My website "does not exist"

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Donald MacLean

For years I have maintained my website with FP, swapping my pc every 2 yrs
and updating FP as far as FP2002. Just got a new pc, installed and
activated FP on it and copied 'My Web' files from old pc.

Editing in FP on new pc seems normal, but when I try to publish I get error
msge "www.maclean.org does not exist"!

I can publish as usual from the old pc (both are on domestic network).

What am I doing wrong?

Donald.
 
A better approach, if the remote server has the FP extensions would be to open the live/remote site
in FP from the new machine and then publish it to My Webs.

When publishing make sure the you are using File Menu | Publish Web / Site and enter the destination
as http://www.maclean.org


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Thanks, Thomas.
...if the remote server has the FP extensions ...
Click to expand...
It has.
open the live/remote site in FP
Click to expand...
How? (The only way I could see to do that was to "Import" - which I'd
tried.)

I'm doing the publish as you say.

Donald
 
Create a new folder on your HD under your C:\

File Menu | Open Web / Site
Enter http://www.maclean.org
Enter your login info
Click Ok
Click Open

Once the site is open use
File Menu | Publish Web / Site
browser to the new folder your created
Click Ok .. etc.

If prompted to let FP convert the folder to a web and add files, click Ok.

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Create a new folder on your HD under your C:\
Empty, presumably? Called what?
File Menu | Open Web
Click to expand...
(In FP, presumably) The "Open Web" screen asks for "web name" ...
Enter http://www.maclean.org
Click to expand...
When I do that I get error msge "This folder isn't accessible ... (forward
slashes unacceptable)"

That's as far as I get.
?

(Thanks for your patience, Thomas.)

Donald
 
See inline.

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Donald MacLean said:
Empty, presumably? Called what?
Click to expand...

Empty yes, name with single word, whatever you want.
(In FP, presumably) The "Open Web" screen asks for "web name" ...
Click to expand...

Yes in FP.
When I do that I get error msge "This folder isn't accessible ... (forward
slashes unacceptable)"

That's as far as I get.
?
Click to expand...

Ask your host to run a check on the extensions.
 
Open you online web in FP
(In IE browse to the home page and use File Edit w/ FP and log in)
Then Publish All to a new folder on your new PC (Say C:\wwwMaclean)
Then open you new disc based web in FP

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|> Create a new folder on your HD under your C:\
| Empty, presumably? Called what?
|
| > File Menu | Open Web
| (In FP, presumably) The "Open Web" screen asks for "web name" ...
|
| > Enter http://www.maclean.org
| When I do that I get error msge "This folder isn't accessible ... (forward
| slashes unacceptable)"
|
| That's as far as I get.
| ?
|
| (Thanks for your patience, Thomas.)
|
| Donald
|
|
| | > Create a new folder on your HD under your C:\
| >
| > File Menu | Open Web / Site
| > Enter http://www.maclean.org
| > Enter your login info
| > Click Ok
| > Click Open
| >
| > Once the site is open use
| > File Menu | Publish Web / Site
| > browser to the new folder your created
| > Click Ok .. etc.
| >
| > If prompted to let FP convert the folder to a web and add files, click Ok.
| >
| > --
| > ==============================================
| > Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
| > WebMaster Resources(tm)
| >
| > FrontPage Resources, WebCircle, MS KB Quick Links, etc.
|
|
|
 
Thanks, Stefan. (I'm getting there!)
(In IE browse to the home page and use File Edit w/ FP ...
Click to expand...

Ah, that's how (I could find no way of opening a remote website directly in
FP).
... and log in.
Click to expand...

Nope - no login requested. FP displays the single Home Page under a
"Default Page" tab (no different after Refresh), and no other pages are
loaded.
Then Publish All to a new folder ...
Click to expand...

Nope ... "Publish web..." is greyed-out.

Donald.
 
Have your host repair reinstall the FP SE and check permissions
- no login means no FP SE




| Thanks, Stefan. (I'm getting there!)
|
| > (In IE browse to the home page and use File Edit w/ FP ...
|
| Ah, that's how (I could find no way of opening a remote website directly in
| FP).
|
| > ... and log in.
|
| Nope - no login requested. FP displays the single Home Page under a
| "Default Page" tab (no different after Refresh), and no other pages are
| loaded.
|
| > Then Publish All to a new folder ...
|
| Nope ... "Publish web..." is greyed-out.
|
| Donald.
|
| | > Open you online web in FP
| > (In IE browse to the home page and use File Edit w/ FP and log in)
| > Then Publish All to a new folder on your new PC (Say C:\wwwMaclean)
| > Then open you new disc based web in FP
| >
| > --
| >
| > _____________________________________________
| > SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
| > "Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
| > To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
| > http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| > _____________________________________________
|
|
|
 
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