FrontPage Provider and the FrontPage Provider namespace implements support for managing directories, team collaboration, sites, properties, and other FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions from Microsoft and SharePoint Team Services functionality.
FrontPage Provider and the FrontPage Provider namespace are required by both Delegated Administration Console and the Managed Hosting namespace. If you are not using Delegated Administration Console, you can still use FrontPage Provider, the FrontPage Provider namespace, and the Managed Hosting namespace to implement support for FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions.
The FrontPage Provider namespace implements the following procedures.
| Procedure | Description |
|---|---|
| AddDeleteFPRole | Adds or deletes a FrontPage role. |
| DisableVirtServer | Disables a virtual server. |
| EnableVirtServer | Enables a virtual server. |
| GetFPProperty | Gets a FrontPage property. |
| InstallServerExtensionsRoot | Installs server extension on the root Web. |
| InstallServerExtensionSubWeb | Installs server extensions on a sub-Web. |
| ManageFPUser | Manages a FrontPage user. |
| ManageRoleRights | Manages FrontPage rights for a role. |
| ManageRoleUsers | Manages roles for users. |
| ManageUserRoles | Manages FrontPage user roles. |
| PutWebFile | Puts a file on a FrontPage Web. |
| RecalcFPWeb | Recalculates FrontPage Web. |
| RecalcFPWebPage | Recalculates FrontPage Web page. |
| RemoveServerExtensionsRoot | Removes server extensions from the root Web. |
| RemoveServerExtensionsSubWeb | Removes server extensions from a sub-Web. |
| RenameSubWeb | Renames a FrontPage sub-Web. |
| SetFPDirectoryToExecute | Sets a FrontPage directory to Execute. |
| SetFPDirectoryToNoExec | Sets a FrontPage directory to non-Execute. |
| SetFPProperty | Sets a FrontPage property. |
| SetFPWebAdminPort | Sets a FrontPage HTTP administration port. |
| SetSubWebPermissions | Sets sub-Web permissions. |
| SetUsageAnalysisReports | Sets usage analysis reports. |
For more information on how this namespace is implemented, see the FrontPage Provider Software Development Kit (SDK) available on the Microsoft Provisioning System installation CD in the \support\reskit\Providers folder. For more information on the Managed Hosting namespace, see Managed Hosting. The Microsoft Provisioning Framework Software Development Kit (SDK) contains additional resources to help you implement the Active Directory Provider namespace. For more information on the SDK and how to use it, see Microsoft Provisioning Framework SDK.