useing a page as a folder to hide index?

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Rob

I have a personal page where I post info, and photo's and thing
for friends and family. These Items change regularly so the eas
way has just been to put a folder on the server and link to it
however, first I dont like the way it looks, second I dont really wan
every one to see my server index contents. I want to use a page as a blind
SO, heres the quiestion
suppose I have a folder on the server named bob's folder
is it possible to have a bob's page set up to automatically retrieve th
contents of bob's folder without linking each item individually
(USEING FP express)
 
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Thomas A. Rowe

You would have to have a page for bob outside of the folder, that then links
to the folder.

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Rpb

If you read the first post Thomas you will see that I
specified a bob's page. That is not the question.

i want to know if there is a way to make bob's page
automatically retreive the contents of bob's folder
as the contents of the folder change, WITHOUT
having to link each individual item to bob's page.
some sort of batch link or something.
Object is to be able to just upload to the server
bob's folder, and have a page that retieves what ever the
folder content is without individually linking each file.
 
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Tom Pepper Willett

Put the contents within bob's folder. Do NOT use a default index page. As
your host to allow browser permissions on the folder. Thus, when the go to
the folder, it will bring up a list of contents in the folder.
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| If you read the first post Thomas you will see that I
| specified a bob's page. That is not the question.
|
| i want to know if there is a way to make bob's page
| automatically retreive the contents of bob's folder
| as the contents of the folder change, WITHOUT
| having to link each individual item to bob's page.
| some sort of batch link or something.
| Object is to be able to just upload to the server
| bob's folder, and have a page that retieves what ever the
| folder content is without individually linking each file.
 
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Thomas A. Rowe

I did read it and my answer would give your the results you are looking for.

Create bob's page outside of the folder, then create a link to bob's folder
on the page, as:

<a href="bob/">Bob's Folder</a>

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Rob

Thanks for responding Tom. What you propose sounds goo
but I dont know how to do that. I am a newbie at webpublishing an
I am usung FREE webspace from ISP to learn how
As far as I know the only access that I have to my spac
is the webspace program supplied by host and everything goe
to my index by default. I dont know how to change that.
 
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Thomas A. Rowe

Sorry, I can't help, as you need to be able to create a page for bob, upload
that to your web space, then either provide a link to it from your home page
or give Bob the URL to his page.

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Rob

Thomas I know how to make basic web page
and insert links and so forth. I currently have th
"bob's page" and "bob's folder" on the server
The problem I am trying to solve is that; all my sit
files are on my index at ISP space, so, when linking
bob's page to bob's folder, the parent directory is als
displayed. I want bob's page to be ONLY linked to bob'
folder without showing parent
and the second part of my question that I have not see
a response to that I understand is; Can bob's page be set-u
to automatically retrieve ALL contents of bob's folder WITHOU
individual links to each file
that may be the function of the script you posted before, but I
dont know where that script would be placed to work
thx, Rob
 
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Steve Easton

There's is no index on your server.
there is a root folder that should contain a file
named index.htm which is your home page.
What Thomas is telling you is:
In the root of your web make a folder and
name it bob.
Place the files you want viewed inside
your bob folder and make sure the bob
folder contains no .htm pages, only files.

Create a link on your home page
to the bob folder.
The folder will open and display the files
like this
http://www.95isalive.com/dloads/

if your host can enable folder view on your server.

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Stefan B Rusynko

When you are viewing directories (per Thomas' advice) you will always see the Parent link
- you can't change that, that's the way directory browsing works
You can also not prevent the files in the folders (directory view) being be hyperlinks

- you can't change that, that's the way directory browsing works

And most other scripting tools (ASP, JavaScript) that will show the folder contents will also create links of the files in the
folder

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| Thomas I know how to make basic web pages
| and insert links and so forth. I currently have the
| "bob's page" and "bob's folder" on the server.
| The problem I am trying to solve is that; all my site
| files are on my index at ISP space, so, when linking
| bob's page to bob's folder, the parent directory is also
| displayed. I want bob's page to be ONLY linked to bob's
| folder without showing parent.
| and the second part of my question that I have not seen
| a response to that I understand is; Can bob's page be set-up
| to automatically retrieve ALL contents of bob's folder WITHOUT
| individual links to each file.
| that may be the function of the script you posted before, but I
| dont know where that script would be placed to work.
| thx, Rob
 
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