Have you tried the usual repairs
1) In Windows Explorer Find and delete all FP Temp Files
2) In Windows Explorer Find and delete all hidden *.web files
3) Disable or Uninstall any FP Addins
4) Run a Repair / Reinstall on FP
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| Yes - Word does funky things when creating files sometimes and OE stationary
| is way too primitive.
|
| I'll just have to use FP Webs and deal with the file structure it wants to
| create... and eventually someone may figure out why File Open won't work
| anymore.
|
| Thanks for the help.
|
| David
|
|
| | > Have you considered using Word or Stationery option in Outlook or Outlook
| > Express?
| >
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| > ==============================================
| > 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
| >
| > | > > Yes, I am creating these one pages for use as HTML e-mail.
| > >
| > >
| > >
| > > | > > > David,
| > > >
| > > > FP is a web development tool that manages web sites. In order to do
| > that,
| > > it
| > > > requires all content to be in single folder for each site (or in your
| > case
| > > a
| > > > 1 page web), it does this by convert the folder to web, which has
| > special
| > > > attributes assigned, so that FP can manage the content (pages, images,
| > > etc.)
| > > > as a individual web site.
| > > >
| > > > Why this work in the past and doesn't work now, I have no idea.
| > > >
| > > > What do you mean by "entire directory structure"? All you need to do
| is
| > > > create a single folder, open this folder in FP using File Menu | Open
| > Web,
| > > > FP will indicate that it is converting it to a web, done. FP will add
| 2
| > > > subweb folders, _private and images to this folder.
| > > >
| > > > Are you creating these 1 page webs to be used as HTML email?
| > > > --
| > > >
| > > > ==============================================
| > > > 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
| > > >
| > > > | > > > > Wow. Really? I don't want/need FP to setup an entire directory
| > structure
| > > > and
| > > > > folders for my pages. Way too complicated. I am not a Web developer,
| > > just
| > > > a
| > > > > businessman who occassionally creates simple one page HTML pages for
| > use
| > > > in
| > > > > mailings to our customers.
| > > > >
| > > > > But WHY did this work fine before, but no longer?
| > > > >
| > > > > | > > > > > You need to always open a web, even if working on a 1 page web.
| > > > > >
| > > > > > --
| > > > > >
| > > > > > ==============================================
| > > > > > 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
| > > > > >
| > > > > > | > > > > > > I'm not using/creating Webs. Just "Pages". Create new "Page",
| Open
| > > > > "Page",
| > > > > > > etc...
| > > > > > >
| > > > > > > Still apply?
| > > > > > >
| > > > > > >
| > > > > > > | > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > >-----Original Message-----
| > > > > > > > >Hi,
| > > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > >Never had this error before. Been using FP 2002 to
| > > > > > > > >create simple one-page HTML files.
| > > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > >If I create a new file, then Save As a different name in
| > > > > > > > >the same directory or another directory, FP won't open
| > > > > > > > >the new file. It gives me the error message "Can not open
| > > > > > > > >file..." with the complete path to the file.
| > > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > >Very strange. I do this to create separate versions of
| > > > > > > > >the basic message with content changes. This used to
| > > > > > > > >work. I've rebooted, stopped and started FP, to no avail.
| > > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > >Even stranger, if I use File Explorer to move an HTML
| > > > > > > > >file from one folder to another, FP won't open the file
| > > > > > > > >in the new folder.
| > > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > >Any ideas why FP won't open the file?
| > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > It sounds as if the physical file arrangement on your disk
| > > > > > > > is out of sync with the various indexes and cross-
| > > > > > > > references that FrontPage's maintains within a Web.
| > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > To correct this, open your Web in FrontPage and choose
| > > > > > > > Recalculate Hyperlinks from the Tools menu.
| > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > To prevent it in the future, modify your Web using
| > > > > > > > FrontPage only.
| > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > Jim Buyens
| > > > > > > > Microsoft FrontPage MVP
| > > > > > > > (e-mail address removed)
| > > > > > > >
http://www.interlacken.com
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| > > > > > > > || Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition ||
| > > > > > > > || Troubleshooting Microsoft FrontPage 2002 ||
| > > > > > > > || Faster Smarter Beginning Programming ||
| > > > > > > > || (All from Microsoft Press) ||
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