FP98: Relative Hyperlinks Converted to Absolute Hyperlinks

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SYMPTOMS

When you use FrontPage Editor alone (without FrontPage Explorer running) and create a relative hyperlink, the HyperText Markup Language (HTML) code is saved as an absolute hyperlink.

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CAUSE

When you use FrontPage Editor while FrontPage Explorer is not running, FrontPage Editor converts the relative hyperlink into an absolute hyperlink.

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RESOLUTION

To work around this behavior and create relative hyperlinks, run FrontPage Explorer while you edit your page in FrontPage Editor.

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft FrontPage 98 Standard Edition

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kbbug kbfix KB182674

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This article was written about products for which Microsoft no longer offers support. Therefore, this article is offered "as is" and will no longer be updated.

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