FP2000: Import Wizard Does Not Import Files Above the Current Directory

• Microsoft FrontPage 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you import a Web and specify a folder that is not the root of the Web, all relative links to pages above that folder are considered outside of the current Web and result in broken links.

NOTE: All relative links to the root Web (for example, "../") are broken.

CAUSE

When you import files from a Web site, you must specify a starting location. If you specify a starting location that is inside a folder, where the folder is below the root Web (for example, http://www.myweb.com/myfolder), the Import Wizard cannot determine the location of the root Web. In this case, the root Web is assumed to be the location of the folder.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, do one of the following:

• Specify the location to the root Web.


-or-


• If you want to import a Web site that was created by FrontPage and you have the necessary permissions, it is better to open that Web site with FrontPage and then publish it to the target location. Publish Web (on the File menu) can copy all of the FrontPage information associated with the site, such as theme information or navigation structure.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about publishing a Web from a remote server to your local computer, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q205729 Publishing from Remote Server to Local Computer

Additional query words: front page

Keywords : kbdta
Version : WINDOWS:
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug