Migration from FrontPage to Expression Web

This is (hopefully) a list of all of the FrontPage "WebComponents" (and what other features??), divided according to what they require.

Sorry, does not (YET) contain advice on how to migrate these features. Post any questions in the EW forum. NOTE: I am not affiliated with Microsoft. I am an independent developer planning add-ins, as well as free tutorials and downloadable samples.

See also WebComponents, in the order they appear in menu Insert / Web Components.

NOTE: [kb/NNNNNN] notes refer to "http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/NNNNNN".

Do not require FPSE, and generate standard-compliant code [works in Firefox, etc.]:

• WebBot HTML Markup component [assuming user enters compliant code]
• WebBot Include component [work-around available; full support will be added back at next update]
• WebBot Substitution component [kb/291865]
  

Do not require FPSE; [TBD] whether standard HTML:

• Database Results Wizard [kb/233018]
• Send To Database form handler
• Database Interface Wizard
  

Do not require FPSE, but generate code that only works well in IE:

Require FPSE (FrontPage Server Extensions) on your website server [kb/281532; kb/184021]:

• FrontPage created server-side Image Maps
• WebBot Confirmation Field component
• WebBot Discussion component
• WebBot Guest Book component [mentioned in kb/143101]
• WebBot Registration component
• WebBot Save Results component
• WebBot Scheduled Image
• WebBot Scheduled Include component
• WebBot Search component
• File Upload
• Custom link bars
• Shared border background properties [=> DWT manually in FP]
• Usage analysis reports
• Top Ten List Web Component
• New security features (user roles)
• Nested subwebs
• Lightweight Source Control (document check-in/check-out)
• Categories component
• StyleSheet links to multiple files or Active Server Pages (ASP) files
• Confirmation field
• Discussion form handler
• FrontPage-created server-side image maps
• Hit counter
• Registration form handler
• Save Results form handler
• Search form
• Field set

Require SharePoint Team Services:

• Document Library
• List
• Survey
• Discussion Board
• List and Document Library views
• List Forms
• SharePoint Team Web Site Wizard

Other issues mentioned in EW forum:

• Inserting multimedia objects (e.g., movie playback, flash).
• Shopping Cart; other E-Commerce features.
• Migrating from FP-compatible add-ons, plug-ins, components.
• Migrating VBA scripts written for FP.
• Password protecting a site using Server Permissions