Express Thumbnail Creator & FP

M

Millie

Using FP 2000. I am using Express Thumbnail Creator to create a gallery for
the church web site. I cannot seem to import the folder and its files into
FP. Get an error message--An error occurred accessing your Front Page web
files. I did this once before with no problem but now cannot.
Anyone else use this program?.... Millie
 
M

Millie

I first tried importing the whole folder and that would not work (the folder
created itself but the files would not come in and I got the error message).
I deleted that folder and then created a folder in my web and tried to
import just the files of the folder in. Got same message. Then tried to
import just a few and then realized the html files will import but not the
jpgs.

The only way I can really get this to work is to copy the whole folder
(using Explorer) to the root of my web on the local machine. Then I can
insert the index.htm of the Express folder and it works. But that is a two
step process and I want to be able just to do File/Import and do the whole
thing at once without a two step process.

I really like this program but wish there were more information re the
different choices in the setup. I also wish I could put text at top of a
photo instead of on bottom (not the thumbnail but the full size
photo........ Millie


"Rob Giordano (aka: Crash Gordon®)" <[email protected]>
wrote in message Yah,,,works great. I just tried it. Just have to figure out how to generate
the index (up) up button.

Create your album into a known folder outside of FP
With FP, make sure your web is open on your local machine.
Create a new folder.
Import the album folder into the newly created folder -OR- just import the
*all* generated files into the folder you created in FP.

You'll have to link your album's index page...and maybe create all those Up
buttons on each generated page (maybe).

Save & Publish. (maybe throw in a Recalculate Hyperlinks for good measure.

I'm using FP2002, but see no reason why it wouldn't work in 00.


| Using FP 2000. I am using Express Thumbnail Creator to create a gallery
for
| the church web site. I cannot seem to import the folder and its files into
| FP. Get an error message--An error occurred accessing your Front Page web
| files. I did this once before with no problem but now cannot.
| Anyone else use this program?.... Millie
|
|
 
M

Millie

Thanks. The files are actually quite small when generated by ET. I was
surprised. AAMOF, as small or smaller as when I resize originals in PSP if
inserting on web in usual way. I guess I will just copy all of them to
folder in Web and insert the index.html it created. I had hoped for an
easier way... I looked at JAlbum but decided on buying this one.

As for as all the many pages created, they are all in one folder, so easy to
find and delete when I delete the album from the web, which I will do in a
few mos. Using ET is just easier for the visitors to the web site instead
of using Thumbnails created in FP and having to use back button between each
photo ...... Millie


"Rob Giordano (aka: Crash Gordon®)" <[email protected]>
wrote in message I didn't play with it too much. You may have files that are too big (image
files) to import. Try optimizing them a little and/or bring a few in at a
time.

The process of moving them with explorer may mess up the links when you
publish...try recalc hyperlinks first before publishing if you go that
route.

You may want to look at JAlbum too,,,it's got a lot of skins created by
loyal followers. I've used it and it's pretty cool (it's also free), in fact
I was able to customize it so you can't really tell the album is seperate
from the website (it took some time to do this :)

The only thing I don't like about most of these albums is they create a
zillion pages, one for each full size image...kinda messy imo.

hth,
Robo

| I first tried importing the whole folder and that would not work (the
folder
| created itself but the files would not come in and I got the error
message).
| I deleted that folder and then created a folder in my web and tried to
| import just the files of the folder in. Got same message. Then tried to
| import just a few and then realized the html files will import but not the
| jpgs.
|
| The only way I can really get this to work is to copy the whole folder
| (using Explorer) to the root of my web on the local machine. Then I can
| insert the index.htm of the Express folder and it works. But that is a two
| step process and I want to be able just to do File/Import and do the whole
| thing at once without a two step process.
|
| I really like this program but wish there were more information re the
| different choices in the setup. I also wish I could put text at top of a
| photo instead of on bottom (not the thumbnail but the full size
| photo........ Millie
|
|
| "Rob Giordano (aka: Crash Gordon®)" <[email protected]>
| wrote in message | Yah,,,works great. I just tried it. Just have to figure out how to
generate
| the index (up) up button.
|
| Create your album into a known folder outside of FP
| With FP, make sure your web is open on your local machine.
| Create a new folder.
| Import the album folder into the newly created folder -OR- just import the
| *all* generated files into the folder you created in FP.
|
| You'll have to link your album's index page...and maybe create all those
Up
| buttons on each generated page (maybe).
|
| Save & Publish. (maybe throw in a Recalculate Hyperlinks for good measure.
|
| I'm using FP2002, but see no reason why it wouldn't work in 00.
|
|
| | | Using FP 2000. I am using Express Thumbnail Creator to create a gallery
| for
| | the church web site. I cannot seem to import the folder and its files
into
| | FP. Get an error message--An error occurred accessing your Front Page
web
| | files. I did this once before with no problem but now cannot.
| | Anyone else use this program?.... Millie
| |
| |
|
|
 
A

Andrew Murray

Are you working with an open "web" (not just a "page" or "file")?
from File menu > Open > Web.
 
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