Include Page Based on Schedule

[Jim R.]

I am trying to use the Include Page Based on Schedule but am not having any
luck. In "Running FP 2000" Jim Buyens says that "to ensure proper
timing...change the value of some configuration variable" or have the
"server administrator recalculate hyperlinks in batch mode on a nightly
basis". Will someone please explain:

What is a configuration variable? Is the server administrator the host for
my Web site? (If so, I don't think this will work as my host is not very
helpful). Finally, can I have more than one Include Page in a Web? Thanks
very much.

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

In order the use the schedule include, you must open your live site, after
the time set for the include to change and run Tools | Recalculate
Hyperlink.

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[chris leeds]

I think it means that fp won't know to do it unless the web is published or
the server web's hyperlinks are recalculated. you may have a hard time
getting your admins to do this for you.
in that case there is an add-in at www.jimcoaddins.com that will do it for
you on a scheduled basis.
HTH

 

[Jim R.]

Thank you. Is it possible to have more than one Include Page in a Web?

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

Yes you can have as many as you want
- but you can only have 1 set of the special include pages generated by FP when you use Shared Borders

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| Thank you. Is it possible to have more than one Include Page in a Web?
| | > I think it means that fp won't know to do it unless the web is published
| or
| > the server web's hyperlinks are recalculated. you may have a hard time
| > getting your admins to do this for you.
| > in that case there is an add-in at www.jimcoaddins.com that will do it for
| > you on a scheduled basis.
| > HTH
| >
| > | > > I am trying to use the Include Page Based on Schedule but am not having
| > any
| > > luck. In "Running FP 2000" Jim Buyens says that "to ensure proper
| > > timing...change the value of some configuration variable" or have the
| > > "server administrator recalculate hyperlinks in batch mode on a nightly
| > > basis". Will someone please explain:
| > >
| > > What is a configuration variable? Is the server administrator the host
| for
| > > my Web site? (If so, I don't think this will work as my host is not very
| > > helpful). Finally, can I have more than one Include Page in a Web?
| Thanks
| > > very much.
| > >
| > >
| >
| >
|
|

 

[Jim Buyens]

-----Original Message-----

I am trying to use the Include Page Based on Schedule but
am not having any luck. In "Running FP 2000" Jim Buyens
says that "to ensure proper timing...change the value of
some configuration variable" or have the "server
administrator recalculate hyperlinks in batch mode on a
nightly basis". Will someone please explain:

The Include Page Based on Schedule component checks the
date and selects which content to display at the time you
save the page, or make any sort of change that affects the
Web site as a whole.

Suppose, for example, that on February 6 you schedule some
special content to start appearing on February 7.

The content doesn't start appearing automatically at
midnight on Feb 7.

It only starts appearing the first time on or after Feb 7
that you save the Web page or make a global change to your
site. (Of course, if you save the page or make the global
change to an off-line copy of your Web, you'll also have
to publish it to your live server.)

If you want content to start (or stop) appearing
automatically based on the actual date and time, you'll
need to code something in JavaScript, ASP. ASP.NET, or
whatever.

What is a configuration variable?

You set them under Tools, Web Settings, Parameters, and
you use them by means of Substitution components. Changing
oen of these kicks off an update of the site as a whole.

Is the server administrator the host for my Web site?
(If so, I don't think this will work as my host is not
very helpful).

Right. That's why most people use JavaScript, ASP.
ASP.NET, or whatever for this rather than the Include Page
Based On Schedule.

Finally, can I have more than one Include Page in a Web?

Yes, as many as you want.

Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
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[Jim R.]

Thanks everyone. At least now I know why I couldn't get it to work.

 

[Mike Mueller]

Jim-
That is why I started doing the coding by hand. I first used javascript
to get the date and then did a redirect to the date appropriate page. I
then went to asp to do the same task. With proddng from Thomas Rowe and Jon
Spivey I decided to make the structure of the intended page static and just
have the text and images change based on a schedule. Put the info into an
access db and use the drw to populate the appropriate spots on the page

Mike

 

[Jim R.]

Mike,
Is that something fairly easy for a non-programmer to do? When you say "hand
code" I become scared because I have never coded anything.