where are all the other months?

[boywonder]

I have been experimenting with MSPUB2000 making webpages.

I tried making 2 different sites with the wizard.

I put calendars on each site, and saved the pages in html format each batch
in their own site folders.

When I saved the site in html, it correctly generates an image file of a
calendar month. Ex: img7.gif = june.

I looked at each site foler in thumbnail mode. I can see the img7.gif month
image = june.

I see the june calendar, but where are all the other months?

I also looked on the index and calendar pages for scripts, no scripts.

How do they do that? The month has to change, doesn't it?

Sounds dumb, but I am mystified. MSPUB seems to be a real simple way of
generating a page, but I want to be sure.

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[DavidF]

I assume that you inserted your calendar by Insert > Design Gallery Object >
Calendar. This inserts the current month only. If you want to change it,
click on the wand at the bottom of the calendar, and the Wizard window gives
you the option of changing the date. This does not change automagically each
month, you change it, or insert multiple calendars, perhaps on multiple
pages.

I don't know what you mean by "I also looked on the index and calendar pages
for scripts, no scripts." If you are looking for a script that automagically
changes the month on your site, each month, that isn't going to happen from
within Publisher...you will do it manually. Publisher produces static pages,
and it sounds like you are wanting dynamic pages. Or perhaps you might find
a free script that you can insert via the insert html code fragment
feature?? Google for free script...

DavidF

 

[boywonder]

No, I was just using the WebWizard where it automatically inserts the
calendar, and 5 or 6 orther automatically generated pages. I am
disappointed, but you did answer my question.

Can you imagine what a total beginner would think if they had uploaded this
site, and wondered why the month didn't change. I guess they thought that no
one would notice something like that.

Must have been something like "the nutty programmer"


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Hookt On Fonicks Werked Four Me!

 

[DavidF]

To gain the convenience and ease of building a website with Publisher, means
giving up some things. Publisher should be used for only small simple
static sites... the KISS philosophy if you will. If you want dynamic
functionality, then use software specifically for web design, like
FrontPage. Think about your goals for your website, and read: "Using
Publisher for web sites" and you will better understand the choices and
limitations:
http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/articles/80566.aspx

FWIW, you are using the best version of Publisher to produce a website...for
a number of reasons. So don't let a few limitations slow you down ;-) There
are workarounds to accomplish most anything you want to accomplish. You can
produce a very functional, attractive website, but you just have to change
your mindset a bit. Publisher web docs are a very different media than print
docs...

As I said, Google for "automatic calendars", "automatic calendar script", or
some other key words, and you will likely find some JavaScript code that you
can insert using the "insert html code fragment" feature, that will give you
the dynamic functionality you want. And if you don't, it is easy to produce
and link 11 more months/pages for the rest of the year. Heck you can even
have it pop up in a new window specially designed just for the calendar.
Just examples...

DavidF

 

[boywonder]

I have a little calendar from script on my webpages. on this page:
http://www.hal-pc.org/~toner27/convenience.html

Still, its misleading, and there's no warning that this might be the case.

Everything else is very nice and simple, you get a professionaly looking
site very easily.

I have some beginners that would like to try their hand , and I might
recommend MS PUB.

I have yet to upload anything, so I still don't know if there's any
stumbling blocks in that process.


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I threw caution to the wind. It threw it back. I ducked.
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[DavidF]

Well, heck...why didn't you say you already use FrontPage? No wonder you
found Publisher "misleading" and had higher expectations. But then this is
probably not the first time you found Microsoft "misleading" ;-)

Before you suggest Publisher to beginners, you should also know that the
coding engine was changed starting with Pub 2002, and Publisher is "less
capable" in some ways now than it was with Pub 2000. Never the less, I think
that Publisher can be a good choice for the beginner wanting a web presence
and a relatively simple site. If they want something more sophisticated,
dynamic with better cross browser support, they should probably look
elsewhere. Since you are using Pub 2000, you should read David Bartosik's
articles about the changes in Pub 2002 and 2003, and remember that 2007 is
due to be released later this year. Here is a link to both those articles
and more:
http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/search.aspx?q=2002&p=1

DavidF