cute ftp

[sindee]

WOW, personally I use Expression Web, but my sister in law uses front page.
She needed help with something, I downloaded her site via cute ftp, now when
she opens it "live" in frontpage, the navigation from the theme disappears
and a message appears "add this page to navigation" we have done that over
and over, but everytime she opens it in fp it does the same thing. NOW, when
I upload the page via cute ftp the navigation is fine. What did cute ftp
corrupt to make the navigation disappear in fp and when uploaded in fp?

[Ronx]

"What did cute ftp corrupt to make the navigation disappear in fp"

Most likely, the navigation database. FrontPage navigation is stored in the
_vti* folders created and maintained by FrontPage extensions. Using FTP on
an extended site will, if you are lucky, not update, and usually will
corrupt these folders' contents.
Note that FrontPage never directly transfers these folders - they are
created and maintained by the server extensions on the server, and by
FrontPage on the PC.
Downloading a FrontPage site with FTP will definitely corrupt or even
destroy the navigation database on the PC.

Uploading with FTP will not affect the navigation in the page, provided the
online site is _never_ downloaded or opened in FrontPage again.
--
Ron Symonds
Microsoft MVP (Expression Web)
http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/fp

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