frontpage webbot change blows away existing grid format

I have this:

<%
fp_sQry="SELECT * FROM thread_gages2 WHERE ( ('::search1::' <> '' AND (serial1 LIKE '::search1::%' OR barcodenum1 = '::search1::')) OR (size1 LIKE '::search2::%' AND color1 LIKE '::search3::%') ) ORDER BY updatedate1 DESC"
fp_sDefault="search1=&:search1=search1=&search1=search1=&search1=&search2=search2=&search3=&search3="
fp_sNoRecords="<tr><td colspan=11 align=""LEFT"" width=""100%""> </td></tr>"
fp_sDataConn="cgs_admin"
fp_iMaxRecords=0
fp_iCommandType=1
fp_iPageSize=10
fp_fTableFormat=True
fp_fMenuFormat=False
fp_sMenuChoice=""
fp_sMenuValue=""
fp_sColTypes="&idnum1=72&serial1=200&barcodenum1=200&certnum1=200&type1=200&size1=200&fraction1=202&color1=200&atspec1=200&department1=200&location1=200&dateissued1=135&datereturned1=135&employee1=200&shift1=200&loanedto1=200&caldate1=135&calduedate1=135&outforcal1=200&outforcal2=135&missing1=200&adjusted1=200&repaired1=200&replaced1=200&notes1=200&updatedate1=135&po1=3&"
fp_iDisplayCols=11
fp_fCustomQuery=False
BOTID=0
fp_iRegion=BOTID
%>

when I change this and save the file I get this error:

the contents of a FrontPage component have been modified. These contents will be overwritten when you save this page.

I also have this:

<!--webbot bot="DatabaseRegionStart" s-columnnames="idnum1,serial1,barcodenum1,certnum1,type1,size1,fraction1,color1,atspec1,department1,location1,dateissued1,datereturned1,employee1,shift1,loanedto1,caldate1,calduedate1,outforcal1,outforcal2,missing1,adjusted1,repaired1,replaced1,notes1,updatedate1,po1" s-columntypes="72,200,200,200,200,200,202,200,200,200,200,135,135,200,200,200,135,135,200,135,200,200,200,200,200,135,3" s-dataconnection="cgs_admin" b-tableformat="TRUE" b-menuformat="FALSE" s-menuchoice s-menuvalue b-tableborder="TRUE" b-tableexpand="TRUE" b-tableheader="TRUE" b-listlabels="TRUE" b-listseparator="TRUE" i-listformat="0" b-makeform="TRUE" s-recordsource="thread_gages2" s-displaycolumns="serial1,certnum1,size1,type1,fraction1,color1,department1,location1,caldate1,calduedate1,outforcal2" s-criteria="[serial1] BEG {search1} | [barcodenum1] EQ {search1} | [size1] BEG {search2} | [color1] BEG {search3} |" s-order="[updatedate1] -" s-sql="SELECT * FROM thread_gages2 WHERE ( ('::search1::' <> '' AND (serial1 LIKE '::search1::%' OR barcodenum1 = '::search1::')) OR (size1 LIKE '::search2::%' AND color1 LIKE '::search3::%') ) ORDER BY updatedate1 DESC" b-procedure="FALSE" clientside suggestedext="asp" s-defaultfields="search1=&amp:search1=search1=&amp;search1=search1=&amp;search1=&amp;search2=search2=&amp;search3=&amp;search3=" s-norecordsfound=" " i-maxrecords="0" i-groupsize="10" botid="0" u-dblib="_fpclass/fpdblib.inc" u-dbrgn1="_fpclass/fpdbrgn1.inc" u-dbrgn2="_fpclass/fpdbrgn2.inc" tag="TBODY" preview="&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=64 bgcolor=&quot;#FF0000&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;This is the start of a Database Results region. The page must be fetched from a web server with a web browser to display correctly; the current web is stored on your local disk or network. The custom query contains errors.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;" startspan -->


I've had some success changing both of these in notepad but it seem crazy that I need to do it this way.  Thanks

Decided to abandoned FrontPage and use notepad+. Thanks for the advice.

Good choice

Yes, I agree.  I've taken over sites done in FrontPage and had to redo them completely.  Matter of fact, I was just working on one that was done in FrontPage about 7 years ago.  As changes are requested, I try to bring the pages up to where the 'state of the art' was in 1999...