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Element Identification (eid) Information for FrontPage Server Extensions from Microsoft

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There are several internal variables that identify and sometimes carry information about elements, which can be pages, a Web site, or links to pages outside the site. The following table lists these element identification (eid) variables.

Name

Description

DLTP

Date last time parented.

eidChildren

Array of element IDs for navigational children of an element.

eid

Element ID unique for current element.

eidEmpty

Initial value of an eid field for a structure element.

eidFirstTempID

ID number for first temporary element.

eidHead

Starting point in the structure to be retrieved.

eidHome

Set to true if home page, otherwise, false.

eidLastTempID

ID number for last temporary element.

eidLeftMostChild

Returns the first child of a parent node.

eidNext

Temporary element ID used by internal functions.

eidParent

Element ID for parent element.

eidParentElement

ID of parent element.

eidReferenceElement

ID of parent or sibling's element used as a reference point for the current page, especially during moves.

eidRightMostChild

Returns the last child of a parent node.

eidRoot

The parent of the home page and all global pages — not visible to a user of Microsoft FrontPage.

eidTemp

Temporary ID used when creating an element.

eidType

Identifies the element type, such as whether it is a page or a link.

eType

Element type, either pages or links to pages not in the Web site.

metainfo

Element meta_info parameter, which indicates if the page is a top page or sibling to the home page.

mType

Type of element modification, which can be AddNewPage, AddExistingPage, Move, Delete, ChangeLabel, ChangeMetaInfo, CopyPage, or ChangeUrl.

name

Element name.

url

Element path relative to the location of the service.