Parameters Option in the Edit Hyperlink window

[Guest]

I'm building my first website with Frontpage. I want to create a button that gives a selection box when the cursor is moved over it for a choice of hyperlinks on the button subject. While working on other hyperlinks, I noticed the Parameters button in the Edit Hyperlink box. But, I cannot find any help topics on how the Parameters button works or whether it is what I need to build the selection. Even if it's not what I need, I want to know what it does in case it will help me in the future.

 

[Jim Buyens]

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

I'm building my first website with Frontpage. I want to
create a button that gives a selection box when the
cursor is moved over it for a choice of hyperlinks on
the button subject. While working on other hyperlinks,
I noticed the Parameters button in the Edit Hyperlink
box. But, I cannot find any help topics on how the
Parameters button works or whether it is what I need to
build the selection. Even if it's not what I need, I
want to know what it does in case it will help me in the
future.

The Parameters button has nothing to do with the effect
you're describing.

If you want to use an ordinary Drop-Down list, browse:

Using Drop-Down Boxes for Hyperlinks
http://www.interlacken.com/winnt/tips/tipshow.aspx?tip=40

If you have FrontPage 2003 and want to create an entire
menu bar, browse:

Creating DHTML Menus in FrontPage 2003
http://www.interlacken.com/winnt/tips/tipshow.aspx?tip=28

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

Thanks Jim. I'll go to the link you provided and see if I can teach myself how to build a drop-down list. I'd still like to know what the Parameters button in the Hyperlink box does. I'm very curious and just can't figure it out myself. There should be something in the help section of the software but I've searched and searched

----- Jim Buyens wrote: ----

-----Original Message----
I'm building my first website with Frontpage. I want t
create a button that gives a selection box when th
cursor is moved over it for a choice of hyperlinks o
the button subject. While working on other hyperlinks
I noticed the Parameters button in the Edit Hyperlin
box. But, I cannot find any help topics on how th
Parameters button works or whether it is what I need t
build the selection. Even if it's not what I need,
want to know what it does in case it will help me in th
future.

The Parameters button has nothing to do with the effect
you're describing

If you want to use an ordinary Drop-Down list, browse

Using Drop-Down Boxes for Hyperlink
http://www.interlacken.com/winnt/tips/tipshow.aspx?tip=4

If you have FrontPage 2003 and want to create an entire
menu bar, browse

Creating DHTML Menus in FrontPage 200
http://www.interlacken.com/winnt/tips/tipshow.aspx?tip=2

Jim Buyen
Microsoft FrontPage MV
http://www.interlacken.co
Author of
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[John Jansen \(MSFT\)]

The Parameters button is for appending/using dynamic content in the
hyperlink itself.

For example, when you browse to Google.com and do a search, you see the URL
looks like this:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=FrontPage&btnG=Google+Search

Everything after the question mark is a parameter, and you add them by using
the Parameters dialog in FrontPage. Additionally, if your page contains a
Database Results or Data View Web Part, these parameters can come from the
Field Values, so if you want your URL to be populated by information from
the database (a list of your favorite web sites, for example) you would
insert a Field Value as a URL parameter.

It's pretty high-level stuff, but very very cool.

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Microsoft Office FrontPage
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Thanks Jim. I'll go to the link you provided and see if I can teach

myself how to build a drop-down list. I'd still like to know what the
Parameters button in the Hyperlink box does. I'm very curious and just
can't figure it out myself. There should be something in the help section
of the software but I've searched and searched.

 

[Guest]

I used to use parameters in earlier versions of frontpage . I tried to use it in 2003 and it does not work . I have a database hooked up . I insert the parameter and add my ext to the end . It used to hyperlink to a page ; now in 2003 the added extention is not picked up therefore it does not hyperlink to the page. Something changed in 2003
ex paramerterinserted>'.as

The asp ext or htm does not get picked up. The path is correct.

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

The parameter(s) goes after the file extension, not before it.

ex.

mypage.asp?parameter=xx
or
mypage.htm?parameter=xx

This has always been the case.
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I used to use parameters in earlier versions of frontpage . I tried to use it in 2003 and it does

not work . I have a database hooked up . I insert the parameter and add my ext to the end . It used
to hyperlink to a page ; now in 2003 the added extention is not picked up therefore it does not
hyperlink to the page. Something changed in 2003.