Advanced options for converting FrontPage web pages into PagePorter web pages.

PagePorter Web Page Options

Convert to web page

Converts the FrontPage web page to a PagePorter web page, using the default base class for new web forms specified in the General page of the Site Settings dialog box.

Convert to user control

Converts the FrontPage web page to a PagePorter web user control, using the default base class for new web user controls specified in the General page of the Site Settings dialog box.

Base class

Displays the base class for the new web page or web user control from the list. You can change it in the General page of the Site Settings dialog box.

FrontPage Web Page Options

After a FrontPage web page is converted to a PagePorter web page, you have some choices about what to do with the original FrontPage web page. These settings establish the defaults for imports and conversions.

Remove the FrontPage file from this project

The FrontPage web page is removed from the PagePorter project, and is marked as “don’t publish” for FrontPage. This is the “safest” option in terms of protecting the now obsolete FrontPage page in that it doesn't modify or remove it at all. However, FrontPage will not automatically delete this file from the web the next time you publish from FrontPage. You will have to delete it from the remote web server manually (look for the “don’t publish” status in the list of remote web site files when publishing the site).

Replace the FrontPage page with a link to the PagePorter page

The FrontPage web page content is replaced with a <meta http-equiv="refresh" > tag that causes most browsers to redirect to the new PagePorter web page. For those rare instances where the automatic redirect doesn't work, it also has a regular link. If the FrontPage web page was in the PagePorter project before the conversion, it will be afterward. If you have an investment in having search engines and other sites that link directly to pages in your site, this option keeps the old filename active but replaces the content with a redirect to the new PagePorter page. An excellent choice if you are managing the project from PagePorter only.

Delete the FrontPage page

The FrontPage web page is deleted permanently. This is the cleanest, simplest and most direct way to deal with the situation. An excellent choice for projects managed by both FrontPage and PagePorter, as subsequent publishing from FrontPage will remove the old file from the remote web server. Unfortunately, publishing from Visual Studio .NET using the Copy Project command will not remove deleted project files from the remote web server, and you will have to delete them from the remote web server manually.

Leave the FrontPage file untouched

Do not touch the FrontPage web page at all. Useful when re-converting shared borders after you change them in FrontPage.

Don't convert if errors

Checking this option will pre-scan the FrontPage pages and skip the conversion if there are any errors.