Converting from Page Builder to FP2003

D

Dumplin

About 3 years ago I bought a .net domain and the Host came with Page
Builder, no not geocities but Web Services at Yahoo....anyway I pay for the
service and the host can handle FP extensions. Ok I am a tad smarter than
when I set up/created the website and now would like to add pages with
FP2003 but I am confused about saving the pages as the program wants to save
as Index. I don't want to convert the whole site until I run some tests.

Not sure if I explained this very well but any help will be appreciated.

TIA

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Jim Buyens

-----Original Message-----
About 3 years ago I bought a .net domain and the Host
came with Page Builder, no not geocities but Web
Services at Yahoo....anyway I pay for the service and
the host can handle FP extensions. Ok I am a tad
smarter than when I set up/created the website and now
would like to add pages with FP2003 but I am confused
about saving the pages as the program wants to save
as Index. I don't want to convert the whole site until
I run some tests.
Click to expand...

Testing is good. No one was ever sorry they ran a test.
Try setting up a subweb, going through your scenario, and
then seeing what happens.

Are you using a disk-based Web site locally? If so, yes,
FrontPage will want to use index.html as the home page
file name. But FrontPage will usually rename this to
default.htm (and fix all necessary links) if you publish
to a server-based Web where default.htm is the default
home file name.

Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
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D

Dumplin

Jim said:
Testing is good. No one was ever sorry they ran a test.
Try setting up a subweb, going through your scenario, and
then seeing what happens.

Are you using a disk-based Web site locally? If so, yes,
FrontPage will want to use index.html as the home page
file name. But FrontPage will usually rename this to
default.htm (and fix all necessary links) if you publish
to a server-based Web where default.htm is the default
home file name.
Click to expand...

The program is webased and the current home page is
http://www.just-for-fun-club.net I want to add pages using FP and don't want
to take the chance of overwriting the index.htm already established. I
guess I will have to stop being afraid and just do it and see what happens.

Thanks for the suggestions and yes it always a good idea to test ;o)

Donna
 
S

Stefan B Rusynko

1) Have your host apply the FP SE to your site
(and confirm your FP userID/password for FP access)
- it will not change anything in your current web site content
- it will just add the FP SE control files
2) Then in FP2003, File Open Site and enter the URL as
http://www.just-for-fun-club.net/ and enter your FP userID/password
From the menu run Tools Recalculate Hyperlinks
(updates the FP SE meta files and indexes)
3) In Windows Explorer create a top level folder w/o spaces or punctuation
(say C:\JustForFunClub)
4) From the menu use File Publish Site
On Remote Site Tab select the option for File System and browse to C:\JustForFunClub
On Publishing Tab select All pages
(accept option for FP to convert the local folder to a FP Site)
When done on the Remote web site tab select Open the Remote site in FP
(when open, switch to the online version of FP and use File Close Site / File Exit)

You will now have a local copy of your web in FP open to work in
- if necessary rename your home page filename to the same filename as on your hosted site
Edit away
- When done use the File Publish Site
On Remote Site Tab select the option for FP or SP Services and enter your URL as
http://www.just-for-fun-club.net/
On Publishing Tab select Changed pages only pages

PS
Make sure in Tools Page Options Authoring you have enabled the FP SE before you start


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| Jim Buyens wrote:
| >> -----Original Message-----
| >> About 3 years ago I bought a .net domain and the Host
| >> came with Page Builder, no not geocities but Web
| >> Services at Yahoo....anyway I pay for the service and
| >> the host can handle FP extensions. Ok I am a tad
| >> smarter than when I set up/created the website and now
| >> would like to add pages with FP2003 but I am confused
| >> about saving the pages as the program wants to save
| >> as Index. I don't want to convert the whole site until
| >> I run some tests.
| >
| > Testing is good. No one was ever sorry they ran a test.
| > Try setting up a subweb, going through your scenario, and
| > then seeing what happens.
| >
| > Are you using a disk-based Web site locally? If so, yes,
| > FrontPage will want to use index.html as the home page
| > file name. But FrontPage will usually rename this to
| > default.htm (and fix all necessary links) if you publish
| > to a server-based Web where default.htm is the default
| > home file name.
|
| The program is webased and the current home page is
| http://www.just-for-fun-club.net I want to add pages using FP and don't want
| to take the chance of overwriting the index.htm already established. I
| guess I will have to stop being afraid and just do it and see what happens.
|
| Thanks for the suggestions and yes it always a good idea to test ;o)
|
| Donna
|
|
|
 
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