How solid is FB 2003?

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I paid the 19 and got it and now I'm wary of using it to do my sites cause
who knows what bugs will bite? Are FP 2003 sites backwards compatible with
FP 2002? If yes, then I could keep a constant backup and be able to revert
if I run into trouble.

I know the disclaimer is on the beta, but sure would like to start using it.
 
It seems to be crashing less since the last Service Pack! Others have
reported fewer problems with crashes than I had. Otherwise it seems
reasonably solid. If you try to use something that is not supported by
your server's (2000 or 2002) FP extensions you will be warned in a
reasonably intelligible fashion when you try to publish the site. I
have been using it for live sites for a couple of months with no
problems, and I have occasionally confirmed that FP 2002 can still
work with them.
 
I've bveen using it on my live site for a number of months now. The site is
about 7 years old.

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HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
http://www.takempis.com
Big things are made up of
lots of little things.
 
I use it exclusively and no longer have FrontPage 2002 installed on any
machines. Because there are no new Server Extensions, if you host can
support you on 2002, you'll do fine with 2003.

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Jim Cheshire
Jimco Add-ins
Add-ins for FrontPage 2000-2003
http://www.jimcoaddins.com
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Co-author of Special Edition
Using Microsoft FrontPage 2003
 
As I noted above, there do seem to be a few things that you can tell
FP 2003 to do that are not supported by FP 2002 extensions - there
will presumably be an upgrade at some point. It was a while ago that I
ran into one of these, and it was a minor "bell or whistle" rather
than a major issue, so I don't remember the details. As I recall,
though, it had something to do with some enhancements to form handling
in FP 2003, which weren't supported. I do recall that I got a very
sensible error message when I tried to publish the page.
 
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