Deleting Folders

[Rusty]

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One of the tasks I have is downloading web pages from one
of our vendors sites. I do this by clicking "File>Save As"
on my browser. I give it a name and go to the next one.
When I do this, not only is a file created with the name I
have given it([filename].htm), but a folder is created
simultaneously titled [filename]_files. The folder has
graphics, java scripts and other stuff fro mthe web page.
When I am done, I want to delete the folder. But when I do
the web page gets deleted as well. How can I disassociate
these two objects?

Please respond by email.

Thanks

Rusty Williams

[Sharon F]

On Thu, 12 Jun 2003 14:24:37 -0700, "Rusty" > wrote:

>One of the tasks I have is downloading web pages from one
>of our vendors sites. I do this by clicking "File>Save As"
>on my browser. I give it a name and go to the next one.
>When I do this, not only is a file created with the name I
>have given it([filename].htm), but a folder is created
>simultaneously titled [filename]_files. The folder has
>graphics, java scripts and other stuff fro mthe web page.
>When I am done, I want to delete the folder. But when I do
>the web page gets deleted as well. How can I disassociate
>these two objects?
>
>Please respond by email.
>
>Thanks
>
>Rusty Williams

A web page is often a composite of an html document and supplementary
files - images, scripts, etc.

Internet Explorer offers several ways to save a web page:

HTML (complete): web page plus a folder full of the supplementary files

HTML only: Just the web page; no supplementary files (similar to what
you see now when you delete the corresponding folder)

Text only: Just what it says. No extras, text only. Open saved file in
Notepad. "HTML only" at least renders the saved text as seen on the web
page (minus the extras).

Web archive: this option will combine the page and the supporting images
into on single file with the MHT extension.

Unless the page was constructed with some fancy techniques, that last
option should do what you want.

Sharon F
MS MVP [Shell/User]