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Answer» Hello:
I need some help fixing a few broken links.
I'm using FP2000 & Windows 8.
The Views-Reports option in FP shows some broken hyperlinks (see attachment “All broken links”), which shows= ”_themes/sandston/blhomep.gif” - and a few others like it plus= “formrslt.htm” - which is related to a feedback form on the “CONTACT THE ARTIST” page.
When I go to the = “edit hyperlink” box (see attachment: “themes - edit hyperlink”), I cannot figure out what to replace the hyperlink with or anything else, so I go to = "edit page" (see attachment: “themes - edit page”) to fix the broken hyperlink = “_themes/sandston/blhomep.gif”, but I cannot determine what is broken there or how to fix anything!!!
Regarding broken hyperlink= “formrslt.htm” (see attachment: “form - edit hyperlink”), I cannot determine what to do in the options box and when I go to “edit page”, (I am not allowed to POST any more forms!), I am led to the “CONTACT THE ARTIST” page and have no idea what to do to find or fix any broken hyperlink in there.
I have been able to find and fix most other broken links in my FP site but not those mentioned above so……….
Thank you for whatever help you can offer on these issues,
Jim
[recovering disk space, attachment deleted by admin]Your attachments are hard to read.
Save then is 16 color GIF or PNG format please.
The links are relative links.
Have you used FP 2000 before? are you familiar with how it handles local and remote web pages? Does your website have the FP extensions enables? How do your publish your website? Normally, Front Page does it all automatically. You get into trouble when you try to FTP something yourself.
Also, windows does not care about upper and lower case. But servers do. Even Windows servers. So on your local machine you might have a link like this:
/images/redface.jpg
which refers to a picture named 'redface.JPG' in your local images directory. And that will work on your local windows machine. But on the remote website it will not work unless FP changes it to lower case.
Make sure all image reverences are lower case.
Hello Geek-9pm.
I'll try this png version of one of my attachments.....
jim
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Quote from: Geek-9pm on December 13, 2013, 10:48:42 PM Your attachments are hard to read.
Save then is 16 color GIF or PNG format please.
Jim: I have tried a few other attachment methods and am getting no better results so I have no idea how to demonstrate my issues for now. Any ideas?
The links are relative links.
Jim: what does that mean?
Have you used FP 2000 before?
Jim: Yes, for many years now.
are you familiar with how it handles local and remote web pages?
Jim: What do you mean?
Does your website have the FP extensions enables?
Jim: Yes. Our site is at: www.rainbowsedgefineart.com
How do your publish your website?
Jim: I publish with Front Page Publish option in the File menu.
Normally, Front Page does it all automatically. You get into trouble when you try to FTP something yourself.
Also, windows does not care about upper and lower case. But servers do. Even Windows servers. So on your local machine you might have a link like this:
/images/redface.jpg
which refers to a picture named 'redface.JPG' in your local images directory. And that will work on your local windows machine. But on the remote website it will not work unless FP changes it to lower case.
Make sure all image reverences are lower case.
Jim: Most of the image references are upper case but I've never had any problems with the "case" thing.
Below is another attempt to show the "Edit hyperlink" box that I have mentioned before - not much better though! How can I demonstrate the images I need to show everyone that come up in FP after the "broken links" information?
Yours,
jim
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OK,it looks like you lost some files. or they got moved.
The css contains reference to a gif file. That file is no ,onger at that location.
You can not repair a link if the file is missing. Front Page should replace a missing file when you publish again. Front Page takes inventory when you publish. If a file is on you local machine, it nwill send it to the remote if NEEDED.
Under the FP way of doing things, yuo have a "web" on your local macine whichnis duplicated non the remote server.
Example:
I have a website at
http:/www./help9pm.com <--remote base
and on my local machine in have
D:\Mydocuments\MyWebs\help9pm <--local base
FP considers that directory to be like a server.
FP assigns the directory 'help9pm' extra chuff that is needed to UPDATE and transfer files to the remote server. Some are:
_private
_vti_cnf
_vti_pvt
images
index.htlm
The directories with the underscore _ are peculiar to Front Page. These directories must EXIST on both the local and remote server.
You are using the Themes option of Front Page. It creates the CSS files needed to help organize your pages so all pages have a familiar look and style. All the GIF files needed are together in one place and Front Page makes the right relative references.
Relative reference means that the full URL is not given. That is because the full URL for your local machine is not the name as the remote. So it has to be relative to the base address.
A broken link means the either the link is wrong or the file moved. Either yon or somebody moved to removed some files needed for the themes.
Files used in themes are not usually files you update often, unless you are doing something dynamic, like chaining the nook of all pages every day.
If everything is good on the local machine, ask Front Page to publish everything again. That should fix the broken blinks.
When I find a problem non my local machine, I just copy all my pages and images to a new directory and tell Front Page to create a new local web and install the theme I want. Then publish to the remote site.
If your local themes got damaged, Install Front Page again.
Hope this is of some help.
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