FP: Invalid Page URL Error Saving Page in FrontPage Editor

 Last reviewed: March 18, 1998
Article ID: Q181227
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows
  • Microsoft FrontPage 97 for Windows with Bonus Pack
  • Microsoft FrontPage for Windows, version 1.1

SYMPTOMS

When you save your page in FrontPage Editor, you may receive the following error message 

   "http://localhost/myweb/<FileName>.htm" is not a valid page URL for the
   current web. Do you want to save the page with this URL?
where <FileName>.htm is the file name of your file. The error may be different depending on the location of your web.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs if you save a file with an extension that is not recognized by FrontPage as a text or HyperText Markup Language (HTML) file format.

FrontPage recognizes the following extensions as text or HTML file formats:

  • htm
  • html
  • shtm
  • shtml
  • htx
  • asp

RESOLUTION

Save your page by using one of the extensions listed in the "Cause" section of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Web servers recognize file types by their extension. If the server does not recognize the extension, it may not serve the file correctly or the Web browser may interpret it incorrectly.

If you save a file with an extension other than one of those listed in the "Cause" section of this article, FrontPage will not recognize it as an HTML document. Such features as themes, shared borders, hyperlink verification, and spelling will not be applied to the document if it is not recognized as HTML.

Additional query words: 97 98 file types
Keywords : fpedit kberrmsg kbdta
Technology : internet
Version : WINDOWS:1.1,97,98
Platform : WINDOWS
Hardware : x86
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbpending

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Last reviewed: March 18, 1998
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