FrontPage publishing problem

Alex Wilson · 05-03-2006, 07:09 PM

This is my first attempt at publishing a web site with FrontPage(2003)

The site I wish to publish is OK in ‘Design View’, ‘Preview’ and ‘Preview in Browser’ for IE

My remote web server runs FrontPage (FP) server extensions.

The full path of the website folder in FP is: c:\documents and settings\Alex Wilson\My Documents\My Web Sites\splshpp

The contents of that folder are:

Two folders named: ‘_private’ and ‘images’

Three files named: ‘index.htm’, ‘splash1.htm’ and ‘Splash1.jpg’.

In the Remote Web Site Properties dialog box:

On the Remote Website tab:
I clicked: ‘FrontPage or SharePoint Services
For the ‘Remote Web site location’ I typed http://www.alexdwilson.com/splspp

On the Publishing tab I clicked ‘All pages…’

On the main page I clicked ‘Local to Remote’

Lastly I clicked the ‘Publish Web site’ button

On the refreshed screen the contents of the Local Web Site and the Remote Web Site were identical (the two folders and three files named above)

I received the message: ‘Last publish status: successful’

However:

When I try to enter the site http://alexdwilson.com.splshpp I get a blank page with the status bar showing ‘Done’

Although I can access the site http://www.alexdwilson.com

What am I doing wrong?

Geekgirl · 05-03-2006, 07:15 PM

Hi Alex, I moved this to a more appropriate forum.

From just looking over your issues, I see a typo error but Im not sure if it is the issue.

Quote:

When I try to enter the site http://alexdwilson.com.splshpp I get a blank page with the status bar showing ‘Done’

Did you forget to put www. after the http://? When I click on the link it also shows no www in the addy bar

Alex Wilson · 05-03-2006, 09:35 PM

Thanks Geekgirl.Yep, it's a typo. I left out the 'www' in my post. The fact is that in real life http://www.alexdwilson/splshpp brings up a blank page.

But... http://www.alexdwilson.com/splshpp/splash1.htm works. Is that all there is to it?

**DumberDrummer** · 05-03-2006, 09:58 PM

Its blank because the directory /splshpp has no index.htm file. Rename splash1.htm to index.htm and try again.

Alex Wilson · 05-03-2006, 11:35 PM

DumberDrummer, thanks for your help.

I can't work the 'quote' system, but if you'd be kind enough to check my original post, you'd see that there is an index.htm file in the splshpp folder.

**gamerman0203** · 05-04-2006, 06:27 AM

One thing you might be able to try is logging into your hosting account's control panel if it has one. Some of them do and they have a page where you can choose what file names to use as automatically designated 'home pages'. ie. index.htm, index.html, default.htm, default.asp, home.htm, etc. Make sure index.htm is in there. Otherwise try renaming it to default.htm and try that. (if that works, you'll have to change any link within other pages to reflect that change.)

**DumberDrummer** · 05-04-2006, 09:07 AM

I'm pretty sure the server is accepting it, since it was making a blank page. You get a virtual directory listing when you don't have an index file, which is something I forgot about. (Sorry for not reading your first post more carefully!)

Make sure that your index.htm has code in it... if its a blank file, it'll be a blank page.

Alex Wilson · 05-09-2006, 06:00 AM

Geekgirl, Dumber Drummer and gamerman:

Thank you all very much for your help, all of which assiosted me greatly in getting the matter sorted. I was underprepared to venture into my first attempt and basically made a few fundamental errors in naming file paths. However it was good experience, and I'm now well down the track of being able to craft and publish decent websites. Thanks again to you all.

05-03-2006, 07:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
Alex Wilson Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Toowoomba QLD AU Posts: 23 OS: XP Pro	FrontPage publishing problem This is my first attempt at publishing a web site with FrontPage(2003) The site I wish to publish is OK in ‘Design View’, ‘Preview’ and ‘Preview in Browser’ for IE My remote web server runs FrontPage (FP) server extensions. The full path of the website folder in FP is: c:\documents and settings\Alex Wilson\My Documents\My Web Sites\splshpp The contents of that folder are: Two folders named: ‘_private’ and ‘images’ Three files named: ‘index.htm’, ‘splash1.htm’ and ‘Splash1.jpg’. In the Remote Web Site Properties dialog box: On the Remote Website tab: I clicked: ‘FrontPage or SharePoint Services For the ‘Remote Web site location’ I typed http://www.alexdwilson.com/splspp On the Publishing tab I clicked ‘All pages…’ On the main page I clicked ‘Local to Remote’ Lastly I clicked the ‘Publish Web site’ button On the refreshed screen the contents of the Local Web Site and the Remote Web Site were identical (the two folders and three files named above) I received the message: ‘Last publish status: successful’ However: When I try to enter the site http://alexdwilson.com.splshpp I get a blank page with the status bar showing ‘Done’ Although I can access the site http://www.alexdwilson.com What am I doing wrong?

05-03-2006, 09:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
DumberDrummer Cymru am byth Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,385 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 My System	Its blank because the directory /splshpp has no index.htm file. Rename splash1.htm to index.htm and try again. __________________ Living with Louie dog's the only way to stay sane _____________________________________________ ... and with those words so begins my lifetime of longing for the devil's warm embrace

05-04-2006, 06:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
gamerman0203 Retired Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 2,144 OS: XP MCE, Ubuntu Gutsy My System	One thing you might be able to try is logging into your hosting account's control panel if it has one. Some of them do and they have a page where you can choose what file names to use as automatically designated 'home pages'. ie. index.htm, index.html, default.htm, default.asp, home.htm, etc. Make sure index.htm is in there. Otherwise try renaming it to default.htm and try that. (if that works, you'll have to change any link within other pages to reflect that change.) __________________ Follow These Steps First! CPU-Z \| SensorView \| WinXP Clean Boot \| Latest DirectX \| ATI Catalyst \| Nvidia ForceWare Posting System Specifications

05-04-2006, 09:07 AM	#7 (permalink)
DumberDrummer Cymru am byth Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,385 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 My System	I'm pretty sure the server is accepting it, since it was making a blank page. You get a virtual directory listing when you don't have an index file, which is something I forgot about. (Sorry for not reading your first post more carefully!) Make sure that your index.htm has code in it... if its a blank file, it'll be a blank page. __________________ Living with Louie dog's the only way to stay sane _____________________________________________ ... and with those words so begins my lifetime of longing for the devil's warm embrace

05-03-2006, 09:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
Alex Wilson Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Toowoomba QLD AU Posts: 23 OS: XP Pro	Thanks Geekgirl.Yep, it's a typo. I left out the 'www' in my post. The fact is that in real life http://www.alexdwilson/splshpp brings up a blank page. But... http://www.alexdwilson.com/splshpp/splash1.htm works. Is that all there is to it?

05-03-2006, 11:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
Alex Wilson Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Toowoomba QLD AU Posts: 23 OS: XP Pro	DumberDrummer, thanks for your help. I can't work the 'quote' system, but if you'd be kind enough to check my original post, you'd see that there is an index.htm file in the splshpp folder.

05-09-2006, 06:00 AM	#8 (permalink)
Alex Wilson Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Toowoomba QLD AU Posts: 23 OS: XP Pro	Geekgirl, Dumber Drummer and gamerman: Thank you all very much for your help, all of which assiosted me greatly in getting the matter sorted. I was underprepared to venture into my first attempt and basically made a few fundamental errors in naming file paths. However it was good experience, and I'm now well down the track of being able to craft and publish decent websites. Thanks again to you all.