
.pdf
files.

Best, Thomboy


"Spike" wrote:

Thomboy

Looking over your site it appears that you have the publisher program
publishing all you web files to one directory, I do not see the
"index_files" directory being used and that is OK. Your site looks
good
and
is working fine as far as I can see.

To clear things up I have a few suggestions:

1. Delete all the htm files that you created on your computer hard
drive
(so you don’t get an old one accidently)
2. Create a new folder on your hard drive (any name will do) let's
call
it
HOA for now
3. Open your pub file using publisher and modify the links for your
PDF
files to read "http://www.lcn-hoa.com/downloads/XXX.pdf"; without the
quotes.
XXX will be different for each PDF file (remember NO spaces please)
4. Using "Publish to the web", publish you files to the new folder
HOA
5. Create a sub folder to HOA (any name will do) let's call it
"downloads"
for now without the quotes
6. Rename you PDF files to match your links and place them in the
DOWNLOADS
folder
7. Go back to the HOA folder. Double click on the index.htm file.
This
should bring up the web site on your browser. Go through your site
and
check it out. Try the PDF files. If all works the way you want got
to
step
8. (if not get back here and we will figure it out)
8. Using filezilla, log onto your server. Create a folder on the
server
in
the root directory named "downloads" without the quotes and all lower
case
letters.
9. Using filezilla, transfer the files in the HOA folder on your hard
drive
to the root directory on the server
10. Using filezilla, transfer the PDF files form the DOWNLOADS folder
on
your computer to the downloads folder on the server.

AND don't feel that you are dense as you are asking GOOD questions.
We
all
started out that way and with a little help we got better as you will
too
soon.

Spike

"Thomboy" <Thomboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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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

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