Microsoft KB Archive/308936

= You receive an error message or a blank page when you use a Web browser to view a form-results text file for your FrontPage Web =

Article ID: 308936

Article Last Modified on 1/9/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q308936



SYMPTOMS
When you use a Web browser to view a form-results text file for your Microsoft FrontPage Web, you may receive only a blank page.

Additionally, you may receive the following error message:

HTTP Error 403 403.2 Forbidden: Read Access Forbidden



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the permissions on the Web server do not allow browsing to the form-results page when the form-results page resides in the _private folder. This is the default setting used by the FrontPage Server Extensions.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, use one of the following methods.

Method 1
Open the Web in FrontPage, and then use the Open With command to preview the form-results text file in a text editor:
 * 1) Open the Web in FrontPage.
 * 2) On the View menu, click Folders.
 * 3) Double-click the _private folder.
 * 4) Right-click the form-results text file, and then click Open With.
 * 5) Click Text Editor (notepad.exe), and then click OK.

Method 2
Copy or move the form-results text file to another folder, or place the form-results text file directly under the root Web.

NOTE: This method allows other people to browse to this file. The location of this file can be easily obtained by viewing the source code for the form page.

Additional query words: front page

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb kbopenfile kbpermissions KB308936

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