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

Applies to: SharePoint Foundation 2010

There are several internal variables that identify and sometimes contain 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.