New to FP Extensions, where is _vti_bin/shtml.exe?

I've been a designer and programmer for about 10 years, but I've
never, ever, ever used Frontpage or Frontpage Extensions! So when a
client asked me to transfer his site from his old host to my servers,
I accepted without knowing that it was built with Frontpage.

Now I'm lost.

I do have Frontpage Extensions installed; version 5.0.2.4803 (the
previous host used 5.0.2.2623). The problem I'm having is that the
site has a form set up that refers to _vti_bin/shtml.exe, but this
file doesn't seem to exist on either my server or the previous host!
When I try to use it on my server, I just get an ISE, so I know
something's not right, I just don't know what.

Here is the section of the page that refers to shtml.exe:

Re: New to FP Extensions, where is _vti_bin/shtml.exe?

Jason wrote:
> I've been a designer and programmer for about 10 years, but I've
> never, ever, ever used Frontpage or Frontpage Extensions! So when a
> client asked me to transfer his site from his old host to my servers,
> I accepted without knowing that it was built with Frontpage.
>
> Now I'm lost.
>
> I do have Frontpage Extensions installed; version 5.0.2.4803 (the
> previous host used 5.0.2.2623). The problem I'm having is that the
> site has a form set up that refers to _vti_bin/shtml.exe, but this
> file doesn't seem to exist on either my server or the previous host!
> When I try to use it on my server, I just get an ISE, so I know
> something's not right, I just don't know what.
>
> Here is the section of the page that refers to shtml.exe:
>
> > onsubmit="return FrontPage_Form1_Validator(this)" action="_vti_bin/
> shtml.exe/quotes.htm" name="FrontPage_Form1" webbot-action="--WEBBOT-
> SELF--" language="JavaScript">
>
>
>
>
> Everything else on the page is standard HTML.
>
> Where do I even begin to look for a reason behind the ISE? Nothing
> shows up in the error log, and since the program referenced by the
> action attribute, /home/domain/www/_vti_bin/shtml.exe, doesn't exist
> on either server... I'm lost.
>
> TIA,
>
> Jason
>
Jason,

Its possible you may need to copy it from:
/usr/local/frontpage/version5.0/exes/_vti_bin/shtml.exe

And then copy it to:
/home/domain/www/_vti_bin

I know that sounds ridiculous, but try it. You might also copy
"fpcount.exe" from the same directory. Symbolic links may or may not work.

-Phillip