Have your host check for the file
- or if you have FTP access open the online web and Browse to see if it is a hidden file put there by your host
PS also before you open FP
1) In Windows Explorer Find and delete all FP Temp Files
2) In Windows Explorer Find and delete all hidden *.web files
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| I looked in both my webs, on local and server. I did not find this
| "bot.cnt" file. I did find the default.htm.cnt file.
|
| Dan
|
| | > You have an illegally named file in your web "bot.cnt"
| >
| > The normal format for counters is "filename.htm.cnt" with the
| "filename.htm" portion being the same as your page file name with the
| > counter in it
| > All the counters must be in a folder w/ write permissions, or a subfolder
| of that folder
| > - by default only the _private folder has write permissions
| >
| > If you have a "html" file (web page) named "bot" it needs to be renamed
| bot.htm or bot.html for it to have a counter
| > If you don't have a web page file named "bot", find and delete the
| "bot.cnt" file in your online web
| > --
| > _____________________________________________
| > SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
| > "Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
| > To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
| >
http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| > _____________________________________________
| >
| >
| | > | Thomas,
| > |
| > | I tried publishing from the remote server to my local with a different
| web,
| > | on a different remote server, and had this error; could not open
| "bot.cnt"
| > | file for writing. It appears my FP2000 is blocking me.
| > |
| > | Dan
| > |
| > | | > | > Dan,
| > | >
| > | > It sound like a problem on the remote server "could not open bot.cnt
| for
| > | > publishing" since it happen while publish from the remote server to
| your
| > | > machine. If it where on you machine, I would think the message would
| > | > indicate a problem with writing the file, not opening it if it were
| local.
| > | >
| > | > --
| > | >
| > | > ==============================================
| > | > Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
| > | > WEBMASTER Resources(tm)
| > | >
| > | > FrontPage Resources, Forums, WebCircle,
| > | > MS KB Quick Links, etc.
| > | > ==============================================
| > | > To assist you in getting the best answers for FrontPage support see:
| > | >
http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| > | >
| > | > | > | > > In a response from Thomas to a problem I was having with publishing
| to
| > | my
| > | > > host server (path changing to "local" for the hit Counter code) it
| was
| > | > > suggested that I "open the remote site directly in FP, then publish
| to
| > | my
| > | > > local with change page only selected, then turn around and publish
| back
| > | > with
| > | > > the same options, this should get both sites in sync".
| > | > >
| > | > > I tried this maneuver, but close to the end of process I received a
| FP
| > | > error
| > | > > stating; "could not open bot.cnt for publishing". This resulted in
| the
| > | > web
| > | > > not being published to my local. FrontPage2000 is driving me crazy!
| > | Why
| > | > > can't this Microsoft program JUST WORK right? Help!
| > | > >
| > | > > Dan
| > | > >
| > | > >
| > | >
| > | >
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
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