FrontPage extensions & FTP publishing

[DavidF]

Using Pub 2000, I have built a multipage site using different Pub files for
different pages and different sections, and have used FTP publishing up to
now. I recently moved my site to a web host that does have FrontPage
extensions, and am planning a new section/page that will incorporate forms
built in Publisher. From posts in this group I understand that if I use FTP
publishing, I am likely to 'break' the extensions and the forms may not
work. Can I use HTML publishing for that one separate section/page, and
continue to FTP publish the rest of the site and not 'break' the extensions?

DavidF

 

[David Bartosik]

Nope. FPSE incorporates itself through out the web account. You'll need to
stick with HTTP publishing aka Web Folders aka Network Places for your file
management. Actually once you start using Windows Explorer (my
recommendation) you'll find it so much easier. The forms will not work,
period, if you ftp publish. Any ftp connection puts FPSE at risk of
corruption. On that comment I'll mention that from my own experiences and
testing I have found that an ftp connection outside the root web is ok. For
example my web host has the web account on a www folder, that's the root, but
they have the traffic logs outside that in a logs folder. Which I can safely
ftp to and obtain the log files. With FPSE you can create subwebs (that's how
you password protect btw) and do some other things via the FPSE admin page.
To access that on your FPSE (2002 or 2003) equipped web just add the
following "after" your domain URL -

_vti_bin/_vti_adm/fpadmdll.dll

 

[DavidF]

I was afraid you were going to say that. I trust I will eventually find
publishing through Windows Explorer much easier, but then I find ftp
easy...probably because I already know how to use it. ;-) Thanks for the
extra information.

DavidF

Nope. FPSE incorporates itself through out the web account. You'll need to
stick with HTTP publishing aka Web Folders aka Network Places for your file
management. Actually once you start using Windows Explorer (my
recommendation) you'll find it so much easier. The forms will not work,
period, if you ftp publish. Any ftp connection puts FPSE at risk of
corruption. On that comment I'll mention that from my own experiences and
testing I have found that an ftp connection outside the root web is ok. For
example my web host has the web account on a www folder, that's the root, but
they have the traffic logs outside that in a logs folder. Which I can safely
ftp to and obtain the log files. With FPSE you can create subwebs (that's how
you password protect btw) and do some other things via the FPSE admin page.
To access that on your FPSE (2002 or 2003) equipped web just add the
following "after" your domain URL -

_vti_bin/_vti_adm/fpadmdll.dll

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

Using Pub 2000, I have built a multipage site using different Pub files for
different pages and different sections, and have used FTP publishing up to
now. I recently moved my site to a web host that does have FrontPage
extensions, and am planning a new section/page that will incorporate forms
built in Publisher. From posts in this group I understand that if I use FTP
publishing, I am likely to 'break' the extensions and the forms may not
work. Can I use HTML publishing for that one separate section/page, and
continue to FTP publish the rest of the site and not 'break' the extensions?

DavidF