FP97: Web Publishing Wizard Posts Content to Incorrect Location (159439)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft FrontPage 97 for Windows with Bonus Pack
This article was previously published under Q159439 SYMPTOMS
The Microsoft Web Publishing Wizard will allow you to use HTTP to post
files to a Web server if the server has FrontPage 97 Server Extensions
installed.
If you type an incorrect name for the destination of the FrontPage Web
when you post to the server, your files may be posted to the root of
the destination server.
CAUSE
Microsoft FrontPage makes a distinction between "subwebs" and
subdirectories. The Microsoft Web Publishing Wizard does not recognize
this distinction. When you type an incorrect value for a subweb in the
Microsoft Web Publishing Wizard, the wizard will use the server
extensions of the root web to create a subdirectory on the server.
FrontPage Subweb
A subweb is a segment of the Web server that has its own access control
settings, WebBot Search Component Word lists, copy of or link to the
FrontPage server extensions, and its own entry in the list of Webs
obtained by the FrontPage Explorer.
To create a FrontPage subweb in FrontPage Explorer, use the New
FrontPage Web or Publish FrontPage Web command on the File menu.
FrontPage Subdirectory
A subdirectory in FrontPage shares the access control settings, word
lists, and server extensions of the directory in which it is located.
WORKAROUND
To recover from this error, use the following steps:
- Open the root of the destination server and delete the files that
you posted.
- Create a new Web server entry in the Microsoft Web Publishing
Wizard.
- When the wizard prompts you for the Internet address of your web
pages, make certain that the URL that you type is correct.
REFERENCES
For more information about the Microsoft Web Publishing Wizard, see
the Microsoft Web site at:
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 8/10/2001 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb kbusage KB159439 |
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