Q150681: FP: How to Use a Document Other Than Index.htm as Default Page

Article: Q150681
Product(s): Word Front Page
Version(s): windows:1.0,1.1,97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage kbdta
Last Modified: 04-OCT-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft FrontPage 97 for Windows with Bonus Pack 
- Microsoft FrontPage for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1 
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For a Microsoft FrontPage 98 version of this article, see Q194085.

SUMMARY
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This article describes how to use a page other than Index.htm as the default
page when a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is given without a page
specification.

MORE INFORMATION
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If a specific URL is not given, the FrontPage Personal Web Server loads the
Index.htm page. For example, if the URL, "example.microsoft.com" is received, it
loads example.microsoft.com/index.htm by default.

To change this designation, follow these steps:

1. Using a text editor, such as Notepad, open the Srm.cnf file in the FrontPage
  Webs\Server\Conf folder.

2. Insert a line that specifies what you want the default page to be. For
  example if you want your default page to be Index.html, insert a line that
  looks like this:

     DirectoryIndex index.html

3. Save and close the Srm.cnf file.

4. Stop and restart the Personal Web Server.

The next time this Web is browsed "Index.html" will be loaded.

If this page is not located in the Web, a text directory that contains hyperlinks
to all existing pages will be loaded instead.

Note that changing the extensions designation from .htm to .html in the Srm.cnf
file works for the default page (index.htm to index.html); however, any
additional pages in the Web will not have their extension designation changed
(for example, mypage.htm remains as mypage.htm).

Additional query words: 97

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Keywords          : kbusage kbdta 
Technology        : kbFrontPageSearch kbFrontPage1xSearch kbFrontPage97Search kbZNotKeyword3 kbFrontPage100 kbFrontPage110
Version           : windows:1.0,1.1,97
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbhowto

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