Unable to Load Frame.html

[chatkiller]

Hi, I've got a different problem. Every time i try to save thumbnails as HTML it says: Error! Can't load: 'frame.html'. I don't know how it happened, because it was working last night. But when I tried it this morning, it just gave me that error message.

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

Frame.html is a template file used by IrfanView to create an HTML thumbnail page. Check that the file still exists in the installation folder, which in XP is:

C:\Program Files\IrfanView\Html

[chatkiller]

Frame.html is a template file used by IrfanView to create an HTML thumbnail page. Check that the file still exists in the installation folder, which in XP is:

C:\Program Files\IrfanView\Html

It exists, I even re-installed it. Twice. But it just doesn't work.

[matera]

Check permissions on that folder and the files in it.

[chatkiller]

Check permissions on that folder and the files in it.

What do you mean by permissions? I had the properties box open and unchecked "read only" And it still gives me that error.

[matera]

Look at the Security tab of the Properties box. Make sure that you have read/write permission to the folder and all files in it.

[chatkiller]

Look at the Security tab of the Properties box. Make sure that you have read/write permission to the folder and all files in it.

Yep, all the read and write permissions are fine. So, I have no idea why its doing this.

[matera]

Foo. Neither do I

ETA: Unless the INI file has gotten screwed up. I think the relevant line starts with "HTMLTempl=". Open your i_view32.ini in a text editor (Notepad) and see what it says.

[chatkiller]

Foo. Neither do I

ETA: Unless the INI file has gotten screwed up. I think the relevant line starts with "HTMLTempl=". Open your i_view32.ini in a text editor (Notepad) and see what it says.

Well I opened it up and this is what it came up with:

[Others]
INI_Folder=%APPDATA%\IrfanView
[Language]
DLL=ENGLISH
Lang=English
[Toolbar]
Skin=Grosberg_24.png
Size=24

I have no idea what this all means.

[Mij]

Well that line INI_Folder=%APPDATA%\IrfanView means that your ini data has been redirected to another folder.
Copy or type that path %APPDATA%\IrfanView into the Search box at the bottom of your Start menu and press Enter. It will find the folder for you and you should see another i_view32.ini there with your data in it.

[chatkiller]

Well that line INI_Folder=%APPDATA%\IrfanView means that your ini data has been redirected to another folder.
Copy or type that path %APPDATA%\IrfanView into the Search box at the bottom of your Start menu and press Enter. It will find the folder for you and you should see another i_view32.ini there with your data in it.

Ok, did that and this is what came up

[Language]
DLL=ENGLISH
Lang=English
[Toolbar]
Skin=Grosberg_24.png
Size=24
[WinPosition]
xKoord=0
yKoord=0
Width=631
Height=468
Maximized=0
[Open]
OpenDir=E:\My Website\TransLinkPhotoGallery\demos\novabus_3rdgen \
[Thumbnails]
MRUD1=E:\My Website\TransLinkPhotoGallery\demos\olympic_street car-demo\
HTMLName=NovaBus LFS 3rd Gen Demo
HTMLPrefix=
HTMLSuffix=_t
HTMLDir=E:\My Website\TransLinkPhotoGallery\demos\
HTMLTempl=E:\My Website\TransLinkPhotoGallery\demos\novabus_3rdgen \
HTMLThDir=\novabus_3rdgen\
HTMLImgDir=\novabus_3rdgen\
HTMLTitle=NovaBus LFS 3rd Gen Demo
HTMLCopyOrgImages=1
HTMLSplit=1
HTMLSlideshow=0
HTMLLocalLink=0
HTMLLinksSisplay=1
HTMLWriteText=1
HTMLTextAlign=0
HTMLText=$N |
MRUD2=E:\My Website\TransLinkPhotoGallery\demos\novabus_3rdgen \

Again I have no idea what it all means.

[matera]

I had a sneaking suspicion something like this was going on.

This line:

HTMLTempl=E:\My Website\TransLinkPhotoGallery\demos\novabus_3rdgen \

is the problem. It should point to the Html subfolder of the IrfanView installation folder, not to...wherever that is. The same line in my ini reads:

HTMLTempl=E:\grafix\irfan_view\Html\

Yours should probably be something like:

C:\Program Files\Irfan_view\Html\

or...you could copy the html templates to the other place...

As I am fond of saying,

[chatkiller]

I had a sneaking suspicion something like this was going on.

This line:

HTMLTempl=E:\My Website\TransLinkPhotoGallery\demos\novabus_3rdgen \

is the problem. It should point to the Html subfolder of the IrfanView installation folder, not to...wherever that is. The same line in my ini reads:

HTMLTempl=E:\grafix\irfan_view\Html\

Yours should probably be something like:

C:\Program Files\Irfan_view\Html\

or...you could copy the html templates to the other place...

As I am fond of saying,

Alright, I've tried that and deleted all the changed lines... now I'm truly confused.

[Language]
DLL=ENGLISH
Lang=English
[Toolbar]
Skin=Grosberg_24.png
Size=24
[WinPosition]
xKoord=0
yKoord=0
Width=631
Height=468
Maximized=0
[Open]
OpenDir=E:
[Thumbnails]
MRUD1=E:
HTMLName=Thumbnail
HTMLPrefix=
HTMLSuffix=_t
HTMLDir=E:
HTMLTempl=C:\Program Files\Irfan_view\Html\
HTMLThDir=
HTMLImgDir=
HTMLTitle=
HTMLCopyOrgImages=1
HTMLSplit=1
HTMLSlideshow=0
HTMLLocalLink=0
HTMLLinksSisplay=1
HTMLWriteText=1
HTMLTextAlign=0
HTMLText=$N

Because i think I just screwed it up...

EDIT: Never mind I got it fixed... But i did... i think it was because when I first started it up, i changed the settings. But thanks for all the tips and help. And just in time too.

[matera]

Ha, yes, changing settings way back when -- like trying to remember what one had for breakfast six months ago. I've done that.

One good thing about the IrfanView INI -- if it gets too messed up, you can always start over by deleting, moving, or renaming it.