Import Website into Frontpage

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I imported my website that another designer created and who is no longer
available. Everything works fine on the site except on the homepage when I
mouseover one of the dozen or so images the image disappears and that piece
of the homepage puzzle goes white. There are no java applets on the page.
For each image there is a "onmouseover" and "onmouseout" as part of the
script. Any ideas on what was left out in the import or what part of the
script may have been corrupted. When I don't run the cursor over the page
everything looks perfect. Thanks for helping.

bill247
 
There's an image missing the "moused-over" state of the
rollover....Re-import the images folder - or the folder containing the
images - use File > Import

Also, in the code, make sure the relative address to the picture is pointing
to the correct location/folder.
 
If the site is a FrontPage extended site (uses FP extensions) then
open the site in FrontPage and Publish to a location on your hard
disc.
Otherwise use an FTP application to download the files.
The File->Import in FrontPage will only download those files (pages,
images etc) directly linked from the home page. Files that are
indirectly linked (using JavaScript and/or onmouseover events) will
not be downloaded.
 
Thanks Ronx. Once I publish it to the hard drive - what's the purpose? Is
it to copy the source code from their and paste it over the source code on
the homepage I received from importing it? Sorry to sound ignorant.
 
Publishing from the remote site will download all pages, images and
other files, along with
any navigation, shared borders, include files, databases that may be
in the website. Importing will not download those, or files that are
linked using JavaScript, or not linked at all, to the home page.
If you publish to the folder you imported to, all the imported files
will be overwritten. If you publish to a different folder, there is
no need to keep the imported files - they can be deleted.
Use the published files for editing the website, and publish changes
back to the remote site.
 
Thanks Ron - your tutoring is getting closer to a solution and to my last
question. since the website was originally not created in Frontpage i should
then download it using FTP. Once I have those files downloaded is it just a
matter of copy and pasting the code from the FTP download into my homepage i
have in Frontpage? Thanks again. Bill
 
Ron,
i just found 8 image files in my Temp Internet files like these two:

barn_06-owl_03_over.gif
Index_01-owl_03_over.gif

Are these relevant at all to our problem that you can tell. They are not in
my image files either on my homepage in Frontpage or the code in the homepage
that I copied straight from the internet under "view" then "source". Just
thought I'd pass it on just in case. Thanks. bill247
 
The images are probably those that are not imported, but will be
downloaded if you use FTP.
Download your site with FTP into a folder you have previously
created - say C:/mywebsite.
When the download has finished, open FrontPage.
Then use File->Open Site (FP2003) or File->Open Web (other versions)
and browse to the folder and highlight it. (Note that you will only
see folders in the browse dialogue, not files)
Click Open.
FrontPage will ask to convert the folder into a web - agree.
The Web Site will open, ready for you to edit.
There is no need to cut and paste text anywhere - the home page will
be in that folder already.

When you have finished your changes, you can upload the site again,
either using your FTP client or FrontPage - File->Publish and type
in the destination in the form
ftp://example.com
where example.com is the same address as you have in your FTP
programme.
 
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