converting from previous version problems

[Max]

After converting my 1998 publisher web files to 2003 publisher web files, I
was unable to upload them, due I think to duplication of gif images in png
and jpg which caused many of the images and the site in general to be too
big. A notice to the effect "Quota exceeded" appeared, explaing the reason
for the non-upload. Previously all images had been exclusively in gif format.
Need help!

 

[David Bartosik [MSFT MVP]]

Huge changes to Publisher web sites were made in the 2002 version (versus
the 98/2000 versions) and more changes took place in 2003. You can visit our
site at http://www.publishermvps.com and find articles about these changes.
What you are seeing in the files created by 2003 is the way 2003 works. It
creates different images. This has been covered in other threads in this
forum. There are two things you can do to try to make a little difference
though. One is to go to Tools, Options and turn off PNG/VML support. Second
is to update your 2003 to Service Pack 1 (see our site for link). SP1
installs a picture compression tool to the Picture Toolbar you can use to
lower picture file size. Overall 2003 does create larger file sizes across
the board from what you would be used to in 98. One thing you would want to
make sure you do on your web server is that you delete all existing site
files from the server before you upload new site files. Otherwise you can
collect a bunch of files on the server that are no longer used and just
using up storage space.

David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP]
www.publishermvps.com
www.davidbartosik.com

 

[JWPlatt]

*One thing you would want to make sure you do on your web server is
that you delete all existing site files from the server before you
upload new site files. Otherwise you can collect a bunch of files on
the server that are no longer used and just using up storage space.*

Is this for any other purpose than file grooming? I submit that such a
practice or requirement is unreasonable because the site is down until
you republish. And unreasonable requirements or workarounds should not
be considered a strategy that "works as designed," but a "known problem"
or bug.

One reason this caught my eye is that I have problems with publishing
larger sites (150+ pages) where Publisher fails if the index file or
index subdirectory already exists. There is an MS KB on this but the
workaround has not worked for me. I have to either delete the
subdirectory first or publish without using the folder structure.

 

[Max M-W]

David: Your info and suggestions were extremely helpful and led, a little
indirectly but essentially, to the solution of uploading. Now another
problem. Most of my images now appear fuzzy, and take a much longer time to
appear than they did with the Publisher 98 version. Any ideas? Thanks for
your help.

Huge changes to Publisher web sites were made in the 2002 version (versus
the 98/2000 versions) and more changes took place in 2003. You can visit our
site at http://www.publishermvps.com and find articles about these changes.
What you are seeing in the files created by 2003 is the way 2003 works. It
creates different images. This has been covered in other threads in this
forum. There are two things you can do to try to make a little difference
though. One is to go to Tools, Options and turn off PNG/VML support. Second
is to update your 2003 to Service Pack 1 (see our site for link). SP1
installs a picture compression tool to the Picture Toolbar you can use to
lower picture file size. Overall 2003 does create larger file sizes across
the board from what you would be used to in 98. One thing you would want to
make sure you do on your web server is that you delete all existing site
files from the server before you upload new site files. Otherwise you can
collect a bunch of files on the server that are no longer used and just
using up storage space.

David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP]
www.publishermvps.com
www.davidbartosik.com

After converting my 1998 publisher web files to 2003 publisher web files,
I
was unable to upload them, due I think to duplication of gif images in png
and jpg which caused many of the images and the site in general to be too
big. A notice to the effect "Quota exceeded" appeared, explaing the reason
for the non-upload. Previously all images had been exclusively in gif
format.
Need help!

 

[Max M-W]

Thanks JWPLatt; I have not (yet) had to follow your advice but am certainly
keeping it on file?
MAX

 

[Max M-W]

David, more problems. After eventually getting my site again on the web,
thanks to you, I find that on the web, the pictures/images of book covers
which I have on 85 of my 95 pages now load very very slowly, whereas in the
1998 version they came up on the web almost instantaneously. Additionally,
the alternative text which I have added to each page which has has a picture
on it, appears on a few pages while their pictures are loading, but not at
all on the majority of the pages while their pictures are loading although I
added the alternative text in the same way on all of the pages. Finally, when
I do a design check on my site before uploading, it indicates that all my
images are embedded, which suggests this is a fault to be corrected, but I am
not sure how to do this or whether it is actually a fault. As before, help on
these three problems would be hugely appreciated.
MAX

David: Your info and suggestions were extremely helpful and led, a little
indirectly but essentially, to the solution of uploading. Now another
problem. Most of my images now appear fuzzy, and take a much longer time to
appear than they did with the Publisher 98 version. Any ideas? Thanks for
your help.

Huge changes to Publisher web sites were made in the 2002 version (versus
the 98/2000 versions) and more changes took place in 2003. You can visit our
site at http://www.publishermvps.com and find articles about these changes.
What you are seeing in the files created by 2003 is the way 2003 works. It
creates different images. This has been covered in other threads in this
forum. There are two things you can do to try to make a little difference
though. One is to go to Tools, Options and turn off PNG/VML support. Second
is to update your 2003 to Service Pack 1 (see our site for link). SP1
installs a picture compression tool to the Picture Toolbar you can use to
lower picture file size. Overall 2003 does create larger file sizes across
the board from what you would be used to in 98. One thing you would want to
make sure you do on your web server is that you delete all existing site
files from the server before you upload new site files. Otherwise you can
collect a bunch of files on the server that are no longer used and just
using up storage space.

David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP]
www.publishermvps.com
www.davidbartosik.com

After converting my 1998 publisher web files to 2003 publisher web files,
I
was unable to upload them, due I think to duplication of gif images in png
and jpg which caused many of the images and the site in general to be too
big. A notice to the effect "Quota exceeded" appeared, explaing the reason
for the non-upload. Previously all images had been exclusively in gif
format.
Need help!