I'm new to FrontPage 2003. I created a static template for a new
website. When I create a page using this template and look at the code
I see absolute paths like:

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/user3/My%20Documents/My%20Webs/test/_private/default.css">

instead of <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
href="_private/default.css">

Obviously absolute paths mean nothing when published to a server. What
am I doing wrong? FP2000 always used relative paths. My thanks to
anyone who helps me out.

Re: Static Template Uses Absolute Pathnames! by Steve

Steve
Sat Jun 10 13:48:09 CDT 2006

That "usually" indicates you are working on a page that has not been opened inside of a
web by first opening FrontPage, then a web and then a page to edit.

Also, you shouldn't place the css file in the _private folder.
It should be in a public area of your web.



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"whitesmith" <apasserby@hushmail.com> wrote in message
news:1149954029.902953.5580@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com...
> I'm new to FrontPage 2003. I created a static template for a new
> website. When I create a page using this template and look at the code
> I see absolute paths like:
>
> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
> href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/user3/My%20Documents/My%20Webs/test/_private/default.css">
>
> instead of <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
> href="_private/default.css">
>
> Obviously absolute paths mean nothing when published to a server. What
> am I doing wrong? FP2000 always used relative paths. My thanks to
> anyone who helps me out.
>



Re: Static Template Uses Absolute Pathnames! by whitesmith

whitesmith
Sun Jun 11 03:09:17 CDT 2006

Steve Easton wrote:
> That "usually" indicates you are working on a page that has not been opened inside of a
> web by first opening FrontPage, then a web and then a page to edit.
>
> Also, you shouldn't place the css file in the _private folder.
> It should be in a public area of your web.
>
>
>
> --
> Steve Easton
> Microsoft MVP FrontPage
> 95isalive
> This site is best viewed............
> .......................with a computer
>
> Bingo! I borrowed the style sheet from Buyens' FP2003 book and copied it with Windows explorer to my FP web. Importing it did the trick. Thanks for your advice.
>
> "whitesmith" <apasserby@hushmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1149954029.902953.5580@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com...
> > I'm new to FrontPage 2003. I created a static template for a new
> > website. When I create a page using this template and look at the code
> > I see absolute paths like:
> >
> > <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
> > href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/user3/My%20Documents/My%20Webs/test/_private/default.css">
> >
> > instead of <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
> > href="_private/default.css">
> >
> > Obviously absolute paths mean nothing when published to a server. What
> > am I doing wrong? FP2000 always used relative paths. My thanks to
> > anyone who helps me out.
> >