You receive an error message or a blank page when you use a Web browser to view a form-results text file for your FrontPage Web (308936)
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This article was previously published under Q308936 SYMPTOMS
When you use a Web browser to view a form-results text file for your Microsoft FrontPage Web, you may receive only a blank page.
Additionally, you may receive the following error message:
HTTP Error 403
403.2 Forbidden: Read Access Forbidden CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the permissions on the Web server do not allow browsing to the form-results page when the form-results page resides in the _private folder. This is the default setting used by the FrontPage Server Extensions.
WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, use one of the following methods.
Method 1
Open the Web in FrontPage, and then use the Open With command to preview the form-results text file in a text editor:
- Open the Web in FrontPage.
- On the View menu, click Folders.
- Double-click the _private folder.
- Right-click the form-results text file, and then click Open With.
- Click Text Editor (notepad.exe), and then click OK.
Method 2
Copy or move the form-results text file to another folder, or place the form-results text file directly under the root Web. NOTE: This method allows other people to browse to this file. The location of this file can be easily obtained by viewing the source code for the form page.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 1/9/2006 |
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| Keywords: | kbopenfile kbpermissions kberrmsg kbprb KB308936 |
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