Q187777: FP: Illegal Comments Removed from HTML Markup Bot

Article: Q187777
Product(s): Word Front Page
Version(s): 1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 26-SEP-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft FrontPage 97 for Windows 
- Microsoft FrontPage for the Macintosh, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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After you insert an HTML Markup in a page, illegal HTML comment code may
gradually be deleted one or two characters at a time from the front of the
Markup each time you save or reopen the page.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this behavior, use one of the following methods:

- If you are using Microsoft FrontPage 97, upgrade to FrontPage 98.

  -or-

- Use an alternate HTML code (or codes) that accomplishes the same thing.

  Note: Legal HTML comments begin with the following characters:

    <!--

  and end with the following characters:

    -->

  Example: <!-- This is a legal HTML Comment -->

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft
FrontPage 98 for Windows.


Additional query words: eaten deleted removed altered

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbFrontPageSearch kbZNotKeyword8 kbFrontPage97 kbZNotKeyword2 kbFrontPage97Search kbFrontPageMac kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : :1.0
Hardware          : MAC x86
Issue type        : kbinfo
Solution Type     : kbfix

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