ASP page will not load 1

[Sylvia8146]

I have created an ASP page using MS FrontPage 2000. The page is an application form containing 14 text boxes all validated. I have successfully (I think) created the database file. When I try to open the page using a hyperlink it will not load. When I rt-click and ask to open using Internet Explorer I see only the html text. Where have I gone wrong??

 

[CoreyBryant]

When you go to the page - does it want to download?

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[Sylvia8146]

No. I just get a page up showing "The page cannot be displayed - There is a problem with the page you are trying to reach and it cannot be displayed".

I have author access to our intranet but I have never created an ASP page previously. I went through the process of setting compatibility options, creating the form, saving it as an asp page and creating the database using the Send To option. I have a "hidden" hyperlink so that I can test the form but the result is as above.

 

[CoreyBryant]

Make sure that on your Windows server - ASP is enabled.

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[Sylvia8146]

Thanks. I've spoken to our server team who say, Yes FrontPage Server Extensions are active but they think they may need to do something else in order for my page to load.

 

[CoreyBryant]

Good, but not necessarily FP extensions, but ASP. Depending on what OS / IIS version it is, ASP is not automatically enabled / installed.

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[Sylvia8146]

Our server team have now "tick a couple of boxes" and I can display my form. However - what I want to do is have users complete the form (all fields so I need the validation - I don't necessarily need save the data). I would like the information the users type to stay on display once the form is submitted for validation so they can print out. Is this possible??

 

[CoreyBryant]

Yes - you can use the FP web-bots to do this. Are you using FP to create the form to send to the DB or did you create the form & the connection to the DB?

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[Sylvia8146]

Thanks - I used FP to create the form, went into Form Properties, clicked on Options and Create Database - the database was created from there.

 

[CoreyBryant]

Well then on the confirmation page, you can use FP web-bots. I have not used FP 2000 in a very long time - so bear with me

Create your confirmation page & go to Insert - Web Component. Now what you are looking for is Confirmation Field. If one of your fields is labeled Last_Name, then you would put Last_Name in the pop-up box.

It looks something like this in the code:

<!--webbot bot="ConfirmationField" S-Field="Last_Name" -->

Now just go back to your form & right click on the form, choose form properties. Now click on the Options button. And now you should see a tab for confirmation page

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[Sylvia8146]

Thanks for that - it works a treat.

 

[CoreyBryant]

Anytime - glad I could help. Good luck with the site!

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