FP98: Files in Discussion Web Are Overwritten

ID: Q194245

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you add a new discussion Web wizard to the current Web, the files of the first discussion Web are overwritten.

CAUSE

The discussion Web wizard creates the names of the pages using an algorithm that uses the name of the discussion group entered in the wizard. If both of your discussion webs have similar names, the files of the first discussion Web may be overwritten. This problem will occur only if both discussion wizards are created in the same Web.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, use one of the following methods.

Method 1

Create your second discussion wizard in a separate sub-Web. This will remove all possibility of conflict.

Method 2

If you want both discussion wizards to reside in the same Web, make sure that the first four characters of each discussion group are unique. To do this, make sure that either the first four characters of the discussion title are different, or make sure that the title contains two or more words separated by spaces.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: Front Page 98

Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

Last Reviewed: July 1, 1999