I had a similar problem years ago. I named the site index page "index" and have the rest of the subfolder indexes being published as "default.asp".
I then told the web server to serve index over default. Of course, this doesn't mean that one default can't be published over another though, in which case, you may want to take a look at this: http://www.reddotcmsblog.com/duplicate-content-publishing-seo-and-open-text-web-solutions Ed On Nov 3, 9:21 am, galactic <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for your input. Yes I am using multiple publication packages > allready. Some users mistakenly have been connecting existing instead > of referencing sub pages. When publishing related pages, It's like Red > Dot can't find the folder of the publication package and just dumps it > into the root directory. > > I do think you answered my question though, Connect Existing should be > only used for new pages, not pages somewhere else in the structure > right? Unfortunately I don't see a way to keep people from using this > instead of referencing a page, there doesn't seem to be a way with > authorization packages. If you know of a way, please pass it on. > > Thanks! > > -galactic > > On Nov 2, 1:41 pm, Tiffany <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Arsalan is right, use multiple publication packages, and the index > > will become the index of each new folder in your structure. > > Connect Existing will publish NEW pages. > > If you want the page to publish to one spot, and then link to that > > original page, then you need to reference the page not connect > > existing. > > > On Nov 2, 12:03 pm, Arsalan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Someone correct me if I'm wrong but from my limited Reddot experience, my > > > guess is that you'll need to create separate publication packages for > > > each directory. That way all the pages along with respective index.html > > > pages will be published inside their own folder and won't overwrite other > > > files. > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: galactic <[email protected]> > > > To: RedDot CMS Users <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Mon, November 2, 2009 10:44:52 AM > > > Subject: Referencing vrs Connecting a page. Red Dot 7.5 > > > > Any comments would be appreciated. > > > > I am working on a site with lots of folders in it. all of the folders > > > have index.html pages in them. When red dot users "connect an existing > > > page" (that is named index) on a related link, at publishing it > > > produces an error that reads something like "can't find the ___ > > > directory, publishing to the root directory". Then it overwrites the > > > home index page!! I started recommending the users use "Reference a > > > Page" instead. > > > > My question is : Can I stop Red Dot from publishing to the root > > > directory if there is such an error? Is what's happening the fact the > > > connecting an existing page is altering the structure somehow, and > > > referencing a page does not? What are the major differences between > > > the two? > > > > I tried using authorization packages to stop the ability to connect to > > > existing pages from the module, but it takes out referencing a page as > > > well. > > > > Thank you for any insight. > > > > -galactic- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RedDot CMS Users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/reddot-cms-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
