FP1: Invalid Hard Disk Name Causes Error Opening, Creating Web

 Last reviewed: March 17, 1998
Article ID: Q177479
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft FrontPage for the Power Macintosh, version 1.0

SYMPTOMS

Case 1:   When you attempt to open a Microsoft FrontPage Web stored on a
          Macintosh computer, you receive the following error

             The folder "file:///<computer name>/<folder name>" does not
             exist.

          where <computer name> is the name of the hard disk on the Macintosh
          computer and <folder name> is the name of the folder that contains a
          FrontPage web.

Case 2:   When you attempt to open or list webs on a remote computer on which
          you installed the Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions, you receive
          the following error

             Cannot open "<computer name>:temporary items:_vti_inf.html."
             No such file or directory.

          where <computer name> is the name of the hard disk on the Macintosh
          computer.

Case 3:   When you attempt to create a new web on the local computer, you
          receive the following error

             Cannot create the folder "<computer name>:<folder name>."

          where <computer name> is the name of the hard disk on the Macintosh
          computer and <folder name> is the name of the folder that contains
          the FrontPage web.

CAUSE

These errors occur when the name of the hard disk on the Macintosh computer contains a slash character. On the World Wide Web, a forward slash character is used to separate folders (directories) in a Uniform Resource Locator (URL). If the name of the hard disk on which your Web is stored contains a slash character, you will receive one of the errors described in the "Symptoms" section because the path cannot be interpreted as a valid URL.

RESOLUTION

Rename the hard disk so that it does not contain a slash (/) character.

Additional Query Words: 

Keywords          : fpexp kberrmsg kbdta
Version           : MACINTOSH:1.0
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Hardware          : MAC
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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Last reviewed: March 17, 1998
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