RE: FLASH: URGENT: FrontPage with Generator/Flash

[Brack, Jeremy]

FrontPage 2000 is more than just a text editor.. FP2000 interacts with your

publishing server directly to make the entire website construction process

streamlined.. So lets say you need to re-name an HTML file, but you have 30+

pages linking to it..  a text editor would make the proccess insane because

you would have to edit 30+ pages and rename all of the links.  Frontpage

2000 recognizes when you re-name a file whether it be an image or an HTML

page, then it automatically updates every  page located in the same web

project.  All you need to do is have your I.S. department install the

FrontPage 2000 server extensions onto your server and then you are all set.



These server extensions do not get destroyed when you try to FTP as someone

on this list suggested..

Also, FrontPage 2000 will not destroy alignment or destroy code.  If you

want true web application software, then you shouldnt be using Frontpage,

you should be using Interdev (or I think Macromedia's alternate is

Ultradev).


Generator is installed onto the server, just like the FrontPage 2000

extensions.  Generator can take any JPG file from a folder and place it into

a Flash movie while someone is visiting your website.. so even though you

may have published your Flash movie months ago, Generator can add in new

content dynamically.  You only intall a Generator template on your

workstation so that you can throw Generator objects into Flash.


If your client wants to FTP into the server to place new JPG's into a

folder, then set up your server to support FTP access.  If you want

FrontPage2000 to interface seamlessly with the server, then you install

FrontPage 2000 extensions and then you need to either create a new "web" for

all new projects or convert an old project into a "web".  It works much

better than FTP because you can publish the entire set of changes all at

once, or just 1 page/graphic at a time.  And you can use windows explorer to

copy/paste files/images instead of using the old FTP.


I think I am the last person on earth who prefers to use Front Page 2000 :)



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