You cannot open or make a change to a Visio 2003 drawing that is located on a Web server that is running third-party portal software (873425)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2003
  • Microsoft Office Visio Standard 2003

SYMPTOMS

You cannot open or make a change to a Microsoft Office Visio 2003 drawing that is located on a Web server that is running third-party portal software. For example, when you try to open a Visio 2003 drawing that is located on a Plumtree portal, a blank Web page appears in your browser.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when Visio 2003 incorrectly encodes certain parts of the URL.

RESOLUTION

How to obtain the hotfix

This issue is fixed in the Visio 2003 Hotfix Package that is dated October 21, 2004. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

884592 Description of the Visio 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: October 21, 2004

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:4/7/2006
Keywords:kbQFE KBHotfixServer kbopenfile kbVisio2003PreSP2fix kbfix KB873425 kbAudITPRO kbAudOEM