Search page in Frontpage 2003

[Pattern Peddlers]

I have added a search page on our website in Frontpage 2003, however it
doesn't work. I can view it on the web and enter my search, but it doesn't
search my database. How can I fix this so it works?

 

[Ronx]

The FrontPage search will only search HTML documents - specifically, it
will not search a database.

Use the Database Results Wizard (or write your own script) to search the
database.

 

[Pattern Peddlers]

How do I tell it to search html? Maybe when I said database, it meant one
thing to me and another to you. I am trying to make a search page for
customers to search our website for a product they are looking for. How
would I do that? I have the search page up but it give me an error page
when I hit the submit button.

 

[Pattern Peddlers]

our website is www.thepatternpeddlers.com Click on online catalog and
there is a link there to the search page.

 

[Tom [Pepper] Willett]

Has your host set up the search function is Index Server for your account?
You'll need to ask them.

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Tom [Pepper] Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
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message : our website is www.thepatternpeddlers.com Click on online catalog and
: there is a link there to the search page.
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: "Pattern Peddlers" wrote:
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: > How do I tell it to search html? Maybe when I said database, it meant
one
: > thing to me and another to you. I am trying to make a search page for
: > customers to search our website for a product they are looking for.
How
: > would I do that? I have the search page up but it give me an error
page
: > when I hit the submit button.
: >
: >
: > "Ronx" wrote:
: >
: > > The FrontPage search will only search HTML documents - specifically,
it
: > > will not search a database.
: > >
: > > Use the Database Results Wizard (or write your own script) to search
the
: > > database.
: > >
: > > --
: > > Ron Symonds - Microsoft MVP (Expression)
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: > > message : > >
: > > > I have added a search page on our website in Frontpage 2003, however
it
: > > > doesn't work. I can view it on the web and enter my search, but it
doesn't
: > > > search my database. How can I fix this so it works?
: > >
: > >

 

[Ronx]

To me, a database is MySQL, MS SQL, Oracle or Access database, but a
collection of html files can also form a database.

Your search page requires the FrontPage extensions to be installed - the
lack of the page
http://www.thepatternpeddlers.com/_vti_inf.html indicates the extensions
are not installed.

For more information about nortbots.htm (the page with the error message
the search form opens) see
http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/tests/nortbots.aspx
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Ron Symonds - Microsoft MVP (Expression)
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