Web Page Forms

[Captain Bolivar 0]

I'm working on my Star Trek site right now. I have a trivia section which will need to use radio button forms for submitting the answers from a visitor.

 

If I set my form up to store the data into a database Frontpage says that some components of the page cannot work in the current format and that I have to change the format from htm. to asp. The webpage appears as html when viewed by a browser in this format. So why does it want it to be in asp. format?

 

Secondly, if I set up my form to send the data to me by e mail EXACTLY as Frontpage help or help sites instruct me to, nothing happens. When I click on submit it gives me this message:

 

FrontPage Run-Time Component Page

You have submitted a form or followed a link to a page that requires a web server and the FrontPage Server Extensions to function properly.

 

This form or other FrontPage component will work correctly if you publish this web to a web server that has the FrontPage Server Extensions installed.

 

Funny thing is that I'm quite sure that the server does have the extensions and even funnier is the fact that I get this message even if I just "preview in my browser" locally. Even help says to do this, but it does work.

 

Does anyone have any ideas? I'd be SOOO greatfull for ANY help whatsoever

[Xeroc 0]

I'm working on my Star Trek site right now.  I have a trivia section which will need to use radio button forms for submitting the answers from a visitor. 

 

If I set my form up to store the data into a database Frontpage says that some components of the page cannot work in the current format and that I have to change the format from htm. to asp.  The webpage appears as html when viewed by a browser in this format.  So why does it want it to be in asp. format?

Asp means Active Server Page format and for the front-page extensions to work (use the database on the server) it needs to be able to run code on the server and html has no server-side code necessary. ASP does. Other server-side codes are like Java Server Pages (JSP) and Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP) - the one this site is made out of and my favorite.

 

 

Secondly, if I set up my form to send the data to me by e mail EXACTLY as Frontpage help or help sites instruct me to, nothing happens.  When I click on submit it gives me this message:

 

FrontPage Run-Time Component Page

You have submitted a form or followed a link to a page that requires a web server and the FrontPage Server Extensions to function properly.

 

This form or other FrontPage component will work correctly if you publish this web to a web server that has the FrontPage Server Extensions installed.

 

Funny thing is that I'm quite sure that the server does have the extensions and even funnier is the fact that I get this message even if I just "preview in my browser" locally. Even help says to do this, but it does work.

 

Does anyone have any ideas? I'd be SOOO greatfull for ANY help whatsoever [/glow]

The reason this does not work on your browser on your computer locally is that your home computer is not a server and does not have server-side front page extensions.

 

The reason is does not work on the server is likely that the front-page extensions are not turned on. Most web servers leave them off unless you manually turn them on (contact you web hosting service to do this - probably in your web page control panel - some hosting services charge extra for frontpage extensions)

 

Hopefully this will be of at least some help. I do some web page design but I mostly make my own code and don't bother with frontpage extensions.

[trekzone 0]

Commander Bolivar, as your host....i can solve your problem.......

 

i need to activate the Frontpage extensions........if you would like me to do so, let me know

[Captain Bolivar 0]

lol, thanks trekzone. Aren't you such a gracious host! How about a drink?

[trekzone 0]

if only i drank.....a coke maybe?