Do Not Use FTP With FrontPage Sites

If you are using Microsoft FrontPage you should always publish your site, rather than using FTP. Transferring FrontPage files using FTP breaks your FrontPage Components, particularly those associated with forms.

FrontPage Components which should NEVER be moved using FTP are:

  • Confirmation Field Component
  • Discussion Component
  • Guest Book Component
  • Registration Component
  • Save Results Component
  • Scheduled Image Component
  • Scheduled Include Component
  • Search Component
  • Database Components
  • Hit Counter
  • Custom Link Bars

    • FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions Components

    The following components require the FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions:

    • File Upload
    • Custom link bars
    • Shared border background properties
    • Usage analysis reports
    • Top Ten List Web Component
    • New security features (user roles)

      • FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions Components

      The following components require FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions or later:

      • Nested subwebs
      • Lightweight Source Control (document check-in/check-out without Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows)
      • Categories component
      • StyleSheet links to multiple files or Active Server Pages (ASP) files

        • FrontPage Server Extensions Components

        Additionally, the following components require at least an earlier version of the FrontPage Server Extensions:

        • Confirmation field
        • Discussion form handler
        • FrontPage-created server-side image maps
        • Hit counter
        • Registration form handler
        • Save Results form handler
        • Search form
        • Field set

          • SharePoint Team Services Components

          These components require a Web that is based on SharePoint Team Services from Microsoft:

          • Document Library
          • List
          • Survey
          • Discussion Board
          • List and Document Library views
          • List Forms
          • SharePoint Team Web Site Wizard