Save as web page and hyperlinks - why the change?

[JTLem]

I am a new upgrader from Pub 2000 to Pub 2003. From everything I read, Pub
2003 no longer will save external hyperlinked files and re-write the
hyperlink so that it does not reference the local harddrive. Does anyone
have any insight as to why they changed this?

Instead of being able to do a simple publish as web page, you now have to
pubilsh the page, then upload the hyperlinked files; not to mention the time
necessary to change the hyperlinks to the url format.

Usually, things are made better or easier in an upgrade. This is a few
steps backward......

 

[David Bartosik [MSFT MVP]]

Actually this change came about in version 2002, a point I cover in the
article on this topic located at
http://www.publishermvps.com/Default.aspx?tabid=157

I do not have an explanation for the change. But ever since the 2002 was in
beta I have been voicing to MS that this is a customer pain. So I continue
to hope that at some point a few "steps forward" will occur.

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

 

[JTLem]

David,

Thanks for the response. I did come across that article in the many I read
when trying to find out if the old save method was hidden some where.
Hopefully your echoing of user pain will result in the return of that
functionality.

JTLem

Actually this change came about in version 2002, a point I cover in the
article on this topic located at
http://www.publishermvps.com/Default.aspx?tabid=157

I do not have an explanation for the change. But ever since the 2002 was in
beta I have been voicing to MS that this is a customer pain. So I continue
to hope that at some point a few "steps forward" will occur.

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

I am a new upgrader from Pub 2000 to Pub 2003. From everything I read, Pub
2003 no longer will save external hyperlinked files and re-write the
hyperlink so that it does not reference the local harddrive. Does anyone
have any insight as to why they changed this?

Instead of being able to do a simple publish as web page, you now have to
pubilsh the page, then upload the hyperlinked files; not to mention the
time
necessary to change the hyperlinks to the url format.

Usually, things are made better or easier in an upgrade. This is a few
steps backward......