Article: Q151541
Product(s): Word Front Page
Version(s): windows:1.0,1.1,97
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbdta
Last Modified: 04-OCT-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft FrontPage 97 for Windows with Bonus Pack
- Microsoft FrontPage for Windows 1.1
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For a Microsoft FrontPage 98 version of this article, see Q194154.
SUMMARY
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If your computer is running FrontPage Personal Web Server, you may want to
create an alias to another folder (directory) or drive. Creating an alias to
another folder or drive allows remote clients to browse documents at various
locations as though these documents were FrontPage Webs.
MORE INFORMATION
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To create an alias to a folder, to a CD-ROM drive, or to a network drive, use
any of the following methods.
Method 1: Create an alias to a folder
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1. In a text editor such as Notepad, open the Srm.cnf file.
NOTE: This file is usually found in C:\Vermeer\Httpd\Conf for FrontPage
version 1.0 and in C:\FrontPage Webs\Server\Conf for FrontPage versions 1.1
and 97.
2. In the Srm.cnf file, type:
"Alias /name/ c:/folder/" (without the quotation marks)
Method 2: Create an alias to the root directory of a CD-ROM drive
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1. In a text editor such as Notepad, open the Srm.cnf file.
NOTE: This file is usually found in C:\Vermeer\Httpd\Conf for FrontPage
version 1.0 and in C:\FrontPage Webs\Server\Conf for FrontPage, versions 1.1
and 97.
2. In the Srm.cnf file, type:
"Alias /cdrom/ d:/./" (without the quotation marks)
Method 3: Create an alias to a network drive or share
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1. In a text editor such as Notepad, open the Srm.cnf file.
NOTE: This file is usually found in C:\Vermeer\Httpd\Conf for FrontPage
version 1.0 and in C:\FrontPage Webs\Server\Conf for FrontPage, versions 1.1
and 97.
2. In the Srm.cnf file, type:
"Alias /name/ //server/share/" (without the quotation marks)
Additional query words:
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Keywords : kbdta
Technology : kbFrontPageSearch kbFrontPage1xSearch kbFrontPage97Search kbZNotKeyword3 kbFrontPage110
Version : windows:1.0,1.1,97
Hardware : x86
Issue type : kbhowto
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