Lost Publisher File

[etcsolar]

I had to reload my computer and I didn't make a back up of my Publisher file.
I published my webpage and I have access to the FTP site to get the
index.html file and the index folder. is there a way I can import these into
Publisher and then save as a publisher file so I can edit my website or do I
have to start from scratch and cut and paste?

 

[Don Schmidt]

An experience I think all go through sooner or later who build Publisher
websites.

You'll be required to start over. Open the htm (or html) files with I.E.
and you have a good reference to work from.

 

[DavidF]

I hate that when that happens...

Reference: Common Sense Computing 101 aka "Why in the world would you lose
your publisher file?":
http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/archive/2006/01/19/81461.aspx

"...open the index.htm (home page) file in Publisher (2002 or later) and
then go to File, Save as, and save it as a .pub file. That gives you the new
web publication file.
Insert new blank pages into the publication for how ever many web pages you
have. Then there next to your publication you use a second instance of
Publisher to open the next htm file. You copy everything on the page (either
group, copy, or select all, or lasso, copy - whatever method you prefer) and
you go over to the appropriate page in the new publication file and you do a
paste. There you go. You repeat for each web page... "

DavidF

 

[DavidF]

It just occurred to me that David's article is not clear about one thing.
You do want to download the index.htm file and the index_files folder from
your website host server, to your local computer. FTP would be great. The
index_files folder contains the other .htm files, the other pages, of your
site.

DavidF