Conformation page --

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Stan Hilliard

I have a Frontpage form with three textboxes and Submit and Reset
buttons. I want the user to enter data and push submit.

The intent of this form is to perform three functions.
1) open a confirm page that has a link to a zip file that the user can
download.
2) Save the user information from textboxes to two files, as csv and a
htm.
3) Send me an email with the textbox information plus date, time, and
text from a hidden field.

The problem is when I design the form to perform all three functions
-- using form properties, and advanced properties -- I get only 2 of
the three.

When I specify:
1) save + email --> saves, emails, no confirm page -- therefore user
CANNOT download.
2) save only, no email ---> saves but no confirm page -- therefore
user CANNOT download.
3) email only, no save --->emails, confirms, user CAN download, no
saved files.

When there is no conformation page all I get is an all white window.
It seems that I cannot both save and have a confirmation page.

I am trying to figure out if the problem is in my settings or in the
server. I have used this method for years and worked until mid summer.
Is there any condition that would make saving prevent a conformation
page?

My provider has told me I have a windows plan. When I connect for FTP
(not for Frontpage web) I get the message:
215 UNIX Type: L8 Server: "WarFTPd 1.82.00-RC10" OS: "WIN32 (Windows
2000 5.0 2195 x86 2-CPU)"


PS: Here is the code of the form form the code window of FP2003.
The file is: www.samplingplans.com/tpzerouserinput3.htm

<form METHOD="POST" action="--WEBBOT-SELF--" onSubmit=""
name="USERINPUT">
<!--webbot bot="SaveResults"
U-File="zipfiles/tpzerodownloaddata.htm"
S-Format="HTML/BR" S-Label-Fields="TRUE"
B-Reverse-Chronology="FALSE"
U-File="zipfiles/tpzerodownloaddata.csv" S-Format="TEXT/CSV"
S-Label-Fields="TRUE" B-Reverse-Chronology="FALSE"
S-Email-Format="TEXT/PRE"
S-Email-Address="(e-mail address removed)"
B-Email-Label-Fields="TRUE"
S-Builtin-Fields="Date Time"
U-Confirmation-Url="tpzerouserconfirmation.htm" startspan
B-Email-Subject-From-Field="FALSE" S-Email-Subject="TPZERO DOWNLOADED"
S-Date-Format="%d %b %Y" S-Time-Format="%I:%M:%S %p" --><input
TYPE="hidden" NAME="VTI-GROUP" VALUE="0"><!--webbot bot="SaveResults"
endspan i-checksum="43374" -->
<ul>
<li>Please identify yourself:<table>
<tr>
<td ALIGN="right"><em>Name</em></td>
<td><input NAME="Personal_username" SIZE="35"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td ALIGN="right"><em>email</em></td>
<td><input NAME="Personal_email" SIZE="35"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td ALIGN="right"><em>Company</em></td>
<td><input NAME="Personal_company" SIZE="35"> </td>
</tr>
</table></li>
</ul>
<p><input TYPE="submit" VALUE="Submit Data and Download the
Program"> <input TYPE="RESET" VALUE="Reset Form"> </p>
<input type="hidden" name="file" value="TPZero030003.zip">
</form>


Advice will be appreciated.

Stan Hilliard
 
Try moving the file to be created to the FP _private folder which by default has (should have) the
permissions required for writing by the FP Form Handler.

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================
 
Try moving the file to be created to the FP _private folder which by default has (should have) the
permissions required for writing by the FP Form Handler.

When I moved the confirm file to /_private/, Frontpage changed the
links it as it should. But I was surprised though that Frontpage also
changed the address and location of one of the two save files:

/zipfiles/tpzerodownloaddata.htm to-->
/_private/zipfiles/tpzerodownloaddata.csv.

That makes no sense to me.

I removed the other csv file from the code so I only save the user
data to one file now.

More importantly, I still get a white screen for the confirm file. The
email and the saving both work.

I changed the name of the input form page to
www.samplingplans.com/tpzerouserinput.htm

Stan Hilliard
 
I have a Frontpage form with three textboxes and Submit and Reset
buttons. I want the user to enter data and push submit.

The intent of this form is to perform three functions.
1) open a confirm page that has a link to a zip file that the user can
download.
2) Save the user information from textboxes to two files, as csv and a
htm.
3) Send me an email with the textbox information plus date, time, and
text from a hidden field.

The problem is when I design the form to perform all three functions
-- using form properties, and advanced properties -- I get only 2 of
the three.

When I specify:
1) save + email --> saves, emails, no confirm page -- therefore user
CANNOT download.
2) save only, no email ---> saves but no confirm page -- therefore
user CANNOT download.
3) email only, no save --->emails, confirms, user CAN download, no
saved files.

When there is no conformation page all I get is an all white window.
It seems that I cannot both save and have a confirmation page.

I am trying to figure out if the problem is in my settings or in the
server. I have used this method for years and worked until mid summer.
Is there any condition that would make saving prevent a conformation
page?

My provider has told me I have a windows plan. When I connect for FTP
(not for Frontpage web) I get the message:
215 UNIX Type: L8 Server: "WarFTPd 1.82.00-RC10" OS: "WIN32 (Windows
2000 5.0 2195 x86 2-CPU)"


PS: Here is the code of the form form the code window of FP2003.
The file is: www.samplingplans.com/tpzerouserinput3.htm

<form METHOD="POST" action="--WEBBOT-SELF--" onSubmit=""
name="USERINPUT">
<!--webbot bot="SaveResults"
U-File="zipfiles/tpzerodownloaddata.htm"
S-Format="HTML/BR" S-Label-Fields="TRUE"
B-Reverse-Chronology="FALSE"
U-File="zipfiles/tpzerodownloaddata.csv" S-Format="TEXT/CSV"
S-Label-Fields="TRUE" B-Reverse-Chronology="FALSE"
S-Email-Format="TEXT/PRE"
S-Email-Address="(e-mail address removed)"
B-Email-Label-Fields="TRUE"
S-Builtin-Fields="Date Time"
U-Confirmation-Url="tpzerouserconfirmation.htm" startspan
B-Email-Subject-From-Field="FALSE" S-Email-Subject="TPZERO DOWNLOADED"
S-Date-Format="%d %b %Y" S-Time-Format="%I:%M:%S %p" --><input
TYPE="hidden" NAME="VTI-GROUP" VALUE="0"><!--webbot bot="SaveResults"
endspan i-checksum="43374" -->
<ul>
<li>Please identify yourself:<table>
<tr>
<td ALIGN="right"><em>Name</em></td>
<td><input NAME="Personal_username" SIZE="35"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td ALIGN="right"><em>email</em></td>
<td><input NAME="Personal_email" SIZE="35"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td ALIGN="right"><em>Company</em></td>
<td><input NAME="Personal_company" SIZE="35"> </td>
</tr>
</table></li>
</ul>
<p><input TYPE="submit" VALUE="Submit Data and Download the
Program"> <input TYPE="RESET" VALUE="Reset Form"> </p>
<input type="hidden" name="file" value="TPZero030003.zip">
</form>


Advice will be appreciated.

Stan Hilliard

The server will load my confirmation page as long as I don't save user
data to file -- that might be a key here. Could there be something
conflicting in my code?

Stan Hilliard
 
Try setting the data file to be the default text format with the .txt extension and see if that
works.

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================
 
Try setting the data file to be the default text format with the .txt extension and see if that
works.

Hi Tom, before I saw this I started a new thread called:

"FP2003 Form Wizard - form saves to file but no confirmation page."
11/15/07 11:46PM

It describes doing as you suggest but to no avail.

Stan Hilliard
 
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