That's a great idea, but alas, my effort to post a screenshot has
failed.
Sorry for being a pain in the posterior, newbie to this forum, but I
need
some help getting a screenshot to post. FYI, I did try to figure out
how
to
do this before seeking help!
:
Can you post a screenshot of what you are seeing somewhere that we
can
take
a look?
--
~ Kathleen Anderson
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
Spider Web Woman Designs
web:
http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resources/
I'll try to be more specific. When I open the Form Properties
dialog
box
in
my attempt to have FP create a db, as all the books indicate it
will
do,
the
dialog box that appears is very different than the one shown in all
the
3rd
party books (from intro to college level, full function textbooks
approved
and used across the whole country). I have looked for a book that
might
explain why this dialog box is different from what is
expected/shown.
On the first page of the dialog box, there is an NOT option button
to
create
a new Access db as the books indicate it can. There is a list box
option
to
send the results to a existing db There is an options button
leading
to
another dialog window, but it, like the first page of the dialog,
is
also
different. From this experience I see no way to have FP create a
new
Access
db.
Thanks for the effort, but I've not yet solved the problem. If
ANYONE
has
a
reference to this problem or a book that explains how this
different
dialog
box works, please feel free to respond.
AS a teacher, I have a message for all newer, struggling web
creators.
This
problem is an example of how people who have a pretty good idea of
what
they
are doing can get very stuck and need help. The lessons this
problem
teach
are: to keep on working the problem, don't get so angry you put a
fist
through the monitor, be grateful for all help you get and most of
all,
don't
think you're a dummy just because something doesn't work ... "it"
might
occasionally be the program or other technical something!
JFS
:
The dialog is always the same
- the options available on it are limited when you send to other
(DB)
Explain what you are trying to do, not the dialog
--
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SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
http://www.frontpagemvps.com/FrontPageNewsGroups/tabid/53/Default.aspx
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|I want to have FrontPage 2003 create and connect to an Access
database.
| After the form has been created and the page saved as an .asp
file,
the
Form
| Properties dialog box is different that that shown in about five
different FP
| books and as described by the MS online Help text. Server
extensions
are on
| and the form was working to deliver both a text file and an
e-mail
before the
| attempt to switch over to a database.
|
| I am teaching a college E-commerce class and this is making me
look
like
| like a monkey. I verified the same problem exists on all of my
student's
| laptop's so the error is not in my application or with my
computer.
|
| I know there are workarounds, but I would like for the program
to
work
as
| advertised and explained in textbooks. This is my 2nd try for
some
help.
| The problem has some pretty good computer teachers confused.