FP97: Saving Pages in VSS Controlled Web Without Checking Them Out (184010)

SYMPTOMS

You can edit and save pages in a Web under Visual Source Safe (VSS) control without checking them out.

If the FrontPage 97 Server Extensions are installed on the server and someone else does not have the file checked out, you can check it out under your name but you cannot check it in. For additional information about using FrontPage with Visual Source Safe, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

160766 FP: VSS Source Control Project Box Does Not Appear in FrontPage

177151 FP97: DCOM Update Required for VSS Integration With MSPWS

MORE INFORMATION

This behavior is a feature of the FrontPage client when working in a VSS controlled Web. It automates the check out and check in processes. FrontPage automatically updates files in a VSS controlled Web when updating the following items:

Include Page Components.
Pages used for background styles.
Hyperlinks (after renaming files or folders).
Shared border files.
Navigation bars and page banners

Updating Include Page Components

If the Web is under VSS control and the including page is opened by someone else, the including page is updated automatically and a new version is not created.

NOTE: If the FrontPage 97 Server Extensions are installed on the server, the including page is not updated if it is open by someone else. However, the including page is updated when it is checked in and the Web is recalculated.

Updating Pages Used for Background Styles

If the FrontPage Web is under VSS control and the page that is using the style page for background style is checked out, then the page is updated.

NOTE: A new version of the checked out page is not created.

Updating Hyperlinks When Renaming Files or Folders

If the Web is under VSS control and the page that contains the hyperlink is checked out by someone else, you will receive a message from the server notifying you that the page is checked out. The page will not be renamed and the hyperlink will not be updated.

Updating Shared Border Files

If the Web is under VSS control, the shared border file will be checked out, saved to the Web, and then checked in. When you check out a file that contains shared borders, FrontPage does not check the individual shared border files. Hence, someone else can modify the shared border files. You can prevent this from happening by checking out each shared border file individually.

Updating Navigation Bars and Page Banners

If someone else checks out a page, you can change the location of the file or rename the file in Navigation view. The navigation bars or page banners are updated in all pages even if they are checked out.

SUMMARY

You can edit and save pages in a Web under Visual Source Safe (VSS) control without checking them out. When you save a file that you do not have checked out, several processes occur in the background while the page is being saved to the current FrontPage Web. FrontPage first attempts to check out the file. If someone else has the file checked out, you will receive a server error notifying you that the page is checked out, and the page will not be saved. If someone else does not have the file checked out, you can check out the file, save it to the Web, and then check it in.

If the FrontPage 97 Server Extensions are installed on the server and someone else does not have the file checked out, you can check it out under your name but you cannot check it in.