Previewing web pages

T

Tildy

I have previewed my web page files on Firefox and everything works just fine.
However, when I open the html pages using "Open WIth IE", the original page
opens but I get an error message if I try to open any links (going to other
html files on my harddrive). Again, these all work when I open with Firefox.
Does this mean there's a problem I can't find with the html or is the problem
with IE? I haven't uploaded any files as yet...
 
T

Tildy

Not sure I understand - the links (along with everything else) work fine when
I preview them using FF. It's when I open the page in IE that they no longer
work. So are you saying that I cannot preview these on IE until I have
uploaded them? (I didn't use any software to write the html.)
 
D

DavidF

Typically the problem with the links not working in FF is that Publisher
writes relative links by default. The solution for FF is to write absolute
links, which will work in IE...after the pages are uploaded, but not in web
page preview, as they are pointing to where the pages will be on the
internet. Check how you wrote the links...and or try uploading and seeing it
they work there.

Or if that doesn't lead to a solution, post back with an example of how you
are writing the links.

DavidF
 
D

DavidF

That's what I was saying, yes, but I could be wrong. I also asked you to
post an example of how you are writing the links...and while you are at it,
the version of Publisher you are using. Then I won't have to guess.

DavidF
 
T

Tildy

Okay, here's a sample:

<html>
<body>
<body background="eosbeadwork7a.gif" link="#FFFFFF"alink="#9999FF">
<font face="verdana"color="FFFFFF">
<center>
<a target="_blank"
href="http://www.wtv-zone.com/nevr2l82/bars.html/">Never2L8's
Bars/Lines/Divider Gifs</a>
<br>
<br>
<p>I have more that I'll add along the way.</p>
</font>
<a href="/C:/Documents and
Settings/Owner/Desktop/WebPage/Welcome/Welcome.html"><img
src="HomeLink.gif"></a></center>
</body>
</html>

I've checked this again - when I "Open with Firefox", it opens fine, and
both links work. When I "Open with IE", the first link works, the second
doesn't. In this case, the second link does involve a button, but I get the
same result when the link is text in a table. And I'm not using any html
program, so there is no "version" - I used html tags and instructions from a
couple of sites, including W3Schools, and basically wrote this from scratch.

This is what comes up when I try to use the second link via IE:

Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage
Most likely causes:
You are not connected to the Internet.
The website is encountering problems.
There might be a typing error in the address.
What you can try:
Diagnose Connection Problems
More information

I really appreciate your patience with me on this, btw. I can figure out the
html with some concentration, but past that, I'm lost.
 
D

DavidF

Tildy,

If I understand correctly, you are not using MSFT Publisher to produce your
web page and you are hand coding your site, correct? If so, that is really
admirable, but you are in the wrong group I am afraid. People that use
Publisher to produce websites, do so primarily so they don't have to
understand or do any coding. It might be a while before you get the answer
you want.

With that said, as a non-coder, it seems to me that you have written the
second link incorrectly. Instead of:

<a href="/C:/Documents and
Settings/Owner/Desktop/WebPage/Welcome/Welcome.html"><img
src="HomeLink.gif"></a></center>

Wouldn't rewriting it in the same format as you did the first, be a better
idea. Such as:

<a href="http://www.WhatEverDomainYouUse.com/Welcome.html"><img
src="HomeLink.gif"></a></center>


Hopefully someone like Mike or Rob will come along that actually understand
coding, and offer you some help. Otherwise you might seek out a more
appropriate newsgroup for help. You just aren't going to find many coders
lurking around here.

DavidF
 
R

Rob Giordano \(Crash\)

What is the error?
Do you have javascripts on the page?


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





|I have previewed my web page files on Firefox and everything works just
fine.
| However, when I open the html pages using "Open WIth IE", the original
page
| opens but I get an error message if I try to open any links (going to
other
| html files on my harddrive). Again, these all work when I open with
Firefox.
| Does this mean there's a problem I can't find with the html or is the
problem
| with IE? I haven't uploaded any files as yet...
| --
| Tildy
 
M

Mike Koewler

Tildy,

I can't tell if the second link will actually work as I don't have that
file on my HD, (I get a Page not Found error) but I can guarantee it
will not work when published. Visitors to your site will not have access
to your HD. You need to do it as David suggests.

Not that it makes any difference, but you don't have to close a <p> tag.
Ditto for <font> unless you want to change it.
 
T

Tildy

I don't have javascripts. Basically, I wrote my own code and *everything*
works when I open the files from my hard drive using Firefox, but when I open
them in IE, the links don't work unless they're for other sites. I just
wanted to "test" my files before uploading them, and I'm worried that there's
something wrong as far as IE is concerned. I figured I'd have to change the
links once I had it all uploaded and knew the address for them, but I can't
figure out why the current ones work on Firefox but not IE.

If anyone could direct me to the proper forum, I'd appreciate it. I grabbed
this one because of another question that sounded similar to my predicament.
 
R

Rob Giordano \(Crash\)

IE7 will throw a warning when opening webs locally if there are Active x or
other scripts that it thinks may be harmful to your health.
Upload it to your online server is the best way to check a website..just do
it.

The best newsgroup to ask your question in would be a newsgroup related to
the software that you created your website with....which is..???



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





|I don't have javascripts. Basically, I wrote my own code and *everything*
| works when I open the files from my hard drive using Firefox, but when I
open
| them in IE, the links don't work unless they're for other sites. I just
| wanted to "test" my files before uploading them, and I'm worried that
there's
| something wrong as far as IE is concerned. I figured I'd have to change
the
| links once I had it all uploaded and knew the address for them, but I
can't
| figure out why the current ones work on Firefox but not IE.
|
| If anyone could direct me to the proper forum, I'd appreciate it. I
grabbed
| this one because of another question that sounded similar to my
predicament.
| --
| Tildy
|
|
| "Rob Giordano (Crash)" wrote:
|
| > What is the error?
| > Do you have javascripts on the page?
| >
| >
| > --
| > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| > Rob Giordano
| > Microsoft MVP Expression
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > | > |I have previewed my web page files on Firefox and everything works just
| > fine.
| > | However, when I open the html pages using "Open WIth IE", the original
| > page
| > | opens but I get an error message if I try to open any links (going to
| > other
| > | html files on my harddrive). Again, these all work when I open with
| > Firefox.
| > | Does this mean there's a problem I can't find with the html or is the
| > problem
| > | with IE? I haven't uploaded any files as yet...
| > | --
| > | Tildy
| >
| >
| >
 
T

Tildy

No software, just studied the W3Schools site and a couple of others, and
wrote it myself. So, guess you're right - throw it out there and see what
works and what doesn't...

Thanks all :)
 
R

Rob Giordano \(Crash\)

YAH!...what's the worst that could happen? The Code Enforcement Police show
up at yer door :)))

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





| No software, just studied the W3Schools site and a couple of others, and
| wrote it myself. So, guess you're right - throw it out there and see what
| works and what doesn't...
|
| Thanks all :)
| --
| Tildy
|
|
| "Rob Giordano (Crash)" wrote:
|
| > IE7 will throw a warning when opening webs locally if there are Active x
or
| > other scripts that it thinks may be harmful to your health.
| > Upload it to your online server is the best way to check a website..just
do
| > it.
| >
| > The best newsgroup to ask your question in would be a newsgroup related
to
| > the software that you created your website with....which is..???
| >
| >
| >
| > --
| > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| > Rob Giordano
| > Microsoft MVP Expression
| >
 

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