Microsoft KB Archive/827249

= Web page files are not cleaned up when overwritten by subsequent exports in Visio 2007 or in Visio 2003 =

Article ID: 827249

Article Last Modified on 11/14/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2007
 * Microsoft Office Visio Standard 2007
 * Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2003
 * Microsoft Office Visio Standard 2003

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SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Office Visio 2007 or in Microsoft Office Visio 2003, after you save a file by using the Save as Web Page command, if you subsequently save the file again as a Web page and specify a different output format, the thicket (the set of files and folders that are created when a document is saved with the Save as Web Page command from a Microsoft Office program) from the original export is not cleaned up. The files that are associated with the original output format are not deleted.



CAUSE
This problem occurs if you save the Visio file as a Web page with an alternative output format selected, and then later decide to reduce the size of the thicket by removing older browser support. When you try to save the file (on the File menu, click Save as Web Page, and then click Publish), and you click to clear the Provide alternate format for older browsers check box (on the Advanced tab), when you view the thicket after you save the file, the alternative output format files that are associated with the original file save operation still remain.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, do one of the following:
 * When you click the Save as Web Page command to publish the file as a different output format, save the file to a new file name.

Note This is the recommended workaround.

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 * Save the file by using the same file name and then manually delete the extra files that are in the original output format from the thicket.



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



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about Visio, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/visio

Additional query words: vso2007 off2003

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB827249

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