uploading my website

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I am working with my index (or home) page. Everytime I uploaded it I got a
blank screen on my website. I read, in Jim Buyens book, that I needed to get
the navigation view to recognize my new home, or index, site. I did all of
this and then the page came up written in html. I then erased this file and
started all over again. Now my home page comes up blank. What can I do?
 
Check with your host and see what the "Default" file name is supposed to be for your Home Page.
It is usually index.htm or html or default .htm or html

Then make sure the file name for your "Home Page" matches the requirement.

Normal procedure is to name it index.htm when you create it.
When you publish, FrontPage will communicate with the server, and rename the file as needed.

hth

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Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
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Thanks, Steve, and I can call them, but the website was up and running prior
to me doing anything to the index file. I closed it, in spite of all of the
warnings. My navigation view does now recognize this index file, but I am
still getting the blank screen.

Marta
 
Once you find out what your host requires as a home page file name and have renamed your local PC FP web home page to the same file
name
- right click it in Folder List and select Set as Home page
- check you Nav view and move any pages under the new home page

If that doesn't work post a URL to your online site to look at

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| Thanks, Steve, and I can call them, but the website was up and running prior
| to me doing anything to the index file. I closed it, in spite of all of the
| warnings. My navigation view does now recognize this index file, but I am
| still getting the blank screen.
|
| Marta
|
| "Steve Easton" wrote:
|
| > Check with your host and see what the "Default" file name is supposed to be for your Home Page.
| > It is usually index.htm or html or default .htm or html
| >
| > Then make sure the file name for your "Home Page" matches the requirement.
| >
| > Normal procedure is to name it index.htm when you create it.
| > When you publish, FrontPage will communicate with the server, and rename the file as needed.
| >
| > hth
| >
| > --
| > Steve Easton
| > Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| > 95isalive
| > This site is best viewed............
| > ........................with a computer
| >
| > | > > I am working with my index (or home) page. Everytime I uploaded it I got a
| > > blank screen on my website. I read, in Jim Buyens book, that I needed to get
| > > the navigation view to recognize my new home, or index, site. I did all of
| > > this and then the page came up written in html. I then erased this file and
| > > started all over again. Now my home page comes up blank. What can I do?
| >
| >
| >
 
Thanks everyone, for your help. I actually was able to do this and make my
home page file just that. The problem of the blank page was solved in a
different way. I went back to programming techniques and simplified the
problem. When I did so, I found out that I had left a critical file off the
web (I had failed to transfer it). I have done this twice now. Hopefully, I
will learn from the experience. Thanks, again.
 
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