I agree it's a pain and wasn't recommending removing them, but you may have to
You need to try to find the OS / IE SP or patch (or new software installed) that has made them not visible in FP2000
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| I understand why you are all saying the ~ isn't necessary,
| except that's the way all these folders were set up and
| they worked fine. To remove them now would be a massive
| maintenance job and would break links all over the place.
|
| I just don't see why they should have stopped working all
| of a sudden.
|
| Nancy
|
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >But since they are trying to use them as subwebs they
| can't create them as _hidden folders
| >- but all subweb are already at the top (above normal
| folders) so they don't need to use anything
| >
| >--
| >
| >_____________________________________________
| >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
| >_____________________________________________
| >
| >
| | >| So does an _underscore.
| >|
| >| --
| >|
| >| ==============================================
| >| 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
| >|
| >| | >| > The advantage to having a tilde in the folder name is
| that it puts the
| >| > folder at the top of the list.
| >| >
| >| > Wally S
| >| >
| >| > | >| > > Ok, then most likely do the tightening of security
| in all MS products,
| >| > this
| >| > > has been changed via a recent service pack or
| update.
| >| > >
| >| > > Has this ever work under FP2000?
| >| > >
| >| > > What real benefit is there to having a ~ in the
| folder name?
| >| > >
| >| > > --
| >| > >
| >| > > ==============================================
| >| > > 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 message
| >| > > | >| > > > Thomas,
| >| > > >
| >| > > > Yes, we've always used the FP extensions on two
| servers
| >| > > > and sub webs with tildes were no problem.
| >| > > >
| >| > > > Nancy
| >| > > >
| >| > > >
| >| > > > >-----Original Message-----
| >| > > > >Subweb are a function of the FP extensions. For
| years,
| >| > > > have you had the FP
| >| > > > >extensions installed on the server?
| >| > > > >
| >| > > > >--
| >| > > > >
| >| > > > >==============================================
| >| > > > >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
| >| > > > >
| >| > > > >"Nancy" <
[email protected]>
| wrote in
| >| > > > message
| >| > > > >| >| > > > >> For years we have had subwebs that begin with
| a tilde
| >| > > > >> (i.e. /~user) with no trouble. Now we can't
| see any of
| >| > > > the
| >| > > > >> files or folders in these webs in
| FrontPage2000. These
| >| > > > >> files can be seen in the browser, just not in
| FrontPage.
| >| > > > >> We can still work in other subwebs if they
| don't have
| >| > > > the
| >| > > > >> tilde. What happened and how do we fix it?
| >| > > > >
| >| > > > >
| >| > > > >.
| >| > > > >
| >| > >
| >| > >
| >| >
| >| >
| >|
| >|
| >
| >
| >.
| >
