Can't Publish Frontpage 2002 sites. (Driving me Nuts!)

[Jim]

I am having trouble publishing my Frontpage 2002 websites to 2 different
hosting companies. At both companies, I have been asked to publish to a path
similar to this:

http://cheapfastresumes.netfirms.com/anyotherfolder/

When publishing to that folder, I inevitably get 1 of 2 error messages. The
first one is: "The server sent a response which FrontPage cannot pars . . .
check to make sure FrontPage extensions are correctly installed." I
generally get this message between 8 or 15 minutes after starting to publish.
The SAME message occurs regardless of WHICH hosting company account I am
using (2 completely different hosting providers).

Or, in other cases (more commonly), I only get as far as the point where
FrontPage says: "Checking [destination server] files .. . ." and then
nothing more happens beyond this point. (I can leave the computer, come back
30 minutes later, and it will STILL say it is "Checking [destination server]
files . . . ". (so I have to click Cancel).

SYMPTOM #1: I am able to successfully publish to the *ROOT* directory in
question without errors: http://cheapfastresumes.netfirms.com/

However, ANY "folder" added to that path produces one of the 2 mentioned
errors.

I want to emphasize, that I *CAN* publish to the ROOT directory . . . but
can NOT publish to ANY "FOLDER" within this directory.

SYMPTOM #2: ANOTHER IMPORTANT POINT: I am able to publish this EXACT SAME
WEBSITE to my other hosting company's sites (GeoHost and Verio) . . . I have
this SAME site hosted with 2 other companies. In both cases (and most
recently tested TODAY) . . . I am able to publish this exact same web to
those OTHER SERVERS with no problems at all.

SYMPTOM #3: It is only the *SUB FOLDERS* (or whatever we should call it)
arrangement on TWO other company servers . . . . they both used similar
"MULTIPLE-DOMAIN-HOSTING" systems within a single parent domain . . . that
have the SAME problem. This leads me to believe that my FrontPage is not
configured correctly somehow to do this publishing . . . rather than point
the finger at either of these 2 hosting companies.

SYMPTOM #4: I *have* tried checking the "publish subfolders" option box in
FrontPage before publishing. I have ALSO tried leaving it UN-checked.
Neither way makes any difference or removes the errors.

I hope this assists your trouble-shooting.

I appreciate your help.

Jim

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Are these folder FP subwebs / subsites, if not then you will not be able to publish to them, and you
may also have a problem since your site is a subdomain of netfirms.com.

You might want to consider getting a domain account.

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================

I am having trouble publishing my Frontpage 2002 websites to 2 different
hosting companies. At both companies, I have been asked to publish to a path
similar to this:

http://cheapfastresumes.netfirms.com/anyotherfolder/

When publishing to that folder, I inevitably get 1 of 2 error messages. The
first one is: "The server sent a response which FrontPage cannot pars . . .
check to make sure FrontPage extensions are correctly installed." I
generally get this message between 8 or 15 minutes after starting to publish.
The SAME message occurs regardless of WHICH hosting company account I am
using (2 completely different hosting providers).

Or, in other cases (more commonly), I only get as far as the point where
FrontPage says: "Checking [destination server] files .. . ." and then
nothing more happens beyond this point. (I can leave the computer, come back
30 minutes later, and it will STILL say it is "Checking [destination server]
files . . . ". (so I have to click Cancel).

SYMPTOM #1: I am able to successfully publish to the *ROOT* directory in
question without errors: http://cheapfastresumes.netfirms.com/

However, ANY "folder" added to that path produces one of the 2 mentioned
errors.

I want to emphasize, that I *CAN* publish to the ROOT directory . . . but
can NOT publish to ANY "FOLDER" within this directory.

SYMPTOM #2: ANOTHER IMPORTANT POINT: I am able to publish this EXACT SAME
WEBSITE to my other hosting company's sites (GeoHost and Verio) . . . I have
this SAME site hosted with 2 other companies. In both cases (and most
recently tested TODAY) . . . I am able to publish this exact same web to
those OTHER SERVERS with no problems at all.

SYMPTOM #3: It is only the *SUB FOLDERS* (or whatever we should call it)
arrangement on TWO other company servers . . . . they both used similar
"MULTIPLE-DOMAIN-HOSTING" systems within a single parent domain . . . that
have the SAME problem. This leads me to believe that my FrontPage is not
configured correctly somehow to do this publishing . . . rather than point
the finger at either of these 2 hosting companies.

SYMPTOM #4: I *have* tried checking the "publish subfolders" option box in
FrontPage before publishing. I have ALSO tried leaving it UN-checked.
Neither way makes any difference or removes the errors.

I hope this assists your trouble-shooting.

I appreciate your help.

Jim

 

[Jim]

Thanks. I have forwarded your comments to the hosting company tech people .
.. . will let you know what response I get.

Not to change the subject . . . but would I have more success publishing if
I somehow got a copy of Frontpage 2003? (assuming I could find a copy
somewhere) . . . or if I used Expression Web to publish this site? (I already
have Expression Web . . . but I don't know how to "convert" my Frontpage 2002
sites into it yet.)

Just looking for an easy solution!

Are these folder FP subwebs / subsites, if not then you will not be able to publish to them, and you
may also have a problem since your site is a subdomain of netfirms.com.

You might want to consider getting a domain account.

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================

I am having trouble publishing my Frontpage 2002 websites to 2 different
hosting companies. At both companies, I have been asked to publish to a path
similar to this:

http://cheapfastresumes.netfirms.com/anyotherfolder/

When publishing to that folder, I inevitably get 1 of 2 error messages. The
first one is: "The server sent a response which FrontPage cannot pars . . .
check to make sure FrontPage extensions are correctly installed." I
generally get this message between 8 or 15 minutes after starting to publish.
The SAME message occurs regardless of WHICH hosting company account I am
using (2 completely different hosting providers).

Or, in other cases (more commonly), I only get as far as the point where
FrontPage says: "Checking [destination server] files .. . ." and then
nothing more happens beyond this point. (I can leave the computer, come back
30 minutes later, and it will STILL say it is "Checking [destination server]
files . . . ". (so I have to click Cancel).

SYMPTOM #1: I am able to successfully publish to the *ROOT* directory in
question without errors: http://cheapfastresumes.netfirms.com/

However, ANY "folder" added to that path produces one of the 2 mentioned
errors.

I want to emphasize, that I *CAN* publish to the ROOT directory . . . but
can NOT publish to ANY "FOLDER" within this directory.

SYMPTOM #2: ANOTHER IMPORTANT POINT: I am able to publish this EXACT SAME
WEBSITE to my other hosting company's sites (GeoHost and Verio) . . . I have
this SAME site hosted with 2 other companies. In both cases (and most
recently tested TODAY) . . . I am able to publish this exact same web to
those OTHER SERVERS with no problems at all.

SYMPTOM #3: It is only the *SUB FOLDERS* (or whatever we should call it)
arrangement on TWO other company servers . . . . they both used similar
"MULTIPLE-DOMAIN-HOSTING" systems within a single parent domain . . . that
have the SAME problem. This leads me to believe that my FrontPage is not
configured correctly somehow to do this publishing . . . rather than point
the finger at either of these 2 hosting companies.

SYMPTOM #4: I *have* tried checking the "publish subfolders" option box in
FrontPage before publishing. I have ALSO tried leaving it UN-checked.
Neither way makes any difference or removes the errors.

I hope this assists your trouble-shooting.

I appreciate your help.

Jim

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

The version of FP has no bearing on your publishing issues as long as you have applies all Window
and Office service packs.

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================

Thanks. I have forwarded your comments to the hosting company tech people .
. . will let you know what response I get.

Not to change the subject . . . but would I have more success publishing if
I somehow got a copy of Frontpage 2003? (assuming I could find a copy
somewhere) . . . or if I used Expression Web to publish this site? (I already
have Expression Web . . . but I don't know how to "convert" my Frontpage 2002
sites into it yet.)

Just looking for an easy solution!

Are these folder FP subwebs / subsites, if not then you will not be able to publish to them, and
you
may also have a problem since your site is a subdomain of netfirms.com.

You might want to consider getting a domain account.

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================

I am having trouble publishing my Frontpage 2002 websites to 2 different
hosting companies. At both companies, I have been asked to publish to a path
similar to this:

http://cheapfastresumes.netfirms.com/anyotherfolder/

When publishing to that folder, I inevitably get 1 of 2 error messages. The
first one is: "The server sent a response which FrontPage cannot pars . . .
check to make sure FrontPage extensions are correctly installed." I
generally get this message between 8 or 15 minutes after starting to publish.
The SAME message occurs regardless of WHICH hosting company account I am
using (2 completely different hosting providers).

Or, in other cases (more commonly), I only get as far as the point where
FrontPage says: "Checking [destination server] files .. . ." and then
nothing more happens beyond this point. (I can leave the computer, come back
30 minutes later, and it will STILL say it is "Checking [destination server]
files . . . ". (so I have to click Cancel).

SYMPTOM #1: I am able to successfully publish to the *ROOT* directory in
question without errors: http://cheapfastresumes.netfirms.com/

However, ANY "folder" added to that path produces one of the 2 mentioned
errors.

I want to emphasize, that I *CAN* publish to the ROOT directory . . . but
can NOT publish to ANY "FOLDER" within this directory.

SYMPTOM #2: ANOTHER IMPORTANT POINT: I am able to publish this EXACT SAME
WEBSITE to my other hosting company's sites (GeoHost and Verio) . . . I have
this SAME site hosted with 2 other companies. In both cases (and most
recently tested TODAY) . . . I am able to publish this exact same web to
those OTHER SERVERS with no problems at all.

SYMPTOM #3: It is only the *SUB FOLDERS* (or whatever we should call it)
arrangement on TWO other company servers . . . . they both used similar
"MULTIPLE-DOMAIN-HOSTING" systems within a single parent domain . . . that
have the SAME problem. This leads me to believe that my FrontPage is not
configured correctly somehow to do this publishing . . . rather than point
the finger at either of these 2 hosting companies.

SYMPTOM #4: I *have* tried checking the "publish subfolders" option box in
FrontPage before publishing. I have ALSO tried leaving it UN-checked.
Neither way makes any difference or removes the errors.

I hope this assists your trouble-shooting.

I appreciate your help.

Jim

 

[Jim]

I see. Well, we're good there -- already done.

I guess the next step is to wait for the hosting company tech person to
respond to your comments to me. I'll let you know what he/she says.

The version of FP has no bearing on your publishing issues as long as you have applies all Window
and Office service packs.

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================

Thanks. I have forwarded your comments to the hosting company tech people .
. . will let you know what response I get.

Not to change the subject . . . but would I have more success publishing if
I somehow got a copy of Frontpage 2003? (assuming I could find a copy
somewhere) . . . or if I used Expression Web to publish this site? (I already
have Expression Web . . . but I don't know how to "convert" my Frontpage 2002
sites into it yet.)

Just looking for an easy solution!

Are these folder FP subwebs / subsites, if not then you will not be able to publish to them, and
you
may also have a problem since your site is a subdomain of netfirms.com.

You might want to consider getting a domain account.

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================


I am having trouble publishing my Frontpage 2002 websites to 2 different
hosting companies. At both companies, I have been asked to publish to a path
similar to this:

http://cheapfastresumes.netfirms.com/anyotherfolder/

When publishing to that folder, I inevitably get 1 of 2 error messages. The
first one is: "The server sent a response which FrontPage cannot pars . . .
check to make sure FrontPage extensions are correctly installed." I
generally get this message between 8 or 15 minutes after starting to publish.
The SAME message occurs regardless of WHICH hosting company account I am
using (2 completely different hosting providers).

Or, in other cases (more commonly), I only get as far as the point where
FrontPage says: "Checking [destination server] files .. . ." and then
nothing more happens beyond this point. (I can leave the computer, come back
30 minutes later, and it will STILL say it is "Checking [destination server]
files . . . ". (so I have to click Cancel).

SYMPTOM #1: I am able to successfully publish to the *ROOT* directory in
question without errors: http://cheapfastresumes.netfirms.com/

However, ANY "folder" added to that path produces one of the 2 mentioned
errors.

I want to emphasize, that I *CAN* publish to the ROOT directory . . . but
can NOT publish to ANY "FOLDER" within this directory.

SYMPTOM #2: ANOTHER IMPORTANT POINT: I am able to publish this EXACT SAME
WEBSITE to my other hosting company's sites (GeoHost and Verio) . . . I have
this SAME site hosted with 2 other companies. In both cases (and most
recently tested TODAY) . . . I am able to publish this exact same web to
those OTHER SERVERS with no problems at all.

SYMPTOM #3: It is only the *SUB FOLDERS* (or whatever we should call it)
arrangement on TWO other company servers . . . . they both used similar
"MULTIPLE-DOMAIN-HOSTING" systems within a single parent domain . . . that
have the SAME problem. This leads me to believe that my FrontPage is not
configured correctly somehow to do this publishing . . . rather than point
the finger at either of these 2 hosting companies.

SYMPTOM #4: I *have* tried checking the "publish subfolders" option box in
FrontPage before publishing. I have ALSO tried leaving it UN-checked.
Neither way makes any difference or removes the errors.

I hope this assists your trouble-shooting.

I appreciate your help.

Jim

 

[Jim]

SYMPTOM #5: I have discovered that it is only *SOME* of the folders which
FrontPage is not able to publish to my 3 netfirms domains.
When publishing via Frontpage, the majority of files and folders do publish.
However, apparently some of the CRITICAL folders do NOT publish . . . which
of course screws-up the site and stops things from working.
These "nonpublishd" folders all have 1 thing in common . . . . they start
with an "underscore".

HERE THEY ARE:
_overlay
_private
_themes
_vti-bin
_derived


The "WORKAROUND" I have (for the time being) used . . . is to let Frontpage
publish everything that it is willing to publish . . . then use my separate
FTP software to FTP those missing 4 or 5 folders to the site. But this does
not change the point that FrontPage is NOT WORKING NORMALLY on my netfirms
domains.

QUESTION: Why doesn't Frontpage publish these paticular folders on your
server? (Whereas, FrontPage DOES publish them -- and all the other folders
-- on my other hosting providers which use a BASIC DOMAIN hosting structure .
.. . rather than my netfirms.com "sub-domain" (or whatever we should call it)
arrangement?

SYMPTOM #6:: When publishing my chelanews.com domain, we run into an
ADDITIONAL ERROR. This is the only 1 of my 3 home pages which has a
FRONTPAGE *FORM* on it to gather customer information and forward it to me by
email. This FORM does NOT work. After entering the form information, and
clicking the submit button, we get this error message:

Cannot run the FrontPage Server Extensions on this page:
"http://chelanews.com/index.html" "

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

The following are created on the server when the FP extensions are installed:
_private
_vti-bin

The following published/created when you apply a theme, etc.

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================

 

[Ronx]

SYMPTOM #5: I have discovered that it is only *SOME* of the folders
which

FrontPage is not able to publish to my 3 netfirms domains.
When publishing via Frontpage, the majority of files and folders do publish.
However, apparently some of the CRITICAL folders do NOT publish . . . which
of course screws-up the site and stops things from working.
These "nonpublishd" folders all have 1 thing in common . . . . they start
with an "underscore".

HERE THEY ARE:
_overlay
_private
_themes
_vti-bin
_derived

The _vti_bin folder will never be published, and (in a normal
installation of the extensions) is not even in your web space. This is
a virtual folder that contains various applications used by the
extensions on the server. Those applications in the _vti_bin on your PC
will probably not function on the remote site.

The _derived folder is always hidden in FrontPage.

SYMPTOM #6:: When publishing my chelanews.com domain, we run into an
ADDITIONAL ERROR. This is the only 1 of my 3 home pages which has a
FRONTPAGE *FORM* on it to gather customer information and forward it to me by
email. This FORM does NOT work. After entering the form information, and
clicking the submit button, we get this error message:

Cannot run the FrontPage Server Extensions on this page:
"http://chelanews.com/index.html"

"Your submit button is named:

name="Click Here to Figure The Cost"

Remove all the spaces - tag names cannot contain spaces. You can
replace them with underlines, but in this case I would simply omit the
name altogether.

Also check that your host has configured the email transport in the
extensions - some hosts do not allow email.
--
Ron Symonds - Microsoft MVP (FrontPage)
Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.

http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/fp

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

This website does not have Front Page Server Extensions installed.

--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP Expression





| SYMPTOM #5: I have discovered that it is only *SOME* of the folders
which
| FrontPage is not able to publish to my 3 netfirms domains.
| When publishing via Frontpage, the majority of files and folders do
publish.
| However, apparently some of the CRITICAL folders do NOT publish . . .
which
| of course screws-up the site and stops things from working.
| These "nonpublishd" folders all have 1 thing in common . . . . they start
| with an "underscore".
|
| HERE THEY ARE:
| _overlay
| _private
| _themes
| _vti-bin
| _derived
|
|
| The "WORKAROUND" I have (for the time being) used . . . is to let
Frontpage
| publish everything that it is willing to publish . . . then use my
separate
| FTP software to FTP those missing 4 or 5 folders to the site. But this
does
| not change the point that FrontPage is NOT WORKING NORMALLY on my netfirms
| domains.
|
| QUESTION: Why doesn't Frontpage publish these paticular folders on your
| server? (Whereas, FrontPage DOES publish them -- and all the other
folders
| -- on my other hosting providers which use a BASIC DOMAIN hosting
structure .
| . . rather than my netfirms.com "sub-domain" (or whatever we should call
it)
| arrangement?
|
| SYMPTOM #6:: When publishing my chelanews.com domain, we run into an
| ADDITIONAL ERROR. This is the only 1 of my 3 home pages which has a
| FRONTPAGE *FORM* on it to gather customer information and forward it to me
by
| email. This FORM does NOT work. After entering the form information,
and
| clicking the submit button, we get this error message:
|
| Cannot run the FrontPage Server Extensions on this page:
| "http://chelanews.com/index.html" "
|
|