BUG: SiteDiagram Cannot Create Homepage Other Than Default.htm

ID: Q192637

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When creating a SiteDiagram, you are not able to set the Homepage name to anything but Default.htm.


RESOLUTION

There is no workaround at this time.


STATUS

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


MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Create Web project.


  2. Go to MMC, find the virtual root for the project, and right-click it. Go into its properties in the Documents tab, and make sure the default page for the Web is set to Default.htm.


  3. Create site diagram by right-clicking the Project name in the Project Explorer, and selecting Add and clicking Site Diagram.


  4. If a home page isn't created automatically, then add one by clicking the Add Home Page icon in the toolbar (if the toolbar isn't visible, select Toolbars from the View menu, then click Site Diagram from the menu).


  5. Right-click the Home page, and click Property Pages. The URL will show it as Default.htm.


  6. Go to MMC and change the default page for the Web to be Default.asp by clicking the ADD button and typing "Default.asp." Back out at the text area, highlight the default.htm and click Remove.


  7. Go back to site diagram and delete Home page (right-click and click Delete).


  8. Create a new Home page by clicking the Add Home Page icon in the toolbar (if the toolbar isn't visible, select Toolbars from the View menu, then click Site Diagram from the menu).


  9. Right-click the home page again and enter its Property Pages. Notice that the URL is still Default.htm.


Result:
The Home page is created is still Default.htm. If you try to change the URL to point Default.asp, the page is no longer marked as the Home page.

Expected Result:
Default.asp will become the Home page when adding it to the Site Diagram.

Additional query words: 


Keywords          : kbide kbVisID600bug kbGrpASP 
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: May 26, 1999