Gayle A

Dman, Thanks for your response. I just wrote you a long response and lost it. Doggone it. No time to write it out again. I use Windows MX. I am not using the live feature but am making changes locally than uploading to the remote when I'm done. I think the bottom line of what I'm grappling with is this: My knowledge of web design is basic and so I can't yet discern when I run into a glitch whether it's a geneal html issue or if I am fighting against some of the unique coding of FrontPage. I know that MS Programs have this propensity for trying to do us a favor; that is, thinking it knows what we want and doing it for us; e.g, Word adding tabs, bullets when you didn't ask for them. Perhaps it was less unwise than unnecessary for me to be so concerned about making sure my remote and my local system agree. In fact, good grief, I just had an epiphany. When I used Dreamweaver, I couldn't care less that the remote reflected my local. I have all kinds of files related to the local that I decided didn't need to be uploaded. Of course they wouldn't agree. So, I guess my last question for the moment is this: My original concern centered around these files: my .log, .cshrc, .login, .profile. Are these FrontPage files OR are these files that I would find on any website? I do wish I could delete the log I created in SmartSource. This is the FTP I use and have been pleased with it. Perhaps I need to ask them how to delete this file. Or better yet, I suppose I need to actually go to the Hosting Company and maybe ask them. Bottom line, I don't want it there and I can't get rid of it. Thanks again! Gayle

Greetings, Thanks, DL, for inviting me to post here. I have inherited a website in FrontPage, a program I knew nothing of. I've studied hours over the last few days and have learned much. In the process, though, I fear I may have made a grave mistake and don't know what to do about it. After downloading the website, I noticed all the files were unmatched so I studied up on that. Then I matched them all (maybe should have just left them alone) except for four files. Maybe they are not SUPPOSED to match. .cshrc, .login, .profile. I've been trying to study about these but I still don't have a clear understanding of their relationship to the rest of the site. I know basic page maintenance, not this behind the scenes stuff. But this is not what most concerns me. Rather, I know I did "something" to my .log file. It seemed like there was something wrong with it initially, but now I fear it was fine and I should have just left it alone. Alas, I didn't. I do have a copy of the folder contents on my local drive. This is good, I know! I also have it still there on the remote. However, I did "something" to it so now I can't delete the contents inside the .logs file on the remote and I know I should be able to. (The file had grown quite large). Further, I did something I REALLY know I shouldn't have done now. I was curious what would happen if I uploaded the same the .LOG file without the period. Now that file is on my remote as well and it will not allow me to delete it. Doesn't matter which route I take to delete it (right click, from the menu, etc), it absolutely will not allow me to. I don't know if this is a real serious thing. I fear it is and I'm quite anxious about it. Thanks much for any insights. I'm willing to read any articles or study tutorials that would answer this if you can direct me. Thanks so much. I really need to resolve this. Gayle

Greetings all. I’m new! Just discovered this forum today because I'm on a desperate quest to resolve a FrontPage issue. I'm new to this program and I'm trying so hard to study as fast and furiously as I can. I have an issue with corrupted extensions (I think); specifically with my .logs,.cshrc, .login, .profile files. I would provide further detail but I don't think this is the proper forum to do so. If anyone can tell me, I'd sure appreciate it so I don't waste y'all's time! Thanks so much. I'm really quite anxious about what I may have inadvertently done to these files. Regards, Gayle