Microsoft Publisher - Publisher's XML code

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Publisher's XML code

Dixie

2005-08-09, 7:32 pm

I am new to Pulisher 2003 and have built my first website using it (because
it stressed how easy it was). Being that Publisher 2003 uses XML, it seems
that it is going to cause problems for anyone using Windows XP with SP2, as
the Active X controls will not allow it to be viewed. That in itself is
pretty bizarre since Microsoft designed both. I have tested the website and
it does get blocked for those running SP2 with a security level of Medium.
My question is...how can I convert the files to regular html?
My Microsoft Office 2003 Professional Suite didn't come with Front Page, as
a thread on this site had implied. I would prefer it to be in regular html,
since there are so many bad Active-X's out there...people don't trust them.
Trust is key with my site as it is a community site.
Any help you can provide would be appreciated. Thank you.

David Bartosik

2005-08-10, 4:14 am

Publisher 2003 webs are supported in IE 6+, in fact they are designed for IE
6+. Publisher 2003 codes some XML and vml in with the css2 html, specific to
IE. Publisher does not create Active X controls nor does it directly support
such. Your implementing Active X controls has no relation to a page's code,
be it traditional html or newer technologies.
If you don't like Publisher's coding your option is to not use the product.
If you are going to use Active X controls and you want control over the
coding you should use a web design tool such as FrontPage.

--
David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP]
http://www.publishermvps.com
http://www.davidbartosik.com

"Dixie" wrote:

> I am new to Pulisher 2003 and have built my first website using it (because
> it stressed how easy it was). Being that Publisher 2003 uses XML, it seems
> that it is going to cause problems for anyone using Windows XP with SP2, as
> the Active X controls will not allow it to be viewed. That in itself is
> pretty bizarre since Microsoft designed both. I have tested the website and
> it does get blocked for those running SP2 with a security level of Medium.
> My question is...how can I convert the files to regular html?
> My Microsoft Office 2003 Professional Suite didn't come with Front Page, as
> a thread on this site had implied. I would prefer it to be in regular html,
> since there are so many bad Active-X's out there...people don't trust them.
> Trust is key with my site as it is a community site.
> Any help you can provide would be appreciated. Thank you.

Dixie

2005-08-10, 8:30 pm

That's great that Pub 2003 is designed for IE6+. Perhaps you misunderstood my
first post... I am totally new to building web sites and using Pub 2003, to
build my first one. And don't know anything about writing html or anything
else. To my knowlegde I have not done anything to implement any Active X
code. However when viewed in IE6 on another computer, the person gets that
little popup bar across the top (like for blocking popups and Active X
stuff). I don't have any popups in my web pages. It made me concerned, that
people will have a hard time viewing my website.
Will people not using IE6+ still be able to view my website?
If the XML is causing this, can I just cut and paste my pages into Front
Page to avoid the XML?
Thanks

"David Bartosik" wrote:
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> Publisher 2003 webs are supported in IE 6+, in fact they are designed for IE
> 6+. Publisher 2003 codes some XML and vml in with the css2 html, specific to
> IE. Publisher does not create Active X controls nor does it directly support
> such. Your implementing Active X controls has no relation to a page's code,
> be it traditional html or newer technologies.
> If you don't like Publisher's coding your option is to not use the product.
> If you are going to use Active X controls and you want control over the
> coding you should use a web design tool such as FrontPage.
>
> --
> David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP]
> http://www.publishermvps.com
> http://www.davidbartosik.com
>
>
>
> "Dixie" wrote:
>

David Bartosik [MSFT MVP]

2005-08-10, 8:31 pm

Your complaint was about Active X controls in Publisher 2003. So I responded
accordingly. In order for me to look into your stating that a site visitor
receives a security alert, you need to post the URL of the page in question
so that I can review it.
As for the question on non IE users, you can find plenty of threads here
about customers complaining about cross-browser support problems. My
recommendation is that you install other browsers and test your site in
them. Your last question is also a very common one in this forum and is on
the FAQ page - http://www.publishermvps.com/Default.aspx?tabid=30 . Pub code
does not convert well into web design tools.

David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP]
www.publishermvps.com
www.davidbartosik.com

"Dixie" <Dixie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:69FA8DB9-7DD9-44BA-919C-4968CB22F2A2@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
> That's great that Pub 2003 is designed for IE6+. Perhaps you misunderstood
> my
> first post... I am totally new to building web sites and using Pub 2003,
> to
> build my first one. And don't know anything about writing html or anything
> else. To my knowlegde I have not done anything to implement any Active X
> code. However when viewed in IE6 on another computer, the person gets that
> little popup bar across the top (like for blocking popups and Active X
> stuff). I don't have any popups in my web pages. It made me concerned,
> that
> people will have a hard time viewing my website.
> Will people not using IE6+ still be able to view my website?
> If the XML is causing this, can I just cut and paste my pages into Front
> Page to avoid the XML?
> Thanks
>
> "David Bartosik" wrote:
>

Dixie

2005-08-10, 8:31 pm

Thank you for your recommendations, they are appreciated.

"David Bartosik [MSFT MVP]" wrote:

> Your complaint was about Active X controls in Publisher 2003. So I responded
> accordingly. In order for me to look into your stating that a site visitor
> receives a security alert, you need to post the URL of the page in question
> so that I can review it.
> As for the question on non IE users, you can find plenty of threads here
> about customers complaining about cross-browser support problems. My
> recommendation is that you install other browsers and test your site in
> them. Your last question is also a very common one in this forum and is on
> the FAQ page - http://www.publishermvps.com/Default.aspx?tabid=30 . Pub code
> does not convert well into web design tools.
>
> David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP]
> www.publishermvps.com
> www.davidbartosik.com
>
>
> "Dixie" <Dixie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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