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Offline Trebek

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Export HTML Frames
« on: August 12, 2010, 05:17:10 am »
Is there some way that we could use the "Export HTML Frames" style but in a way that we could share it with other people so they could see what movies we had?

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Re: Export HTML Frames
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2010, 10:54:12 am »
Hi Trebek! I don't really know what you mean... :-[
You can upload the exported files to some webserver or zip the whole thing and email it to someone else. Perhaps it might be a good idea to batch convert the images first to avoid 20MB-emails: resize images to a height of 180 pixel and apply a strong compression (I'd suggest a quality of 20 to 25%). Almost every image editing software I know provides batch conversion of image files for that purpose, but there are a lot of freeware image tools available, too. I can recommend the FastStone Photo Resizer, for example:
http://www.faststone.org/FSResizerDetail.htm
This is also incorporated into the FastStone Image Viewer, so if you'd prefer a fully featured image viewer, you might want to give that a try:
http://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm
(here you will find the Photo Resizer in "Tools" -> "Batch convert selected images")

But I suspect I didn't get your point? Provide some details and get little bit more concrete about the feature you're missing. What would you like to have?
« Last Edit: August 15, 2010, 11:30:21 am by svenne »

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Re: Export HTML Frames
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2010, 12:51:21 am »
What I meant in this case was I really like the format HTML Frames.  I think it looks good and is easy to maneuver through, and shows good info for the movies.  The problem is though I am not sure personally how I would be able to make it so that others could view it.  I can view it on my computer but what if I wanted to send it to a friend.  I am not sure how to make that happen.

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Re: Export HTML Frames
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2010, 02:25:38 am »
You can...zip the whole thing and email it to someone else.

The export creates [report-name].html and a folder named pages. Ensure both are included in the zip archive. Instruct the recipient to unzip both (i.e., so the folder is recreated in the same folder as the document) and double-click on [report-name].html to open it in their default browser.

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Re: Export HTML Frames
« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2010, 01:56:20 pm »
Rick's answer should solve it.

By the way, if you're not used to zip and unzip see here:
http://www.howtozip.com/indexmenu.asp?menu=what_is_a_zip_file_9
Guide on how to use the Windows' built in zip feature:
http://maximumpcguides.com/windows-vista/compress-and-uncompress-a-folder-or-file-in-windows-vista/
It's explained for Windows Vista but it's quite similar on WindowsXP.
Guide for Windows 7:
How to zip: http://maximumpcguides.com/windows-7/zip-a-file-or-folder/
How to unzip: http://maximumpcguides.com/windows-7/unzip-a-file-or-folder/

Concerning the filenames: in future versions of my export templates a small thing will change. Just to add a little confusion...  ;)
the folder's name won't be pages anymore but [report-name]_files (if the corresponding html file was called [report-name].html)
« Last Edit: August 21, 2010, 02:00:58 pm by svenne »