Publishing to the web through Publisher

i've just downloaded a trial version of publisher and love it so far except
it will not publish to my hosting provider, Godaddy.com.

I have completed all of the steps required per directions found at:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/pu...947601033.aspx

Everything is great until I get to the end when I get this message:
Publisher could not save the file to the web. Check your your url or network
connection and try again.

If there is any advice or technical support that someone can give please let
me know. I would love to purchase this product but I don't want to spend the
money for something that WON'T WORK.

Joe Shmoe wrote:
If there is any advice or technical support that someone can give please let
me know. I would love to purchase this product but I don't want to spend the
money for something that WON'T WORK.

If you're looking at buying Publisher for webdesign work, I'd seriously
suggest you consider alternative products. Publisher is a DTP-type
application that happens to have a web export feature; a real web
application such as Microsoft Expression Web will have a slightly higher
initial learning curve (unless you just use the provided templates), but
will give you a much better (and more compatible) website in the long run.

--
Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher
http://ed.mvps.org

How to trouble-shoot Publisher web upload issues :
http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/pages/80560.aspx

If you are using forms in your web publication, then you would have to use
HTTP uploading. Reference: How to publish a Publisher web in HTTP:
http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/pages/80557.aspx

If you choose to use FTP uploading then consider downloading and installing
the free FTP client FileZilla:
http://filezilla-project.org/ Take the time to also download the excellent
documentation and read it.

FTP and HTTP uploading has changed with the introduction of IE7 and Vista.
In the article you cited: Prepare, publish, and maintain your Publisher Web
site:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/pu...947601033.aspx
pay close attention to the direction for uploading using FTP and Vista.
These directions will also apply if you are using XP and IE7, and should be
adapted for HTTP uploading.

Also reference the uploading instructions on GoDaddy. You will find pretty
good instructions for FTP uploading.

As to the question of whether to use Publisher 2007 to produce your website,
that depends on the scope and goals you have for your site. If all you want
is a relatively simple, small static website, then Publisher will probably
be fine. You can produce a good looking, functional, cross-browser
compatible site with Pub 2007. A few examples of Publisher built sites:

http://www.beltonstud.com/
http://www.burdin-adr.com/index_files/Page2168.htm
Bilingual: http://www.bollnascamping.se/
http://devonviewcaravans.co.uk/

If you are planning a large, or dynamic site, then another program would be
a better choice. MSFT suggests Web Expression for the later, but it is a
whole lot more expensive and it will take you a lot longer to learn. There
are many other choices.

Invest some time now thinking about and defining your goals for your website
before choosing the program. It will save you time and money in the long
run. Here is a site that might help you with that process:
http://webdesignfromscratch.com/goal...ted-design.cfm
Browse the material.

If you have more questions about Publisher webs, then post in the web group
and we will try to help you the
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...sher.webdesign

DavidF


"Joe Shmoe" wrote in message
...
i've just downloaded a trial version of publisher and love it so far
except
it will not publish to my hosting provider, Godaddy.com.

I have completed all of the steps required per directions found at:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/pu...947601033.aspx

Everything is great until I get to the end when I get this message:
Publisher could not save the file to the web. Check your your url or
network
connection and try again.

If there is any advice or technical support that someone can give please
let
me know. I would love to purchase this product but I don't want to spend
the
money for something that WON'T WORK.

one more thing;
GoDaddy is notorious for telling clients that FrontPage Extensions are
installed when they aren't.

OP should post the URL so we can check it.

--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP Expression





"DavidF" wrote in message
...
| How to trouble-shoot Publisher web upload issues :
| http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/pages/80560.aspx
|
| If you are using forms in your web publication, then you would have to use
| HTTP uploading. Reference: How to publish a Publisher web in HTTP:
| http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/pages/80557.aspx
|
| If you choose to use FTP uploading then consider downloading and
installing
| the free FTP client FileZilla:
| http://filezilla-project.org/ Take the time to also download the
excellent
| documentation and read it.
|
| FTP and HTTP uploading has changed with the introduction of IE7 and Vista.
| In the article you cited: Prepare, publish, and maintain your Publisher
Web
| site:
| http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/pu...947601033.aspx
| pay close attention to the direction for uploading using FTP and Vista.
| These directions will also apply if you are using XP and IE7, and should
be
| adapted for HTTP uploading.
|
| Also reference the uploading instructions on GoDaddy. You will find pretty
| good instructions for FTP uploading.
|
| As to the question of whether to use Publisher 2007 to produce your
website,
| that depends on the scope and goals you have for your site. If all you
want
| is a relatively simple, small static website, then Publisher will probably
| be fine. You can produce a good looking, functional, cross-browser
| compatible site with Pub 2007. A few examples of Publisher built sites:
|
| http://www.beltonstud.com/
| http://www.burdin-adr.com/index_files/Page2168.htm
| Bilingual: http://www.bollnascamping.se/
| http://devonviewcaravans.co.uk/
|
| If you are planning a large, or dynamic site, then another program would
be
| a better choice. MSFT suggests Web Expression for the later, but it is a
| whole lot more expensive and it will take you a lot longer to learn. There
| are many other choices.
|
| Invest some time now thinking about and defining your goals for your
website
| before choosing the program. It will save you time and money in the long
| run. Here is a site that might help you with that process:
| http://webdesignfromscratch.com/goal...ted-design.cfm
| Browse the material.
|
| If you have more questions about Publisher webs, then post in the web
group
| and we will try to help you the
| news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...sher.webdesign
|
| DavidF
|
|
| "Joe Shmoe" wrote in message
| ...
| i've just downloaded a trial version of publisher and love it so far
| except
| it will not publish to my hosting provider, Godaddy.com.
|
| I have completed all of the steps required per directions found at:
| http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/pu...947601033.aspx
|
| Everything is great until I get to the end when I get this message:
| Publisher could not save the file to the web. Check your your url or
| network
| connection and try again.
|
| If there is any advice or technical support that someone can give please
| let
| me know. I would love to purchase this product but I don't want to spend
| the
| money for something that WON'T WORK.
|
|
|
|

Hey Joe --

I godaddy.com has joomla capability. CSS templates. Real sweet. Bit of a
learning curve, but not much more than Publisher really, and it's free.

Go to your godaddy.com account. Install Joomla. Do a search on the web for
"free joomla templates" and download/install/try out a bunch. You'll have a
blast!

Good luck!

TUFF Editor


"Joe Shmoe" wrote:

i've just downloaded a trial version of publisher and love it so far except
it will not publish to my hosting provider, Godaddy.com.

I have completed all of the steps required per directions found at:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/pu...947601033.aspx

Everything is great until I get to the end when I get this message:
Publisher could not save the file to the web. Check your your url or network
connection and try again.

If there is any advice or technical support that someone can give please let
me know. I would love to purchase this product but I don't want to spend the
money for something that WON'T WORK.