FP: Error Browsing Web as File Instead of as HTTP

 Last reviewed: March 18, 1998
Article ID: Q150682

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows
  • Microsoft FrontPage 97 for Windows with Bonus Pack
  • Microsoft FrontPage for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1

SYMPTOMS

When you browse a page created in FrontPage, and attempt to use a custom image map or a browse-time FrontPage (WebBot) component you receive an error message similar to the following: 

   file:<driveletter>/<Web|content|directory>/myWeb/_vti_bin/
   shtml.exe/mypage.htm/ could not be found.
NOTE: Browse-time FrontPage components include the Confirmation Field, Discussion Form Handler, Registration Form Handler, Save Results Form Handler or the Search Form. Browse-time WebBot components include the WebBot Confirmation Field component, the WebBot Discussion component, the WebBot Registration Component, the WebBot Save Results component, and the WebBot Search component.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when you browse a FrontPage Web page using a file location rather than a HyperText Transport Protocol (HTTP) Uniform Resource Locator (URL) if the FrontPage Web page contains browse-time FrontPage components. HTTP is required to access the server extensions to allow these components to run.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, use HTTP to look at the page. To do this, start the Web browser and type the URL of the page. For example, type: 

   http://myserver/myWeb/mypage.htm

MORE INFORMATION

To open a Web page using the location of the file, start the Web browser and type the location of the page on your hard disk. For example, type: 

   file:<drive letter>:/myWeb/<Web content directory>/mypage.htm
When you use this method to view a page, some features of FrontPage Web pages may not function properly.

Additional query words: 1.00 front page vermeer
Keywords : kberrmsg kbusage kbdta
Version : windows:1.0,1.1,97,98
Platform : WINDOWS
Hardware : x86
Issue type : kbprb

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Last reviewed: March 18, 1998
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