I made a db in FP2003 using the DBIW. Since my goal was to make a web with
more than one results page showing the details (results) from a database.
When I originally made the DB using the dbiw, I chose NOT to include the
submission page (form) because I would be the only one to enter data to the
DB & I thought it would be just as easy using the database editor page.
However, I found out that I cannot add fields later, without the submission
page, so I now will re-build the db & include the submission form, but unsure
if I will even use the submission form.

My question is this; Is there any advantage to inputing data into the DB one
way or the other (submission page or database editor)? I realize that the
submission form will not allow deleting of records, but is there anything
else that I should be considering?

Mike

I'm not sure that the database editor page will let you add new records.

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~ Kathleen Anderson
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
Spider Web Woman Designs
http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resources/



"Miklb58" wrote:

> I made a db in FP2003 using the DBIW. Since my goal was to make a web with
> more than one results page showing the details (results) from a database.
> When I originally made the DB using the dbiw, I chose NOT to include the
> submission page (form) because I would be the only one to enter data to the
> DB & I thought it would be just as easy using the database editor page.
> However, I found out that I cannot add fields later, without the submission
> page, so I now will re-build the db & include the submission form, but unsure
> if I will even use the submission form.
>
> My question is this; Is there any advantage to inputing data into the DB one
> way or the other (submission page or database editor)? I realize that the
> submission form will not allow deleting of records, but is there anything
> else that I should be considering?
>
> Mike

Thanks for replying Kathleen,
I started a thread here that you helped me with last week:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...xp=&sloc=en-us
Last week regarding an error message that I was recieving after editing a
record in DB editor...........that was where I originally entered that
record, then tried to edit it it and got the error message. I could add a
record, delete a record, but not edit it.
So what you are saying is that I should ENTER a record using the submission
form, and edit or delete in the editor?

Mike

"Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FrontPage]" wrote:

> I'm not sure that the database editor page will let you add new records.
>
> --
> ~ Kathleen Anderson
> Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
> Spider Web Woman Designs
> http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resources/
>
>
>
> "Miklb58" wrote:
>
> > I made a db in FP2003 using the DBIW. Since my goal was to make a web with
> > more than one results page showing the details (results) from a database.
> > When I originally made the DB using the dbiw, I chose NOT to include the
> > submission page (form) because I would be the only one to enter data to the
> > DB & I thought it would be just as easy using the database editor page.
> > However, I found out that I cannot add fields later, without the submission
> > page, so I now will re-build the db & include the submission form, but unsure
> > if I will even use the submission form.
> >
> > My question is this; Is there any advantage to inputing data into the DB one
> > way or the other (submission page or database editor)? I realize that the
> > submission form will not allow deleting of records, but is there anything
> > else that I should be considering?
> >
> > Mike

Well, I'm not a DBIW guru (I've mostly used it to help people in the
newsgroups), but your solution sounds right to me, based on the names of the
pages.

--

~ Kathleen Anderson
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
Spider Web Woman Designs
http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resources/



"Miklb58" wrote:

> Thanks for replying Kathleen,
> I started a thread here that you helped me with last week:
> http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...xp=&sloc=en-us
> Last week regarding an error message that I was recieving after editing a
> record in DB editor...........that was where I originally entered that
> record, then tried to edit it it and got the error message. I could add a
> record, delete a record, but not edit it.
> So what you are saying is that I should ENTER a record using the submission
> form, and edit or delete in the editor?
>
> Mike
>
> "Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FrontPage]" wrote:
>
> > I'm not sure that the database editor page will let you add new records.
> >
> > --
> > ~ Kathleen Anderson
> > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
> > Spider Web Woman Designs
> > http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resources/
> >
> >
> >
> > "Miklb58" wrote:
> >
> > > I made a db in FP2003 using the DBIW. Since my goal was to make a web with
> > > more than one results page showing the details (results) from a database.
> > > When I originally made the DB using the dbiw, I chose NOT to include the
> > > submission page (form) because I would be the only one to enter data to the
> > > DB & I thought it would be just as easy using the database editor page.
> > > However, I found out that I cannot add fields later, without the submission
> > > page, so I now will re-build the db & include the submission form, but unsure
> > > if I will even use the submission form.
> > >
> > > My question is this; Is there any advantage to inputing data into the DB one
> > > way or the other (submission page or database editor)? I realize that the
> > > submission form will not allow deleting of records, but is there anything
> > > else that I should be considering?
> > >
> > > Mike

See http://home.att.net/~codelibrary/FrontPage/drw.htm

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"Miklb58" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:1EBEF892-66C4-400B-8E04-(E-Mail Removed)...
| Thanks for replying Kathleen,
| I started a thread here that you helped me with last week:
|
http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...xp=&sloc=en-us
| Last week regarding an error message that I was recieving after editing a
| record in DB editor...........that was where I originally entered that
| record, then tried to edit it it and got the error message. I could add a
| record, delete a record, but not edit it.
| So what you are saying is that I should ENTER a record using the submission
| form, and edit or delete in the editor?
|
| Mike
|
| "Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FrontPage]" wrote:
|
| > I'm not sure that the database editor page will let you add new records.
| >
| > --
| > ~ Kathleen Anderson
| > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| > Spider Web Woman Designs
| > http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resources/
| >
| >
| >
| > "Miklb58" wrote:
| >
| > > I made a db in FP2003 using the DBIW. Since my goal was to make a web with
| > > more than one results page showing the details (results) from a database.
| > > When I originally made the DB using the dbiw, I chose NOT to include the
| > > submission page (form) because I would be the only one to enter data to the
| > > DB & I thought it would be just as easy using the database editor page.
| > > However, I found out that I cannot add fields later, without the submission
| > > page, so I now will re-build the db & include the submission form, but unsure
| > > if I will even use the submission form.
| > >
| > > My question is this; Is there any advantage to inputing data into the DB one
| > > way or the other (submission page or database editor)? I realize that the
| > > submission form will not allow deleting of records, but is there anything
| > > else that I should be considering?
| > >
| > > Mike