Retrieve lost (?) web site navigation page.

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Sorry for the length. I don't know how to explain my problem. I have a web
site on Frontpage that worked OK until Wednesday. I don't know what I did but
now I can't get the navigation page. I get a home page from a site I had
worked on previously.
I still get the other web site pages and it still is on GoDaddy. The URL is:
http://www.brookshollowayfamilies.com. TIA Frank
 
ShedhouseW said:
Sorry for the length. I don't know how to explain my problem. I have a web
site on Frontpage that worked OK until Wednesday. I don't know what I did but
now I can't get the navigation page. I get a home page from a site I had
worked on previously.
I still get the other web site pages and it still is on GoDaddy. The URL is:
http://www.brookshollowayfamilies.com. TIA Frank
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Is this the page you are wanting to be the first page?
http://www.brookshollowayfamilies.com/MAIN INDEX PAGE.htm

If it is, then you should change the name of the other one
(Home%20Page%202.htm to something else and the one one you really want
to be the home page to index.html.

There are magic file names, such as index.html, index.htm, default.html
and default.htm and on some servers homepage.htm, homepage.html,
home%page%202.htm which will always appear if someone just types in the
domain name. Stay away from those names if you don't want that page to
appear first.
 
Thanks "vey" for the response. I didn't explain my problem to well.The home
page I would like to use in my current web site the the home page "HOME PAGE
1" not the index page. I tried the "index.html" and I got a pop-up tha said
I might be creating more problems. The home page I would like to use is the
"HOME PAGE 1" listed on the VIEW - FOLDERS site. This home page shows the
naviation to all the other pages. The VIEW-FOLDERS does show all of the pages
and pictures. The internet site also is correct.I am at a lose as to how I
eliminated this home page from the navigation page????? Any help would be
appreciated. TIA. Frank
 
ShedhouseW said:
Thanks "vey" for the response. I didn't explain my problem to well.The home
page I would like to use in my current web site the the home page "HOME PAGE
1" not the index page. I tried the "index.html" and I got a pop-up tha said
I might be creating more problems.
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FP loves to put up lots of scary pop-ups. What it probably said was that
you were changing your home page and did you want the other pages
changed to point at the new home page rather than the old one. FP does
that automatically, if you let it.

The home page I would like to use is the
"HOME PAGE 1" listed on the VIEW - FOLDERS site. This home page shows the
naviation to all the other pages. The VIEW-FOLDERS does show all of the pages
and pictures. The internet site also is correct.I am at a lose as to how I
eliminated this home page from the navigation page????? Any help would be
appreciated. TIA. Frank
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Look carefully in the folders view. Do you see one file that has a
little house icon next to it? That is the current home page. You don't
want that. What you want is to rename Home Page 1 to index.html or
index.html. Or you can simply right click Home Page 1 and choose "set as
Homepage", but that's not a good idea. You want you home page to have
one of the magic file names because you want all the browsers to
understand which page is your home page and they are looking for one of
the magic file names.

You will get a warning. If you want all the pages that have links to
Home Page 1 to keep pointing at that page, then say yes or oK or
whatever, and FP will go into all the pages and change the links for you.

Then you straighten the mess out and get your link going to the right pages.

Please stop naming your files with spaces. A space shows as %20 on the
address line because you are not allowed to use spaces on the web that
way. If you must use spaces, then use "_" underline marks. IE:
HOME_PAGE_1.htm It will help the browsers as well.
 
FYI
They are not "magical" files
The home page file name Must always be one of the file names defined by your host on their server as one of the file names that they
have designated as a home page file

--

_____________________________________________
SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
_____________________________________________


| ShedhouseW wrote:
| > Thanks "vey" for the response. I didn't explain my problem to well.The home
| > page I would like to use in my current web site the the home page "HOME PAGE
| > 1" not the index page. I tried the "index.html" and I got a pop-up tha said
| > I might be creating more problems.
|
|
| FP loves to put up lots of scary pop-ups. What it probably said was that
| you were changing your home page and did you want the other pages
| changed to point at the new home page rather than the old one. FP does
| that automatically, if you let it.
|
| The home page I would like to use is the
| > "HOME PAGE 1" listed on the VIEW - FOLDERS site. This home page
| shows the
| > naviation to all the other pages. The VIEW-FOLDERS does show all of
| the pages
| > and pictures. The internet site also is correct.I am at a lose as to
| how I
| > eliminated this home page from the navigation page????? Any help
| would be
| > appreciated. TIA. Frank
|
| Look carefully in the folders view. Do you see one file that has a
| little house icon next to it? That is the current home page. You don't
| want that. What you want is to rename Home Page 1 to index.html or
| index.html. Or you can simply right click Home Page 1 and choose "set as
| Homepage", but that's not a good idea. You want you home page to have
| one of the magic file names because you want all the browsers to
| understand which page is your home page and they are looking for one of
| the magic file names.
|
| You will get a warning. If you want all the pages that have links to
| Home Page 1 to keep pointing at that page, then say yes or oK or
| whatever, and FP will go into all the pages and change the links for you.
|
| Then you straighten the mess out and get your link going to the right pages.
|
| Please stop naming your files with spaces. A space shows as %20 on the
| address line because you are not allowed to use spaces on the web that
| way. If you must use spaces, then use "_" underline marks. IE:
| HOME_PAGE_1.htm It will help the browsers as well.
|
 
Thanks for your replies but I have this so screded up and am so unfamiliar
with it that I am going to have to get a Frontpage guru out here to
straighten this out, if even he can.
Thanks again, Frank
--
Working in the Shedhouse


Stefan B Rusynko said:
FYI
They are not "magical" files
The home page file name Must always be one of the file names defined by your host on their server as one of the file names that they
have designated as a home page file

--

_____________________________________________
SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
_____________________________________________


| ShedhouseW wrote:
| > Thanks "vey" for the response. I didn't explain my problem to well.The home
| > page I would like to use in my current web site the the home page "HOME PAGE
| > 1" not the index page. I tried the "index.html" and I got a pop-up tha said
| > I might be creating more problems.
|
|
| FP loves to put up lots of scary pop-ups. What it probably said was that
| you were changing your home page and did you want the other pages
| changed to point at the new home page rather than the old one. FP does
| that automatically, if you let it.
|
| The home page I would like to use is the
| > "HOME PAGE 1" listed on the VIEW - FOLDERS site. This home page
| shows the
| > naviation to all the other pages. The VIEW-FOLDERS does show all of
| the pages
| > and pictures. The internet site also is correct.I am at a lose as to
| how I
| > eliminated this home page from the navigation page????? Any help
| would be
| > appreciated. TIA. Frank
|
| Look carefully in the folders view. Do you see one file that has a
| little house icon next to it? That is the current home page. You don't
| want that. What you want is to rename Home Page 1 to index.html or
| index.html. Or you can simply right click Home Page 1 and choose "set as
| Homepage", but that's not a good idea. You want you home page to have
| one of the magic file names because you want all the browsers to
| understand which page is your home page and they are looking for one of
| the magic file names.
|
| You will get a warning. If you want all the pages that have links to
| Home Page 1 to keep pointing at that page, then say yes or oK or
| whatever, and FP will go into all the pages and change the links for you.
|
| Then you straighten the mess out and get your link going to the right pages.
|
| Please stop naming your files with spaces. A space shows as %20 on the
| address line because you are not allowed to use spaces on the web that
| way. If you must use spaces, then use "_" underline marks. IE:
| HOME_PAGE_1.htm It will help the browsers as well.
|
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