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tgorski -> Using include pages to allow FTP updates (6/12/2002 12:35:04)

In search of a way to allow clients a means of updating their page without using FrontPage. I thought if I create parts of the page using the Include Page component, that they could use MS Word or some other program to edit the included .htm file. But the original page that references the Include Page will not reflect changes to the incuded page unless I first open the original in FrontPage. Is their some way to force a refresh of Include Page components?

An added note: we cannot use the Publish function, but must FTP pages to the web server. The original idea was to give the customer ftp access to their directory so they could download/upload the .html files (i.e., included pages) that are referenced in the FrontPage web page.

If there is no solution, any other way to accomplish this?

Thanks, all...

 



abbeyvet -> RE: Using include pages to allow FTP updates (6/12/2002 13:48:11)

You can include simple text files (as well as html files) using SSI - that way the clients do not even have to look at HTML. I certainly would not suggest allowing them to edit anything in Word unless you want to destroy the site.

To use includes with SSI just replace the FP include command with the SSI include command:

<!--#include virtual="includes/file.htm" -->

or

<!--#include virtual="includes/file.txt" -->

You will have to rename your pages with a .shtml extension, and it assumes your host allows SSI, most will.

Or similarly you could rename the pages with a .php extension and use PHP includes, which look like this:

<?php include("includes/file.inc");?>

Again assuming your host has PHP installed.


Or you could use a script to allow updating - there was another post on this subject recently:

http://www.frontpagewebmaster.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=15650

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ed1 -> RE: Using include pages to allow FTP updates (7/4/2002 12:24:43)

I know the problem and had to do a recalc to get the things to show up. I heard, but did not test, that if the server is set to treat the htm file as an asp file then the problem is solved. It has something to do in file server admin- but this is not my thing so my information is vague without actually being usefull.



caywind -> RE: RE: Using include pages to allow FTP updates (7/5/2002 4:19:23)

quote:

But the original page that references the Include Page will not reflect changes to the incuded page unless I first open the original in FrontPage. Is their some way to force a refresh of Include Page components?
Huh? This isn' t right. The originating page should get updated (at every reload of the page) with or without Frontpage

Force refresh = Might try a <no-cache> directive in the original page instead



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