hyperlink (or something) to a folder not an individual file

[stormcloudgathering]

I need to creat some kind of a link to a folder of documents, not just to the individual document. There will be an ever growing number of documents within the one folder and I need my users to be able to see the list of documents, and then choose the one they want to open.
The folder is not currently held on the iis server, but on one of our other file stores. If possible I'd like to keep it that way.
Any help gratefully received
thanks
lynne

 

[Garridon]

I posted an FAQ on this:

http://www.tek-tips.com/faqs.cfm?spid=256&sfid=1596&CFID=52438091&CFTOKEN=85236064

This will create an automatically generated list of the content of your folder. Works with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and HTML files.

Linda Adams
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http://www.hackman-adams.com

Official web site for actor David Hedison:

http://www.david-hedison.com

 

[stormcloudgathering]

Thanks for this, but I have FP 2000...
I have had a go, and have a couple of queries
Firstly the folder of documents is on a different server, does this matter?
When you say update the page title, please would you clarify this point as I'm not sure where to change this.
Should I be changing the word document properties (these documents are held as .doc, should I be changing them to .htm?)
I don't seem to have an option to insert a table of contents based on page category, is this an FP 2002 feature not available in 2000?
Many thanks for your help
lynne

 

[Garridon]

It is a new feature in 2002. You may want to think about upgrading because this one feature makes it a lot easier managing content (please note, this feature DOES work with 2000 extensions).

None of this affects the actual file name (i.e., memorandum.doc) or the file extension (i.e., doc vs htm). The only thing it affects is the title that appears in your browser (and what shows up in the search engines). If you create a new page in FrontPage, it's automatically labeled as New_Page_1 until you change it.

To change the title: From your toolbar, select View>Folders from the menu bar. Right click on the file you want to change to bring up the shortcut menu. Choose Properties. If the General tab isn't already selected, click on it. You'll see a text box called Title. Type in the new one and click the OK button.

Linda Adams
Visit my web site for writing and Microsoft Word tips:

http://www.hackman-adams.com

Official web site for actor David Hedison:

http://www.david-hedison.com

 

[stormcloudgathering]

thanks
and the fact that the folder is on a different server?

 

[Garridon]

Ah. They all do need to be in the same web for this to work.

Linda Adams
Visit my web site for writing and Microsoft Word tips:

http://www.hackman-adams.com

Official web site for actor David Hedison:

http://www.david-hedison.com

 

[Garridon]

Sorry for the second post--I just thought of this. You can do a contents page in the other location if you want to take advantage of the TOC feature and then link to the page from your main site.

Linda Adams
Visit my web site for writing and Microsoft Word tips:

http://www.hackman-adams.com

Official web site for actor David Hedison:

http://www.david-hedison.com

 

[paulorlowski]

You can use code like this to display an Windows Explorer type list of your files...

Put this code in between the head tags
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=&quot;JavaScript&quot;>
<!-- Begin
function DriveList()
{
var folder=document.Drive.Name.options[document.Drive.Name.selectedIndex].value;
alert(&quot;To see the most files, choose View > List&quot;
window.open(folder,&quot;logs&quot;,&quot;menubar=yes,toolbars=no,width=790,height=590,dependent&quot;
}
// End -->
</script>

Put this code in the BODY:

<FORM NAME=&quot;Drive&quot;>
<P>Choose Unit Log: </font>
<SELECT NAME=&quot;Name&quot; LENGTH=5 onChange=&quot;DriveList();&quot; size=&quot;1&quot;>
<OPTION VALUE=&quot;\\amchps200\BlenderLogs\&quot;>Select a Unit</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE=&quot;\\amchps200\CalcinerLogs\&quot;>Calciner Logs</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE=&quot;\\amchps200\CokerLogs\&quot;>Coker Logs</OPTION>
</SELECT>
</FORM>

Paul Orlowski