FP doesn't see "_vti_cnf" folder and files

[Don Dean]

I recently switch from a Windows server with FP extensions to a Linux server
with FP extensions. With the Windows server I published with SharePoint
services and now I publish to the Linus server with FTP.

I am using FP03 and when I try to upload site changes to the server from my
PC, I get the following type of message for each of my webpages:

"The file '_vti_cnf/mywebpage.htm' exists on the destination server but does
not exist in the current Web site. Would you like FrontPaged to remove it
from 'ftp://mywebsite.com'?

I always click on "No" because I don't want to delete something that I might
need.
Don't know what the _vti_cnf folder and files are for but they do in fact
exist on my PC, along with my other FP folders and files but for some reason
FP does not see them. When I publish my site, the folder does not appear in
the "Local Web Site" window but the folder and all the files do show in the
"Remote Web Site" window.

What do I need to do to resolve this message???

 

[Ronx]

If the Linux server has FP extensions then do not use FTP - this will
corrupt the extensions.

If you meant "Linux server withOUT FP extensions", then delete the
folders from the FTP site.

_vti_cnf (and other folders and files with names starting _vti) are only
used on FP extended sites. These files and folders are never published
by FrontPage, they are created by the server extensions. On a FTP site
they are a waste of space.

Do NOT delete the files and folders from your PC. They are an important
part of your web site copy, which is running under a variant of the
extensions for disc based web sites.

The files in _vti_cnf folders have the same name as files in the parent
folder. They are text files containing data regarding the last publish
date and sites the page was published to, last time edited and by who,
pages that are linked to and from, DWT used for the page (if any) and so
on. These files enable the links to be updated when a page is moved or
renamed.

 

[Don Dean]

Wow Ron, that was really helpful information.
Thanks so much!

My web hosting service has FP extensions on their Linux servers as an
option. If you are using a Linux server, you can have FP extensions 'turned
on' or 'turned off'.

I had them turned on because I use FP03 to create and publish my websites.
But after my websites were migrated to the Linux server and the extensions
were on, I could not upload my FP pages. The host server would not accept my
logon username and password so the support rep. told me to publish my pages
using the FTP option in FP rather than publish with the FP server ext. option.

Was then able to publish my pages. The websites seem to be OK, except for
some capitalization issues where I need to make sure my caps and lower case
letters are in order.

1. Should I go back to publishing with the FP server ext. option or should
I have the FP server ext. turned off?
2. If I go back to publishing with FP server ext., is my hosting company
(GoDaddy) responsible for resolving the logon issue?

Thanks.
--
Don
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If the Linux server has FP extensions then do not use FTP - this will
corrupt the extensions.

If you meant "Linux server withOUT FP extensions", then delete the
folders from the FTP site.

_vti_cnf (and other folders and files with names starting _vti) are only
used on FP extended sites. These files and folders are never published
by FrontPage, they are created by the server extensions. On a FTP site
they are a waste of space.

Do NOT delete the files and folders from your PC. They are an important
part of your web site copy, which is running under a variant of the
extensions for disc based web sites.

The files in _vti_cnf folders have the same name as files in the parent
folder. They are text files containing data regarding the last publish
date and sites the page was published to, last time edited and by who,
pages that are linked to and from, DWT used for the page (if any) and so
on. These files enable the links to be updated when a page is moved or
renamed.

--
Ron Symonds - Microsoft MVP (Expression)
Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.

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

 

[Ronx]

Based on posts in these groups GoDaddy's support for extensions is
something between bad and abysmal. If any host told me to publish using
FTP to a FP extended site, I would look for another host, quickly. It
shows that the technician knows nothing about FrontPage extensions.

If you are not using any components that require the extensions, then I
would leave them off, otherwise re-install them.

See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/281532/


GoDaddy is responsible for resolving *any* logon issue, if you are using
the correct userid and password.

--
Ron Symonds - Microsoft MVP (Expression)
Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.

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

Wow Ron, that was really helpful information.
Thanks so much!

My web hosting service has FP extensions on their Linux servers as an
option. If you are using a Linux server, you can have FP extensions 'turned
on' or 'turned off'.

I had them turned on because I use FP03 to create and publish my websites.
But after my websites were migrated to the Linux server and the extensions
were on, I could not upload my FP pages. The host server would not accept my
logon username and password so the support rep. told me to publish my pages
using the FTP option in FP rather than publish with the FP server ext. option.

Was then able to publish my pages. The websites seem to be OK, except for
some capitalization issues where I need to make sure my caps and lower case
letters are in order.

1. Should I go back to publishing with the FP server ext. option or should
I have the FP server ext. turned off?
2. If I go back to publishing with FP server ext., is my hosting company
(GoDaddy) responsible for resolving the logon issue?

Thanks.

 

[Don Dean]

Thanks again Ronx.
Where can I find a complete list of all components that require FP extensions?

 

[Ronx]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/281532/


--
Ron Symonds - Microsoft MVP (Expression)
Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.

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