Form doesn't email me back....pls help.

[Guest]

I took over a project from someone who authored a FORM in FP2000. I am using FP2000 to make small content edits/updates. The FORM will not email its contents back to me....and when I hit submit it returns "--WEBBOT-SELF" in the address bar ....The ISP says that the FP Server Extensions 2002 are in effect for the whole site

Please help: (e-mail address removed)

Thank you
Kelly

 

[Steve Easton]

Are you using an e-mail address that
is related to your domain??

Can you post a URL so someone can
look at the script for the form??

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I took over a project from someone who authored a FORM in FP2000. I am

using FP2000 to make small content edits/updates. The FORM will not email
its contents back to me....and when I hit submit it returns "--WEBBOT-SELF"
in the address bar ....The ISP says that the FP Server Extensions 2002 are
in effect for the whole site.

 

[Tom Pepper Willett]

....plus, has the host configured the forms to email transport in the
extensions?
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| Are you using an e-mail address that
| is related to your domain??
|
| Can you post a URL so someone can
| look at the script for the form??
|
| --
| using 2k PRO but....95isalive
| This site is best viewed............
| .......................with a computer
|
| | > I took over a project from someone who authored a FORM in FP2000. I am
| using FP2000 to make small content edits/updates. The FORM will not email
| its contents back to me....and when I hit submit it returns
"--WEBBOT-SELF"
| in the address bar ....The ISP says that the FP Server Extensions 2002 are
| in effect for the whole site.
| >
| > Please help: (e-mail address removed)
| >
| > Thank you,
| > Kelly
|
|

 

[Guest]

Here is the URL for the test page.....https://www.txca.org/TCAForm/kbntest.htm

 

[Guest]

Hi Tom

I am not sure what this means? Should I ask the ISP Administrator?

I know that there was a file (authored in FP2000) that emailed correctly....and then (the ISP says) that since I started to edit the files; by changing content ONLY and FTP-ing them back to them...that it is my fault. I then reverted back to the original file (before my edits) and FTP-d back to them...and it still doesn't work. The admin....told me today that the ACTION feature seems to be looking for a specific DLL?

 

[Steve Easton]

Kelly,
the clue is in your answer to Tom.
You FTP'd the updates, which "broke" the
FrontPage server extensions.
Have your host reset, or repair, or reinstall the extensions
and then publish using
https://www.txca.org/TCAForm/kbntest.htm
or
http://www.txca.org/TCAForm/kbntest.htm

 

[Guest]

Hi Steve..

If the problem lies in the FTP-ing back to them (ISP).....what can I do to prevent them from "re-installing" the extensions each time I update

Is there anything I can do differently..? (get the files another way / do something on my end to ensure non-breakage?

THANK YOU VERY MUCH...for getting me this FAR.

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

If the site has the FP extensions, always open it using File Menu | Open Web
and first publish (File Menu | Publish Web) it to your local computer or
work directly on the live site. If you publish to your local, then you will
need use File Menu | Publish Web to upload it. DO NOT use FTP.

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FrontPage Resources, Forums, WebCircle,
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Hi Steve...

If the problem lies in the FTP-ing back to them (ISP).....what can I do to

prevent them from "re-installing" the extensions each time I update?

Is there anything I can do differently..? (get the files another way / do

something on my end to ensure non-breakage?)

 

[Guest]

Hi....I saw your other FORM answer and I tried to open the LIVE site within FP2000....it gave me the following error msg." The Server Extensions do not support this action on FTP Servers". Do you know what this means? Thanks in advance

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

You have to open the site via http://www.domainname.com, not via ftp://...

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Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
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FrontPage Resources, Forums, WebCircle,
MS KB Quick Links, etc.
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Hi....I saw your other FORM answer and I tried to open the LIVE site

within FP2000....it gave me the following error msg." The Server Extensions
do not support this action on FTP Servers". Do you know what this means?
Thanks in advance

 

[Guest]

Thomas: That worked....I was able to open (that page) via the >File>Open Web> in FP2000. Just to recap: Once I get the ISP Administrator to "reset" the FP Extensions (to reconnect the previous FTP files) -- I should use this method to do any edits / updates...in order to ensure the Extension connections do not break! (?)

Thanks in advance....

PS: Will the "reset" feature by my ISP Admin. reconnect the Extensions to pages that I've only edited content?

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Correct!

Re-applying the extensions, should correct the entire site, however you
should open the live site after the host is done, and do Tools | Recalculate
Hyperlinks to update the hidden FP files.

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Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
WEBMASTER Resources(tm)

FrontPage Resources, Forums, WebCircle,
MS KB Quick Links, etc.
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Thomas: That worked....I was able to open (that page) via the >File>Open

Web> in FP2000. Just to recap: Once I get the ISP Administrator to "reset"
the FP Extensions (to reconnect the previous FTP files) -- I should use this
method to do any edits / updates...in order to ensure the Extension
connections do not break! (?)

Thanks in advance....

PS: Will the "reset" feature by my ISP Admin. reconnect the Extensions to

pages that I've only edited content?

 

[Guest]

THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH......I am forever indebted to you. I have been able to fix all my previous FORM problems with this information and now will be able to proceed on a $18,000 contract!!!! (...being unemployed for 22 months...this is a GREAT Christmas gift...

THANK YOU.

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

You are welcome!

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Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
WEBMASTER Resources(tm)

FrontPage Resources, Forums, WebCircle,
MS KB Quick Links, etc.
==============================================

THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH......I am forever indebted to you. I have been

able to fix all my previous FORM problems with this information and now will
be able to proceed on a $18,000 contract!!!! (...being unemployed for 22
months...this is a GREAT Christmas gift...)