Microsoft KB Archive/238679

= VIZACT: Error Opening Web Page If Server Needs Authentication =

Article ID: 238679

Article Last Modified on 8/28/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Vizact 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q238679



SYMPTOMS
When you open a page that requires authentication, you may receive the following error message:

http:// /

An error was encountered opening this page.

where is the name of the server you are trying to access and is the name of the page you are trying to access.

NOTE: This behavior may occur when you click a file in your most recently used list, when you click the Edit button in Internet Explorer, or when you type an HTTP address in the Open dialog box.



CAUSE
If the location is configured to require authentication to browse the page, Vizact returns the error when it tries to open the page because Vizact does not properly pass any authentication credentials to the server.



MORE INFORMATION
If you want to edit a location that requires authentication, you must create a Web folder and open the file directly from the Web folder in Vizact. To do this, follow these steps:  On the File menu, click Open. Under Look in, click Web Folders. On the toolbar, click the Create New Folder button. In the Type the location to add box, type the HTTP location that you are trying to gain access to. For example, type:

http://myserver/public

 Click Next. When prompted for a username and password, type the information, and then click OK.</li> Type the name that you want to use to refer to the Web server, and then click Finish. This is the name that will appear in your Web folders.</li> Select the file that you want to edit in Vizact, or browse to the file that you want to edit on the server, and then click Open.</li></ol>

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb KB238679

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