Can FP open and add to a handwritten site?

[SteveP]

I have been asked by a user to help add to a single home page that someone
wrote for her. I believe it was done handcoded CSS/XHTML.

I don't write websites, but I can use FP.

Can FP import the users homepage and then add to it by making additional
pages created in FP?

 

[Murray]

HTML is HTML.

If I had handcoded a site, I would worry about someone who doesn't write
websites but does use FP touching it, though. What kind os changes does
this user want you to make?

 

[Cheryl D Wise]

lf it uses XHTML using Expression Web Designer is safer than using
FrontPage. With FrontPage you need to take the extra step of right clicking
in code view and selecting "Format as XML" just before you save any time
you edit a page. Plus FP does not code to doctype so even using XML
formatting you could break something.

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[SteveP]

The user wants to activate the contents buttons on the existing single
homepage and add new pages with new content. Text, links, pictures.

 

[SteveP]

Hi Cheryl:
It doesn't sound good for this project.

This is a case of IT being asked to help a user with something that is out
of my field.

Can I open FP, use Import and import the existing one page site onto my
workstation? Then experiment with it on my workstation or will this
definately fail?

 

[WenJun Zhang[msft]]

Hi Steve,

This should be workable. FrontPage can edit any well-formed HTML page. It
isn't required to be created with FrontPage originally.

If your client meet any problem on this, you can forward it to the
community. We will be pleased to help on the troubleshooting.

Have a nice day.

Best regards,

WenJun Zhang
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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[Cheryl D Wise]

No need to import if you have the ftp userid/password. Open FP, create a new
local site then use File Publish, tick the FTP radio button and put in the
information to connect. Then publish back down to your local site. Make what
changes are necessary, check the doctype. If it is XHTML, make sure you use
the right click, format as xml option. Preview in your browser and run it
past the validator. (You can use the file upload method before you publish
to make sure.)

Do not use any webbots, that is very important if you have someone not using
FP working on the site.

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Cheryl D Wise
FrontPage MVP
http://by-expression.com
Online Instructor led training at http://starttoweb.com
Next session starts Aug 20,2006 offers classes in CSS and Expression Web
Designer