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Q159434: FP97: Graphics File Overwritten in FrontPage Editor

Article: Q159434
Product(s): Word Front Page
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbgraphic kbusage kbdta
Last Modified: 26-SEP-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft FrontPage 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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In FrontPage Editor when you are prompted to save a graphics file, if you click
"Yes To All," images that were inserted in earlier editing sessions may be
replaced (overwritten).

CAUSE
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In FrontPage Editor, when you paste a graphics file from the clipboard,
FrontPage automatically suggests a name for the file. This name consists of a
shortened version of the page name with a number appended to it. If you use this
suggested name, you may overwrite a file in your document that has that same
name. (These suggested names are numbered sequentially for each session of
FrontPage; however, the numbering sequence is reset each time you exit and
restart FrontPage Editor.)

WORKAROUND
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To avoid this problem, use either of the following methods:

Method 1: Avoid using the suggested file name
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When you save a pasted image to your web, create a unique file name for the image
(avoid using the suggested name).

Method 2: Avoid clicking "Yes to All"
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Do not click "Yes To All" when FrontPage prompts you to save images to a
FrontPage web.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: 97

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Keywords          : kbgraphic kbusage kbdta 
Technology        : kbFrontPageSearch kbFrontPage97 kbZNotKeyword2 kbFrontPage97Search
Version           : :
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbprb

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