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Q151725: FP: How to Import Web Content from a Server w/o FP Extensions

Article: Q151725
Product(s): Word Front Page
Version(s): windows:1.0,1.1,97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage kbdta
Last Modified: 10-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft FrontPage for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1 
- Microsoft FrontPage 97 for Windows with Bonus Pack 
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SUMMARY
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In FrontPage, you can take HyperText Markup Language (HTML) pages that exist on
a server without FrontPage Server Extensions and convert them into a FrontPage
Web. Because FrontPage requires special files for every HTML page that exists in
a Web, the non-FrontPage Web needs to be converted so that it includes these
additional FrontPage files.

The simplest way to make this conversion is to install the FrontPage Server
Extensions on the Web server. In some situations you may be unable to install
the extensions on the server. This article describes several ways you can
convert the content to a FrontPage Web.

MORE INFORMATION
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Method 1: Importing Local Files (FrontPage 97)
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If your content is stored on the hard disk of your computer or if it is
accessible from a network share, follow these steps:

1. Install the FrontPage Server Extensions on one of the Web servers that is
  included with FrontPage 97.

2. Start FrontPage Explorer.

3. On the File menu, point to New, and click FrontPage Web.

4. Select Import Web Wizard in the Web Templates and Wizards list and click OK.

5. Type a name for your Web in the "Web Server or File Location" box.

  Typically, the default name that appears in the "Web Server or File Location"
  box is the name of the Web server you opened when you started FrontPage
  Explorer. Use the default server.

6. Type a name for the new Web in the "Name of New FrontPage Web" box.

  If you want your existing content to be the root Web, leave the "Name of New
  FrontPage Web" box blank.

7. Click OK.

  If you are prompted to type in an administrator's password, use the password
  that you specified when you installed the FrontPage Server Extensions.

8. In the Source Directory box on the Import Web Wizard - Choose Directory
  panel, type the path to your files. If you are unsure of the path, click
  Browse, locate the folder that contains your content, and click OK. Click
  Next.

9. In the Files list on the Import Web Wizard - Edit File List panel, select the
  files that you want to exclude. Use the CTRL or SHIFT key and click to select
  non-contiguous or contiguous files. Click Exclude.

10. Click Next.

11. Click Finish.

  NOTE: The import process makes a copy of the original files and places them
  in your Web content folder. You may either delete the files from the
  original folder or keep them as backup copies.

Method 2: Importing Non-Local Files (FrontPage 97)
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If your content is not stored on your computer or accessible from a network
share, copy the files to your computer using the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) or
other media (such as a floppy disk) and then follow the steps in the "Method 1:
Importing Local Files (FrontPage 97)" section.

Method 3: Importing Non-Local Files
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If you cannot import your files as described in the "Method 2: Importing
Non-Local Files (FrontPage 97)" section, do the following:

1. Start FrontPage Explorer, and create a new Web, by following these steps:

  a. On the File menu, point to New, and click FrontPage Web.

  b. Select Normal Web and click OK.

  c. Type the name of your Web server in the "Web Server or File Location" box,
     or select it from the list.

     Typically, the default name that appears in the "Web Server or File
     Location" box is the name of the Web server you opened when you started
     FrontPage Explorer. Use the default server.

  d. Type a name for the new Web in the "Name of New FrontPage Web" box.

     If you want your existing content to be the root Web, leave the "Name of
     New FrontPage Web" box blank.

  e. Click OK.

2. On the Tools menu, click Show FrontPage Editor.

3. On the File menu, click Open, and then click the Other Location tab.

4. Select the From Location option and type the Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
  for the page you want to import.

5. On the File menu, click Save.

6. Type a title for your page in the Page Title box, type a file name in the
  "File Path within your FrontPage Web" box, and click OK.

  NOTE: Use the original file name or you may break existing hyperlinks.

7. When prompted to save linked files, confirm the URL and then save the file.

8. Repeat steps 4 through 8 for each page you want to import.

Method 4: Importing Files with Limited Access to the Server
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To import files from a server where you have limited access, follow these steps:

1. To store the existing files, create a new folder in your server's Content
  directory.

  NOTE: The location of the server's Content directory is listed in the
  FrontPage Server Administrator.

2. Use the name of the existing Web (the Web you want to import) to name the new
  folder. For example, if the existing Web is called "MyWeb," name the new
  folder "MyWeb" (without the quotation marks).

3. Transfer the existing Web files to the new folder.

  To do this, use FTP over an Internet connection or, if the files are on a
  local area network (LAN), use the file, copy, or move commands for your
  network operating system.

4. Start FrontPage Explorer.

5. On the File Menu, click New Web.

6. Select Empty Web, and click OK.

7. Enter the name of your FrontPage-compliant Web server and the existing Web
  name and then click OK.

The FrontPage Explorer will create the necessary files and the Web will function
as if it had been created using FrontPage.

Additional query words: enabled extended move publish copy transport

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Keywords          : kbusage kbdta 
Technology        : kbFrontPageSearch kbFrontPage1xSearch kbFrontPage97Search kbZNotKeyword3 kbFrontPage100 kbFrontPage110
Version           : windows:1.0,1.1,97
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbhowto

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