Microsoft KB Archive/274292

= PRB: Error &quot;The System Cannot Find the File Specified&quot; When You Edit an HTML WebItem in a WebClass =

Article ID: 274292

Article Last Modified on 10/23/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Enterprise Edition

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This article was previously published under Q274292



SYMPTOMS
When you edit an HTML template WebItem in a WebClass application, you may receive the following error message:

The system cannot find the file specified



CAUSE
Visual Basic cannot locate the application that is set to be the external HTML editor.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, set an external HTML editor as follows:
 * 1) In Visual Basic, on the Tools menu, click Options.
 * 2) On the Advanced tab, in the External HTML Editor text box, click the ellipsis (...), and browse to the HTML editor of your choice (for example, C:\Winnt\Notepad.exe or C:\Windows\Notepad.exe).
 * 3) Click OK.



Steps to Reproduce Behavior

 * 1) In Visual Basic, on the Tools menu, click Options.
 * 2) On the Advanced tab, in the External HTML Editor text box, type an invalid HTML editor (such as C:\SomeInvaldItem.exe).
 * 3) Click OK.

Keywords: kbdesigner kbwebclasses kbprb KB274292

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