Form question - Still can't find answer!!!

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Hello,

I've been searching everywhere and I still can't find help.

Im using FP '03 and my site is hosted by bravenet.
The site allows people to post ads for other users to see.

I used the wizzard to create a form. The users fill out the form and send it
off. There is a confirmation page and the results are stored on a public page
so users can look through the ads. Everything works fine but I want more.

I want to control how the ads are stored like in a table or somthing. Right
now it is just seperated by a line. It can work but I want a more
professional feel to it. I've looked through database tutorials and they all
talk about sending the results to a database for the webmaster but not to a
public page! Eventually I want to add search components and things like that.
Please help!!

I have included the URL's so you can take a look. (It's still in the
construction/testing stage so some links don't work).

Here is where the ads are stored for now - http://upost2.com/search.htm
Here is where you post the ads - http://upost2.com/post.htm

Any suggestions/websites would be greatly appreciated!!!

Thanks!
 
Using the database results wizard in step 4 of 5 chose the "Table - one
record per row"

Then (if it was me) I would only display the listed Items and price (no
contact info)
Put a clickable link (Using the key code as a filter) to the contact info...

So you will have less clutter on the listing page (makes things easier to
find) and then when they find what they want the contact info is just a
click away...

HTH

bob
| Hello,
|
| I've been searching everywhere and I still can't find help.
|
| Im using FP '03 and my site is hosted by bravenet.
| The site allows people to post ads for other users to see.
|
| I used the wizzard to create a form. The users fill out the form and send
it
| off. There is a confirmation page and the results are stored on a public
page
| so users can look through the ads. Everything works fine but I want more.
|
| I want to control how the ads are stored like in a table or somthing.
Right
| now it is just seperated by a line. It can work but I want a more
| professional feel to it. I've looked through database tutorials and they
all
| talk about sending the results to a database for the webmaster but not to
a
| public page! Eventually I want to add search components and things like
that.
| Please help!!
|
| I have included the URL's so you can take a look. (It's still in the
| construction/testing stage so some links don't work).
|
| Here is where the ads are stored for now - http://upost2.com/search.htm
| Here is where you post the ads - http://upost2.com/post.htm
|
| Any suggestions/websites would be greatly appreciated!!!
|
| Thanks!
 
Okay, we're kinda getting somewhere...

I'm not familiar with databases but this is what I did:

In form properties. I checked "send to database." Then I had a database
created and they called it "post."

I then went to a newpage and did this: Insert->database->results.
I selected "ASP." I selected "Use an existing database connection" which is
called "post"
It already had the fields selected to use and I don't want to screw with the
border or anything yet. Finished.

It told me to change the filename of the form .asp so I did. I published my
site but when I went to the form page a box popped up and asked me to open a
document so I did and it brought me to the form page offline.

This is where I am. Sorry if it is confusing.

This is the URL of my database if it helps - http://upost2.com/new_page_1.asp
 
Im no expert on this but I don't think you can run ASP directly on an Apache
server.


| Okay, we're kinda getting somewhere...
|
| I'm not familiar with databases but this is what I did:
|
| In form properties. I checked "send to database." Then I had a database
| created and they called it "post."
|
| I then went to a newpage and did this: Insert->database->results.
| I selected "ASP." I selected "Use an existing database connection" which
is
| called "post"
| It already had the fields selected to use and I don't want to screw with
the
| border or anything yet. Finished.
|
| It told me to change the filename of the form .asp so I did. I published
my
| site but when I went to the form page a box popped up and asked me to open
a
| document so I did and it brought me to the form page offline.
|
| This is where I am. Sorry if it is confusing.
|
| This is the URL of my database if it helps -
http://upost2.com/new_page_1.asp
|
|
|
|
| "Bob" wrote:
|
| > Using the database results wizard in step 4 of 5 chose the "Table - one
| > record per row"
| >
| > Then (if it was me) I would only display the listed Items and price (no
| > contact info)
| > Put a clickable link (Using the key code as a filter) to the contact
info...
| >
| > So you will have less clutter on the listing page (makes things easier
to
| > find) and then when they find what they want the contact info is just a
| > click away...
| >
| > HTH
| >
| > bob
| > | > | Hello,
| > |
| > | I've been searching everywhere and I still can't find help.
| > |
| > | Im using FP '03 and my site is hosted by bravenet.
| > | The site allows people to post ads for other users to see.
| > |
| > | I used the wizzard to create a form. The users fill out the form and
send
| > it
| > | off. There is a confirmation page and the results are stored on a
public
| > page
| > | so users can look through the ads. Everything works fine but I want
more.
| > |
| > | I want to control how the ads are stored like in a table or somthing.
| > Right
| > | now it is just seperated by a line. It can work but I want a more
| > | professional feel to it. I've looked through database tutorials and
they
| > all
| > | talk about sending the results to a database for the webmaster but not
to
| > a
| > | public page! Eventually I want to add search components and things
like
| > that.
| > | Please help!!
| > |
| > | I have included the URL's so you can take a look. (It's still in the
| > | construction/testing stage so some links don't work).
| > |
| > | Here is where the ads are stored for now -
http://upost2.com/search.htm
| > | Here is where you post the ads - http://upost2.com/post.htm
| > |
| > | Any suggestions/websites would be greatly appreciated!!!
| > |
| > | Thanks!
| >
| >
| >
 
Your site must be hosted on a Windows IIS web server to use an Access database.

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In my sistuation is it considered to be an access database? Because I thought
it was a database within frontpage.
 
Yes but Frontpage creates an MS Access Database....the file with the MDB
extention indicates an Access Database file (*.mdb =
[M]icrosoft [D]ataase)
 
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