Document library template problem

Whenever I try to insert a url into the "template url"
field under general settings of a doc library, it says the
following:

"Invalid template URL

The template must exist in the Forms directory of this
document library. Create the template in the Forms
directory, and then re-type the Web address. Note that you
cannot move or copy a template into the Forms directory."

and when it does accept the URL (such as shared
folders\forms\), it tells me that the document doesn't
exist, which it blatantly does.

Anyone know what I could be doing wrong..? Where
specifically to place the doc perhaps?

Or is there any way round using these blasted templates?

Stephen
Wed Jul 07 07:40:25 CDT 2004

Hey Pete, (I seem to be talking to you a lot lately lol
^_^)

The thing is, I do point to the template file as well;
I've tried everything. It finds the file, and is ok to
load it to "edit template file", but when I click on
the "new" button on the document library, it opens word
saying: "template file not found", and then opens it
anyway o_O

>-----Original Message-----
>Stephen,
>
>You have to point to the actual template file as well as
the location, ie:
>Private Documents/Forms/template.doc
>
>Cheers,
>Pete.
>
>"Stephen Blythe" wrote:
>
>> Whenever I try to insert a url into the "template url"
>> field under general settings of a doc library, it says
the
>> following:
>>
>> "Invalid template URL
>>
>> The template must exist in the Forms directory of this
>> document library. Create the template in the Forms
>> directory, and then re-type the Web address. Note that
you
>> cannot move or copy a template into the Forms
directory."
>>
>> and when it does accept the URL (such as shared
>> folders\forms\), it tells me that the document doesn't
>> exist, which it blatantly does.
>>
>> Anyone know what I could be doing wrong..? Where
>> specifically to place the doc perhaps?
>>
>> Or is there any way round using these blasted templates?
>>
>>
>.
>

Edward
Thu Jul 08 16:36:20 CDT 2004

You haven't confirmed whether you are, in fact, placing the template in the
/Forms directory. You must do this either by creating a network place to the
document library in question or opening the site and Forms folder in
FrontPage 2003.

--
Edward Lee
Microsoft MVP - Sharepoint Portal Server


"Stephen Blythe" <stephen.blythe@rtel.com> wrote in message
news:2802201c4641f$934d7fb0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Hey Pete, (I seem to be talking to you a lot lately lol
> ^_^)
>
> The thing is, I do point to the template file as well;
> I've tried everything. It finds the file, and is ok to
> load it to "edit template file", but when I click on
> the "new" button on the document library, it opens word
> saying: "template file not found", and then opens it
> anyway o_O
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Stephen,
> >
> >You have to point to the actual template file as well as
> the location, ie:
> >Private Documents/Forms/template.doc
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Pete.
> >
> >"Stephen Blythe" wrote:
> >
> >> Whenever I try to insert a url into the "template url"
> >> field under general settings of a doc library, it says
> the
> >> following:
> >>
> >> "Invalid template URL
> >>
> >> The template must exist in the Forms directory of this
> >> document library. Create the template in the Forms
> >> directory, and then re-type the Web address. Note that
> you
> >> cannot move or copy a template into the Forms
> directory."
> >>
> >> and when it does accept the URL (such as shared
> >> folders\forms\), it tells me that the document doesn't
> >> exist, which it blatantly does.
> >>
> >> Anyone know what I could be doing wrong..? Where
> >> specifically to place the doc perhaps?
> >>
> >> Or is there any way round using these blasted templates?
> >>
> >>
> >.
> >