DOCUMENT:Q187906 05-MAY-1999 [iis] TITLE :IIS Does Not Let You Save Changes to Web Page PRODUCT :Internet Information Server PROD/VER:4.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== If you open an .htm file in WordPad and make a change to the file, and then open the .htm file in Internet Explorer and try to save the changes made in WordPad, the following error message appears: The Document is in use by another application and cannot be accessed. CAUSE ===== Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0 caches file handles. If no one requests the file or the page is not refreshed for one minute, IIS releases the handle. This behavior is by design. NOTE: IIS opens the page read-only. WORKAROUND ========== To work around this problem, use another editing tool to make the necessary changes. Notepad and Visual InterDev are two alternative Microsoft editors. ====================================================================== Keywords : Technology : kbiisSearch kbiis400 Version : 4.0 Hardware : ALPHA PPC x86 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.