shortcut for Frontpage to open a specific web

[seeeker]

1. I manage several webs, and would like to put shortcuts on my
desktop so I can have Frontpage 2000 open directly into whichever web
I choose.

Right now it always opens the last web closed, and then I have to
click Open Web and select which one I want.

2. If such shortcuts can be done, can the shortcut have Frontpage open
directly into the public_html folder of a specific web?

Thanks!!

 

[Ronx]

The shortcuts can be made, they will open the web with home page
opened for editing.
Create a short cut to FrontPage and add the URL for the web to the
command line.
Example:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\Frontpg.exe"
http://192.168.1.208/

 

[seeeker]

Thanks for your reply, Ron.

In question 1., I didn't mean to open the web on the remote server, I
meant on the local drive.

In question 2, the same thing.

Thanks!

 

[Trevor L.]

I experimented with a shortcut and putting the name of the file to open
after frontpg.exe
i.e. C:\Documents and Settings\Trevor\My Documents\MyWebs\myweb\index.html

It didn't work.

Is there something else needed, for example place the name in quotes, change
\ to /, use File// before the name, OR ...?
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[Ronx]

Change the command line to something like: (assuming disc based webs)

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\FRONTPG.EXE"
"%USERPROFILE%\my documents\my web sites\rxs-test\data"

all on one line.
If a path contains a space then it must be enclosed in quotes.
This will open a sub web contained in
c:\documents and settings\<username>\my documents\my web sites\

 

[Ronx]

Change the command line to something like: (assuming disc based webs)

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\FRONTPG.EXE"
"%USERPROFILE%\my documents\my web sites\rxs-test\data"

all on one line.
If a path contains a space then it must be enclosed in quotes.
This will open a sub web contained in
c:\documents and settings\<username>\my documents\my web sites\

 

[seeeker]

Thanks for your further assistance!

Is the command line you are referring to, the part in the shortcut
Properties dialogue box called Target?

Do I repeat that info totally in Start In?

I tried the following but it didn't work:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\FRONTPG.EXE""C:\Program
Files\Microsoft Office\Office\FRONTPG.EXE""My Documents\My Webs\boc"

This is to open the boc web containd in My Webs contained in My
Documents contained in C:\

Yes, this is a separate My Documents folder I have in the C root
directory.

The info within the first double parens is from the shortcut that
works.

Can you figure out what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks for our continued help!

 

[Trevor L.]

I tried the same.

This is in target
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\FRONTPG.EXE" "%USERPROFILE%\my
documents\My Webs\myweb\index.html" (using FP2002)

I also put "%USERPROFILE%\my documents\My Webs\myweb\" in the Startin box. I
don't know what difference this makes - maybe the Open command defaults to
this directory (It does but whether the Startin parameter caused this is
what I don't know)
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[Ronx]

A picture is worth a thousand words.
See www.rxs-enterprises.org/tests/pages/shortcut.htm

Also see comments interspersed below

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Thanks for your further assistance!

Is the command line you are referring to, the part in the shortcut
Properties dialogue box called Target?
Yes


Do I repeat that info totally in Start In?

You can leave this blank. Windows filled this in for me. Or use
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office"

I tried the following but it didn't work:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\FRONTPG.EXE""C:\Program
Files\Microsoft Office\Office\FRONTPG.EXE""My Documents\My Webs\boc"

This is to open the boc web containd in My Webs contained in My
Documents contained in C:\

Yes, this is a separate My Documents folder I have in the C root
directory.

Should be:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\FRONTPG.EXE" "C:\My
Documents\My Webs\boc"

Note the space between the quotes.

 

[Ronx]

Could be FrontPage is looking for a subweb named index.html.
Try removing the page name. Otherwise your Target line looks the same
as mine.
See www.rxs-enterprises.org/tests/pages/shortcut.htm

 

[seeeker]

Thanks so much, Ron, it now works. And thanks for the visual aid!
When I have to continually open 6 different webs, having 6 handy
shortcuts is a time saver!

A further tweak, if possible

If I put in the shortcut the name of a folder and file after boc, like
public_html\index.html, FP 2K will open that file. But it has not
opened the public_html folder on the left hand folder list.

If I just put in after boc the words public_html, it also won't open
up that folder on the left hand folder list, and tells me there is no
such file called public_html.

Is there a way to get the boc web to open up with the public_html
folder already open, as if I've clicked it, and with the "new page" on
the right, like when it usually opens?

Thanks!

 

[Ronx]

I am not positive, but I think you need to leave out the public_html.
IIRC, public_html is the document root for a website on a Unix server.
That means the website address (http://example.com) will automatically
go to that folder and typing it in is equivalent to opening
http://example.com/public_html/pagename.htm - which probably does not
exist, whereas http://example.com/pagename.htm does.

On my system, http://example.com/foldername/pagename.htm opens the
specified page and the complete web (page and folder list.) I do not
think you can open just the folder list with a blank new page ready
for editing from a shortcut.