ACC97: Cannot Save "Publish to the Web" Wizard Files in Root Folder (165055)

SYMPTOMS

When you use the "Publish to the Web" Wizard to create HTML files, if you try to save the files to the root (\) folder on any drive, you may receive the following error message:

File not found

Saving HTML files to a root folder is particularly common when you are using a mapped drive. For example, D:\ on your computer may be mapped to the C:\Inetsrv\Scripts folder on your Internet server computer.

RESOLUTION

Remove the backslash (\) after the drive letter on the "Where do you want to publish to?" screen of the "Publish to the Web Wizard." For example, instead of typing C:\ or D:\, just type C: or D:.

Note that if you select the drive letter using the Browse button on the wizard screen, the backslash is added automatically. You can delete the backslash manually in the "I want to put my Web publication in this folder" box.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Access 97. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

Start Microsoft Access and open the sample database Northwind.mdb.
On the File menu, click Save As HTML to start the "Publish to the Web" Wizard.
Click Next on the first wizard screen.
Click the Suppliers table in the "What do you want to publish?" dialog box, and then click Next.
Click Next on the "What HTML document do you want to use as a default template?" screen.
Click Static HTML on the "What default format type do you want to create?" screen, and then click Next.
Type C:\ in the "I want to put my Web publication in this folder" box of the "Where do you want to publish to?" screen, and then click Finish. Note that you receive the error message mentioned in the "Symptoms" section.