FP2002: FrontPage Modifies Code for Design-Time Controls (322236)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft FrontPage 2002
This article was previously published under Q322236
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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SYMPTOMS

If you create an Active Server Pages (ASP) page by using Design-Time Controls in a Microsoft Visual InterDev project, and you then open the page in FrontPage and save it again, FrontPage may remove or change the HTML code or ASP code for the controls.

CAUSE

When you open a Web page in FrontPage, FrontPage reformats the code for all WebBot components that it finds in the Web page. Because the Design-Time Controls in Visual InterDev are based on FrontPage WebBot components, FrontPage reformats the code for those components also.

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, use one of the following methods.

Method 1

Do not use FrontPage to edit pages that were created in Visual InterDev and that use Design-Time Controls.

Method 2

Modify the registry so that FrontPage cannot modify the properties of these Design-Time Controls. To do this, follow these steps.

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
  1. Quit all instances of FrontPage.
  2. Start Notepad.
  3. Type or paste the following text into Notepad:
    REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\FrontPage\Editor\NewOpaqueControls\{B6FC3A14-F837-11D0-9CC8-006008058731}]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\FrontPage\Editor\NewOpaqueControls\{B5F0E46C-DC5F-11D0-9846-0000F8027CA0}]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\FrontPage\Editor\NewOpaqueControls\{CEB04D01-0445-11D1-BB81-006097C553C8}]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\FrontPage\Editor\NewOpaqueControls\{277FC3F2-E90F-11D0-B767-0000F81E081D}]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\FrontPage\Editor\NewOpaqueControls\{B5F0E460-DC5F-11D0-9846-0000F8027CA0}]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\FrontPage\Editor\NewOpaqueControls\{B5F0E450-DC5F-11D0-9846-0000F8027CA0}]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\FrontPage\Editor\NewOpaqueControls\{B5F0E45D-DC5F-11D0-9846-0000F8027CA0}]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\FrontPage\Editor\NewOpaqueControls\{705396F5-3471-11D1-B693-006097C9A884}]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\FrontPage\Editor\NewOpaqueControls\{8CC35CD6-E98B-11D0-B218-00A0C92764F5}]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\FrontPage\Editor\NewOpaqueControls\{8EA785B1-4738-11D1-B47C-00A0C959BB15}]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\FrontPage\Editor\NewOpaqueControls\{9CF5D7C2-EC10-11D0-9862-0000F8027CA0}]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\FrontPage\Editor\NewOpaqueControls\{58F3D268-FEDF-11D0-9C7F-0060081840F3}]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\FrontPage\Editor\NewOpaqueControls\{61EAA0F0-4988-11D1-8C43-00A0C959BC0A}]
  4. Save the file to your desktop as DisableDTCs.reg.
  5. Quit Notepad.
  6. Double-click the DisableDTCs.reg file on your desktop.
  7. Click Yes if you are prompted to add the information to the registry.
NOTE: This change only applies to the currently logged-on user. On a shared-user computer, you must apply the registry settings for each FrontPage user.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Design-Time Controls from Visual InterDev are specialized WebBot components that are based on FrontPage technology for inserting Web content when you are creating, saving, or browsing a Web page.

Changes to ASP Code

When you open pages that were created Visual InterDev with Design-Time Controls, FrontPage makes the following changes to the ASP code: 

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Name:   Button
CLSID:  B6FC3A14-F837-11D0-9CC8-006008058731
Change: FrontPage adds <!--#INCLUDE FILE="_ScriptLibrary/EventMgr.ASP"-->
----------------------------------------
Name:   Checkbox
CLSID:  B5F0E46C-DC5F-11D0-9846-0000F8027CA0
Change: FrontPage adds <!--#INCLUDE FILE="_ScriptLibrary/EventMgr.ASP"-->
----------------------------------------
Name:   FormManager
CLSID:  CEB04D01-0445-11D1-BB81-006097C553C8
Change: FrontPage makes minor reformatting changes
----------------------------------------
Name:   Grid
CLSID:  277FC3F2-E90F-11D0-B767-0000F81E081D
Change: FrontPage adds <!--#INCLUDE FILE="_ScriptLibrary/EventMgr.ASP"-->
----------------------------------------
Name:   Label
CLSID:  B5F0E460-DC5F-11D0-9846-0000F8027CA0
Change: FrontPage adds <!--#INCLUDE FILE="_ScriptLibrary/EventMgr.ASP"-->
----------------------------------------
Name:   Listbox
CLSID:  B5F0E450-DC5F-11D0-9846-0000F8027CA0
Change: FrontPage adds <!--#INCLUDE FILE="_ScriptLibrary/EventMgr.ASP"-->
----------------------------------------
Name:   OptionGroup
CLSID:  B5F0E45D-DC5F-11D0-9846-0000F8027CA0
Change: FrontPage adds <!--#INCLUDE FILE="_ScriptLibrary/EventMgr.ASP"-->
----------------------------------------
Name:   PageNavbar
CLSID:  705396F5-3471-11D1-B693-006097C9A884
Change: FrontPage makes minor reformatting changes
----------------------------------------
Name:   PageObject
CLSID:  8CC35CD6-E98B-11D0-B218-00A0C92764F5
Change: FrontPage removes several lines of code
----------------------------------------
Name:   PageTransitions
CLSID:  8EA785B1-4738-11D1-B47C-00A0C959BB15
Change: FrontPage makes minor reformatting changes
----------------------------------------
Name:   Recordset
CLSID:  9CF5D7C2-EC10-11D0-9862-0000F8027CA0
Change: FrontPage removes several lines of code
----------------------------------------
Name:   RecordsetNavbar
CLSID:  58F3D268-FEDF-11D0-9C7F-0060081840F3
Change: FrontPage adds <!--#INCLUDE FILE="_ScriptLibrary/EventMgr.ASP"-->
----------------------------------------
Name:   TimeLines
CLSID:  61EAA0F0-4988-11D1-8C43-00A0C959BC0A
Change: FrontPage makes minor reformatting changes
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Some of the minor reformatting changes have little or no effect; the controls that have large sections of code removed no longer function.

Additional Information

For additional information about how to use FrontPage with Design-Time Controls, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

320487 FP2002: JScript Runtime Error '800a1391' Browsing ASP Page with Recordset and Grid Design-Time Controls

206059 FP2000: Design-Time Control Command Not Available

219561 FP2000: DTCs Do Not Preview Correctly

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/28/2004
Keywords:kbbug kbnofix KB322236
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