FP: How to Delete a Disk-Based Web

• Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows
• Microsoft FrontPage 97 for Windows with Bonus Pack

SUMMARY

FrontPage 97 does not provide a user interface that allows you to delete a disk-based root Web. This article describes how you can delete a disk-based root Web.

MORE INFORMATION

A disk-based root Web is not posted on a Web server. When you view a disk-based root Web, the FrontPage Explorer title bar shows the following information:

   FrontPage Explorer - <subweb> (c:\frontpage webs\disk webs\subweb)

Although you can use the Delete FrontPage Web command on the File menu in FrontPage Explorer, the root Web is not deleted. If you open the subweb, (for example, c:\frontpage webs\disk webs) and delete it, it is still listed in the FrontPage Webs list in the Open FrontPage Web dialog box (File menu) in FrontPage Explorer. If you attempt to delete the <Root Web> on your subweb, you receive the following error message:

    Server Error: You cannot delete the root Web from the FrontPage
    Explorer. Use the Server Administrator instead.

To correctly delete a disk-based Web, use the following steps:

1. Delete all files in the disk location. For example, if your Web is located in c:\frontpage webs\disk webs, delete this directory and its contents.

2. (Optional) In a text editor, such as Notepad, open the Fpexplor.ini file. This file is located in your \<Windows> directory.

3. (Optional) Locate the [Recently Opened Servers] section in the Fpexplor.ini file and delete the lines that refer to the disk-based Web.

   For example, if the [Recently Opened Servers] section of your Fpexplor.ini file looks like this:

         [Recently Opened Servers]
         Recent Server Count=4
         WebServer0=file:///c:/temp
         WebServer1=carboncopy
         WebServer2=production_Web
         WebServer3=finance_Web
   

   delete the last Web in the list (WebServer3=finance_Web), so that the [Recently Opened Servers] section looks like this:

         [Recently Opened Servers]
         Recent Server Count=3
         WebServer0=carboncopy
         WebServer1=production_Web
         WebServer2=finance_Web
   

   CAUTION: Do not alter the [Recent Web Server] section of the Fpexplor.ini. Microsoft recommends that you allow FrontPage Explorer to increment the [Recent Web Server] section through normal use. For example, after you open four webs, the [Recent Web Server] section will contain the correct entries.

4. (Optional) In the [Recently Opened Servers] section, renumber the WebServer entries so that the first entry is WebServer0. Change the Recent Server Count value to equal the total number of servers you have. The WebServer entries are sequentially numbered from WebServer0 to WebServerN where N plus one is used for the value of Recent Server Count.