FP98: Error Message When You Perform a Search in a Web Site (296820)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows
  • Microsoft FrontPage 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q296820

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to perform a search in a web site, you receive an error message similar to the following:
HTTP Error 405 Method not allowed

CAUSE

This behavior can occur in the following situation:
  1. You create a FrontPage Server Extensions-based Web site.
  2. You create a database Search form that searches the web site using Microsoft Index Server.
  3. You install Microsoft Site Server on the Web server.
This behavior can also occur when you recalculate hyperlinks with the fpsrvadm.exe command-line utility and you do not specify a port or you specify all ports. For example:

fpsrvadm.exe -operation recalc -port all<ENTER>

The <base href=http://entry/filename> tags in all HTML Extension (.htx) files are changed to <base href=http:///filename>. The .htx files no longer work.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, recalculate hyperlinks on the web site. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. On the server computer, start a command prompt.
  2. Change to the directory that contains the fpsrvadm.exe utility. For example:

    C:\Program Files\Microsoft FrontPage\Version3.0\Bin

  3. Type one of the following Fpsrvadm.exe commands depending on your web site configuration

    Fpsrvadm.exe -operation recalc -port ip address:80

    (where ip address is the IP Address of the web site that you want)

    -or-

    Fpsrvadm.exe -operation recalc -port host name:80

    (where host name is the Host name of the web site that you want)

    and then press ENTER. For example:

    fpsrvadm.exe -operation recalc -port 192.168.1.100:80 <ENTER>

  4. At the Enter web name []: prompt that appears, press ENTER.
The links are recalculated for the specified web site, and the HTTP Extension (.htx) files are corrected.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/7/2006
Keywords:kbprb KB296820
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