Microsoft KB Archive/192630

= Fp_install.sh Error: Cannot Find Tar File =

Article ID: 192630

Article Last Modified on 12/1/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft FrontPage 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q192630



SYMPTOMS
When you install the FrontPage 98 Server Extensions using the fp_install.sh file, the following error message occurs:

Looking for tar file...

Platform is . (Where  is your operating system)

Cannot find the FrontPage Extensions tar file in /usr/local/.

Which directory is the file located in (X to cancel)?



CAUSE
This error message occurs because the fp30. .tar.Z file (where is the UNIX platform being used) is either not located in the same directory as the fp_install.sh script or it does not have the exact name required by the fp_install.sh script.



Method 1
When you are prompted, type in the directory where the fp30.platform.tar.Z file is located. The FrontPage Server Extensions installation will then continue.

Method 2
Make sure that the extensions file is named "fp30.platform.tar.Z" (EXACTLY, but without the quotation marks) and is in the same directory as the fp_install.sh script. For example: "fp30_solaris_tar.z" must be renamed to "fp30.solaris.tar.Z" (both without the quotation marks).



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in FrontPage 98 for Windows.

The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.



MORE INFORMATION
When you download the FrontPage Server Extensions, some Internet browsers will rename the extensions file to "fp30_platform_tar.z" (without the quotation marks), which causes the problem referenced in the SYMPTOMS section of this article.

Additional query words: tar uncompress solaris bsdi linux hp ux irix sgi unixware sco aix digital

Keywords: kbprb kbpending KB192630

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