File still open?

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Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but I suspect this is a bug in FP 2003.
When I update a page to an entirely new format, I take the following steps.
First, open the old page. Second, create a new page with a template
reflecting the desired format. Third, copy content from the old page to the
new one. Fourth, close the old page. Finally, save the new page with the
same name as the old one, replacing it.

This has always worked in the past, but nowadays when I get to the last step
FP gives me an error message, saying I can't save a file with the same name
as an open file, even though I have closed that file. I promise, the file is
not open in any other window or any other application. Somehow FP is failing
to treat this file as a closed file even though it is not open anywhere. I
have to save the new file with a different name and monkey around deleting
the old file and renaming the new one later. Am I missing something?
 
Try doing Save As, instead of save. Then, after copying your content, save
and close the page, and try to rename it in folder view.
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Tom Pepper Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
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| Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but I suspect this is a bug in FP 2003.
| When I update a page to an entirely new format, I take the following
steps.
| First, open the old page. Second, create a new page with a template
| reflecting the desired format. Third, copy content from the old page to
the
| new one. Fourth, close the old page. Finally, save the new page with the
| same name as the old one, replacing it.
|
| This has always worked in the past, but nowadays when I get to the last
step
| FP gives me an error message, saying I can't save a file with the same
name
| as an open file, even though I have closed that file. I promise, the file
is
| not open in any other window or any other application. Somehow FP is
failing
| to treat this file as a closed file even though it is not open anywhere. I
| have to save the new file with a different name and monkey around deleting
| the old file and renaming the new one later. Am I missing something?
|
|
 
....I forgot to say when doing the Save As, give it a different name than the
page you want to replace. Then, after all is said and done, with the pages
closed, try to rename it to the page you wish.
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Tom Pepper Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
http://www.microsoft.com/office/frontpage/prodinfo/default.mspx
To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
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| Try doing Save As, instead of save. Then, after copying your content,
save
| and close the page, and try to rename it in folder view.
| --
| -----
| Tom Pepper Willett
| Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| http://www.microsoft.com/office/frontpage/prodinfo/default.mspx
| To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
| http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
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| | | Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but I suspect this is a bug in FP 2003.
| | When I update a page to an entirely new format, I take the following
| steps.
| | First, open the old page. Second, create a new page with a template
| | reflecting the desired format. Third, copy content from the old page to
| the
| | new one. Fourth, close the old page. Finally, save the new page with the
| | same name as the old one, replacing it.
| |
| | This has always worked in the past, but nowadays when I get to the last
| step
| | FP gives me an error message, saying I can't save a file with the same
| name
| | as an open file, even though I have closed that file. I promise, the
file
| is
| | not open in any other window or any other application. Somehow FP is
| failing
| | to treat this file as a closed file even though it is not open anywhere.
I
| | have to save the new file with a different name and monkey around
deleting
| | the old file and renaming the new one later. Am I missing something?
| |
| |
|
|
 
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