How can I make the 'search' feature work?

[Guest_imported]

Well, here I am. A human resources professional who has created a website for employees, better known as an intranet. It has so much information now that I would like to add a search feature, but it doesn't work once inserted. It says it can find a certain file on the server. Arrrgggghhhh. I thought it would be as easy as inserting the component onto the main HR page, and ....., but no.

Perhaps I'd better stick to HR eh? Any help will be greatly appreciated

Thanks
Janis

 

[jcb5565]

Do you have FP extension on you server? If not check with your IT dept. The search will not work without the extensions.

jcb5565

 

[moram]

JanisLeeBell, jcb5565 is right, server extensions are needed. The following was copied and pasted directly from the MS FrontPage help file:

About publishing
When you are ready to display your web on the World Wide Web or your organization's intranet, you must publish your web. Publishing a web is basically copying the files in your web to a destination, such as a Web server, where others can browse the web.

Before publishing your web

Before you publish your web, you should make sure it is ready by checking for broken hyperlinks, verifying that the pages look the way you want them to, and testing the web to make sure that everything works. A good way to ensure your web is ready is by previewing it in a Web browser and navigating through the site, and by reviewing the status of your files in Reports view.


If you are going to publish your web to the World Wide Web, you'll need an Internet service provider (ISP), preferably one who has a Web server with the FrontPage Server Extensions installed. You'll also need to know the ISP's Web server location for publishing your web, and your user name and password, if necessary. For information about ISPs who use the FrontPage Server Extensions (known as Web Presence Providers), visit the Microsoft FrontPage home page, or click Publish on the File menu, and then click the WPPs button.

How the server extensions affect publishing

There are several benefits to publishing to a Web server that has the FrontPage Server Extensions installed:

Your web will have full FrontPage functionality when it is published. Without the server extensions, certain features will not work, such as most form handlers, search forms, hit counters, and component features.
FrontPage will maintain your files and hyperlinks — each time you publish the web, FrontPage compares the files on your local computer to the files on the Web server. For example, if you move a file in your local web, FrontPage will update and correct any hyperlinks to it, and then make the same corrections to the files on the Web server the next time you publish the web.
After you have published the web, you will be able to edit it directly on the ISP's Web server (however, the local version of your web will not remain in sync).
If your Web server has the server extensions, FrontPage can publish your web using HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol). Otherwise, your web will be published using FTP (File Transfer Protocol).

Choosing the files to publish

You can choose which files you want to publish, and which ones you don't. For instance, if a page is incomplete or not directly part of your web, you can mark the file as Don't Publish. Later, if you decide to publish the file, for instance when you've completed a page, you can change its status to Publish.

Certain files should not be published again after you first publish your web. For example, you create a web with a guestbook, and then publish the web. Later, you update your web pages — if you publish all of your files, including the file that records guestbook information, you will save a blank guestbook over the existing one, losing all the information. Other examples include pages with a hit counter; discussion webs; and catalogs (if you are running Index Server).

You can also choose to publish only those files that have changed. FrontPage will compare the files in the working web on your local computer to the published files on the Web server. If FrontPage detects a newer version of a file on your local computer, the file will be published to the Web server.

Managing the files on the Web server

If your ISP has given you a size limit on the Web server, file management is a necessity. Periodically deleting unused or old files (especially graphics) can keep the size of your web down. Once you have published a web, FrontPage can synchronize the files on your local web with the published files on the Web server, each time you publish again.

After you delete files on your local computer, FrontPage will prompt you about deleting the same files on the Web server when you publish your web again and choose to publish only pages that have changed.

If your Web server uses the FrontPage Server Extensions, FrontPage can also match other actions on the Web server, such as moving or renaming files, the next time you publish your web. FrontPage will update your navigation bars, shared borders, and hyperlinks on the Web server to match the actions you performed on the web on your local computer.

JanisLeeBell, you have done the hard part, getting all that info in place. A few more steps and everyone will be admiring all your hard work. Just be sure you view your pages with a couple of different browsers to avoid compatibility issues.
Hope this helps.
If it ain't broken, play with it till it breaks.