FLASH: OT: Jeremy: RE: URGENT: FrontPage with Generator/Flash

[Colleen Appleton]

Jeremy, that's the point though.  We can't set up FTP at all.  There will be

no FTP access once they enforce the rule to use FrontPage.  The reason I

have to give up UltraDev is because it publishes via an FTP account and

FrontPage doesn't.  UltraDev also updates 30 pages if you make a change.

(just thought I throw that in since you mentioned FP can)


With UltraDev, I can "get" and "put" files back and forth from the remote

server to the local machine in an instant. I can see all the files on the

remote server whereas in FP, you can't see files.  They will close off FTP.

FrontPage requires you to import from another machine.  Or copy and paste

via a network to get them in the FP folder if the other web developers have

changes for you and the files are not on your own computer.  Unfortunately,

they are making this difficult and slow.  I can change a flash file and put

it out on the remote server extremely fast with UltraDev.  With FrontPage,

all new graphics have to be published through the FP publishing thingymabop.

That includes all photos Generator will need.  There is no ftp.  If I have

20 pictures to upload to their photo gallery, I have to upload them via FP

publishing.  To be honest, I hope FP can't handle Generator.  I really do.

Then I'll get my Dreamweaver back.  I hope it takes an eternity to update

the photos for the Flash interface.


*evil grin* Colleen


P.S.  You are not the last person on earth to prefer FrontPage.  I work with

18,000 or so gov. people who also prefer it, or they wouldn't have made it

mandatory.


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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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