FP: Explorer Unconditionally Updates Hyperlinks in Editor (187847)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft FrontPage 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft FrontPage for the Macintosh 1.0

This article was previously published under Q187847

For a Microsoft FrontPage 98 version of this article, see 194247.

SYMPTOMS

The hyperlink information that is displayed in FrontPage Explorer is not the same as the information that is stored in the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) code of the Web page.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because FrontPage Explorer always updates the hyperlink information in FrontPage Editor if you rename a file.

This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:

  • You create a Web page in FrontPage Editor that contains a hyperlink to another Web page.

    -and-

  • You rename the Web page that is referenced by the hyperlink in FrontPage Explorer.

    -and-

  • The page that contains the hyperlink to the Web page with the changed name is open in FrontPage Editor.
NOTE: The hyperlink is updated in FrontPage Editor even though you click No when you are prompted to update the link in FrontPage Explorer.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, close FrontPage Editor before you rename files in FrontPage Explorer.

STATUS

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

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/7/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbpending KB187847