How to export FrontPage customized menu bar to another computer...

[Indiana Jones]

Hy everybody,

I have some problems with the customization of FrontPage.

I modified the menu bar by adding a new menu containing 5 options each
one linked to 5 macros (stored in the file …\Documents and
Settings\... \Application Data\Microsoft\FrontPage\Macros\Microsoft
FrontPage.fpm).

My menu bar works fine on my PC and I am looking for copying it to
another computer with the same operating system : Windows 2000 Pro and
the same version of FrontPage : 2002.

According to Microsoft.com/Technet informations, I learned that the
FP10.pip file contains all the informations relating to the
configuration of FrontPage.

Some Newsgroups messages are saying you could copy this file from a PC
to another in order to find the same configuration. But after several
tests, that does not work.

Moreover, I noticed that each time I modify the structure of the menu
bar, the file …\Documents and Settings\... \Application
Data\Microsoft\FrontPage\State\Cmdui.prf is also modified !

I thus tried to copy it from another computer to see whether I could
recover the same configuration, but that does not work. The Cmdui.prf
file is ignored, deleted and automatically re-generated by FrontPage
(even when the file is on "Read Only" mode).

Well, I do not understand how this works !

I am also very disppointed when I see that Microsoft does not give us
any procedure to explain how to copy the configuration of Frontpage
from a PC to another.
However, it is easy to make this handling in Word or Excel but the
method is definitely different with FrontPage.

I am sure not to be the only one in front of this kind of situation
and I hope that you will be able to help me.

Many thanks in advance.

Indy

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

In FP in the VBE select your module and right click it to Export it
Then on the other PC in VBE select Import a Module, then recreate your custom menus

Microsoft FrontPage.fpm is a per user file for all VBA (macros)
Cmdui.prf is the per user storage of customization of menus (copying it may work but is not recommended and will destroy the users
customizations) - FP will replace it is it is corrupt or missing

What you are trying to do is best handled by a Com Addin
See http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage/downloads/addin/overinfo.asp



| Hy everybody,
|
| I have some problems with the customization of FrontPage.
|
| I modified the menu bar by adding a new menu containing 5 options each
| one linked to 5 macros (stored in the file …\Documents and
| Settings\... \Application Data\Microsoft\FrontPage\Macros\Microsoft
| FrontPage.fpm).
|
| My menu bar works fine on my PC and I am looking for copying it to
| another computer with the same operating system : Windows 2000 Pro and
| the same version of FrontPage : 2002.
|
| According to Microsoft.com/Technet informations, I learned that the
| FP10.pip file contains all the informations relating to the
| configuration of FrontPage.
|
| Some Newsgroups messages are saying you could copy this file from a PC
| to another in order to find the same configuration. But after several
| tests, that does not work.
|
| Moreover, I noticed that each time I modify the structure of the menu
| bar, the file …\Documents and Settings\... \Application
| Data\Microsoft\FrontPage\State\Cmdui.prf is also modified !
|
| I thus tried to copy it from another computer to see whether I could
| recover the same configuration, but that does not work. The Cmdui.prf
| file is ignored, deleted and automatically re-generated by FrontPage
| (even when the file is on "Read Only" mode).
|
| Well, I do not understand how this works !
|
| I am also very disppointed when I see that Microsoft does not give us
| any procedure to explain how to copy the configuration of Frontpage
| from a PC to another.
| However, it is easy to make this handling in Word or Excel but the
| method is definitely different with FrontPage.
|
| I am sure not to be the only one in front of this kind of situation
| and I hope that you will be able to help me.
|
| Many thanks in advance.
|
| Indy

 

[Indiana Jones]

Thank you Stefan for your attention.

But I already know how to export/import the FP VBA code from a PC to
another.

The way to export the custom menus is what I am looking for now.

I do not want to have to recreate them after importing the module onto
the PC.

In the link you had the kindness to gave me, I did not see any Add-in
which can help me in this way.

So, I hope to find how to recreate automatically the custom menus
unless there is an Add-in for this kind of handling.

Any suggestion ?

Thank you in advance.

Indy

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

Nothing will add them automatically
You will have to create your own Comm Addin
read the section FrontPage Add-in Development
"The following resources are available to help you develop FrontPage® Add-ins:...






| Thank you Stefan for your attention.
|
| But I already know how to export/import the FP VBA code from a PC to
| another.
|
| The way to export the custom menus is what I am looking for now.
|
| I do not want to have to recreate them after importing the module onto
| the PC.
|
| In the link you had the kindness to gave me, I did not see any Add-in
| which can help me in this way.
|
| So, I hope to find how to recreate automatically the custom menus
| unless there is an Add-in for this kind of handling.
|
| Any suggestion ?
|
| Thank you in advance.
|
| Indy
|
|
| > In FP in the VBE select your module and right click it to Export it
| > Then on the other PC in VBE select Import a Module, then recreate your custom menus
| >
| > Microsoft FrontPage.fpm is a per user file for all VBA (macros)
| > Cmdui.prf is the per user storage of customization of menus (copying it may work but is not recommended and will destroy the
users
| > customizations) - FP will replace it is it is corrupt or missing
| >
| > What you are trying to do is best handled by a Com Addin
| > See http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage/downloads/addin/overinfo.asp
| > --
| >
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| > SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
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| > http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| > _____________________________________________
| >
| >
| > | Hy everybody,
| > |
| > | I have some problems with the customization of FrontPage.
| > |
| > | I modified the menu bar by adding a new menu containing 5 options each
| > | one linked to 5 macros (stored in the file ?\Documents and
| > | Settings\... \Application Data\Microsoft\FrontPage\Macros\Microsoft
| > | FrontPage.fpm).
| > |
| > | My menu bar works fine on my PC and I am looking for copying it to
| > | another computer with the same operating system : Windows 2000 Pro and
| > | the same version of FrontPage : 2002.
| > |
| > | According to Microsoft.com/Technet informations, I learned that the
| > | FP10.pip file contains all the informations relating to the
| > | configuration of FrontPage.
| > |
| > | Some Newsgroups messages are saying you could copy this file from a PC
| > | to another in order to find the same configuration. But after several
| > | tests, that does not work.
| > |
| > | Moreover, I noticed that each time I modify the structure of the menu
| > | bar, the file ?\Documents and Settings\... \Application
| > | Data\Microsoft\FrontPage\State\Cmdui.prf is also modified !
| > |
| > | I thus tried to copy it from another computer to see whether I could
| > | recover the same configuration, but that does not work. The Cmdui.prf
| > | file is ignored, deleted and automatically re-generated by FrontPage
| > | (even when the file is on "Read Only" mode).
| > |
| > | Well, I do not understand how this works !
| > |
| > | I am also very disppointed when I see that Microsoft does not give us
| > | any procedure to explain how to copy the configuration of Frontpage
| > | from a PC to another.
| > | However, it is easy to make this handling in Word or Excel but the
| > | method is definitely different with FrontPage.
| > |
| > | I am sure not to be the only one in front of this kind of situation
| > | and I hope that you will be able to help me.
| > |
| > | Many thanks in advance.
| > |
| > | Indy