PagePorter can convert FrontPage web pages into PagePorter web pages that use the .NET framework. If you have a FrontPage web page inside the PagePorter web site project, you can convert the page with its "webbot" controls and hyperlinks intact.
If your project is co-managed, you may have to select Show All Files in Solution Explorer in order to select the FrontPage web pages.
Select one or more FrontPage web pages in Solution Explorer and choose the
Convert Web Page command. This may be done by choosing Convert Web Page
on the
PagePorter menu, and
then , or clicking
the
toolbar
button.
If the conversion fails because of "unsupported webbot" errors, you still may be able to use the web page in your site. Use the following table for recommendations:
| Webbot Name | Recommendation |
|---|---|
| DatabaseRegionStart, DatabaseResultColumn, DatabaseRegionEnd | These webbot tags are always on ASP files. You may keep them as ASP files, but you'll probably want to remove the FrontPage tags to make the page publish to the web server properly (see the Remove FrontPage Tags command). The best solution is to convert the FrontPage web page to a PagePorter web page, ignoring the errors, and rewrite the database portions in ADO.NET. |
| GeneratedScript, Validation | You may safely ignore these errors. FrontPage generates script for form field validation and encloses it in this tag. You'll probably want to get rid of these script functions and replace them with .NET validation controls later on. |
| SaveResults | This webbot tag is related to the FrontPage server-side forms
processing when you choose to save forms to text files or email. You can
still use this feature, but you can't use it from an ASP.NET page.
You'll have to use the original FrontPage web page, and manually remove
the <!--msnavigation--> tags to make it publish properly. |
| Search | This webbot tag is related to the FrontPage Search component. You
can still use this feature, but you can't use it from an ASP.NET page.
You'll have to use the original FrontPage web page, and manually remove
the <!--msnavigation--> tags to make it publish properly. |
See Also
Getting Started | Importing FrontPage Web Pages | Working with a Co-managed Project