Sometimes people may not understand this is the FrontPage client newsgroup,
not the Publisher newsgroup.
And, the MVPs in each group have specialties for their product.
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Tom "Pepper" Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
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| Thomas Rowe emailed me a while ago and informed me it can't be done.
| Guess I'll leave the publisher stuff to the publisher folks.
|
| --
| Steve Easton
| Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| 95isalive
| This site is best viewed............
| .......................with a computer
|
in message
| | I wonder how she will do that with Publisher?
|
|
| > oops.
| > Don't forget the closing form tag
| >
| > </form>
| > </div>
| >
| > --
| > Steve Easton
| > Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| > 95isalive
| > This site is best viewed............
| > .......................with a computer
| >
| | > > Ok.
| > >
| > > Here are my thoughts.
| > >
| > > First: Your public server is running Apache /UNIX, obviously with FP
extensions.
| > > However, FP extensions for Apache/UNIX are written by RTR software,
www.rtr.com
| > > and not Microsoft, so that is "possibly" part of the issue, although
all of my sites run on
| apache
| > > and they use forms.
| > >
| > > Second: The actual form page.
| > > There are tables and span tags interspersed ( opened and closed )
between the input fields for
| > your
| > > form.
| > > Also the Submit and Reset buttons "appear" in the middle of the code
and not in "sequence" with
| > the
| > > form.
| > > I realize this is because the page uses absolute positioning, *but*
this may be part of the
| issue
| > as
| > > Absolute positioning can sometimes be "flakey" at best.
| > >
| > > What I would do: Create a table with 2 cells or a div which ever
you prefer, and then create
| > the
| > > form and it's input fields buttons etc in the right cell or div like
the example below
| > >
| > > <div>
| > > <form action=../_vti_bin/shtml.exe/index_files/Page316.htm method=post
| > > webbot-action="--WEBBOT-SELF--">
| > > <!--webbot bot="SaveResults"
s-email-address="(e-mail address removed)"
| > > s-email-format="TEXT/PRE" b-email-label-fields="TRUE"
| > > s-email-Subject="APC website registration" s-builtin-fields="Date
Time"
| > > b-email-subject-from-field="FALSE" startspan--><input
TYPE="hidden" NAME="VTI-GROUP"
| > > VALUE="0"><!--webbot bot="SaveResults" i-checksum="43374" endspan -->
| > > <input type=checkbox value=Yes name="School_class_one_person"
| > > v:shapes="_x0000_s1588">
| > >
| > > <input type=checkbox value=Yes name="School_class_couple"
| > > v:shapes="_x0000_s1593">
| > >
| > > <input type=checkbox value=Yes name="Six_week_class_couple"
| > > v:shapes="_x0000_s1504">
| > >
| > > /////////and so on and end with the following///////
| > >
| > > <input type=submit value=Submit v:shapes="_x0000_s1561">
| > > <input type=reset value=Reset v:shapes="_x0000_s1537">
| > > </div>
| > >
| > > hope this helps.
| > >
| > > --
| > > Steve Easton
| > > Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| > > 95isalive
| > > This site is best viewed............
| > > .......................with a computer
| > >
| > > | > > > Thank you David and Steve...again, my frustration lies in the fact
that my
| > > > need wasn't addressed and I don't have the time to rebuild this site
(and I
| > > > don't like the FP software). David, thank you in particular for
your
| > > > commitment to getting my issue resolved. You're the first to step
up to the
| > > > plate.
| > > >
| > > > Steve, the url is:
www.advancedparentingconcepts.com. You'd be
looking for
| > > > the class registration page. There is no need to input anything
before
| > > > hitting "submit." Once you hit submit, you'll be sent to the Form
| > > > Confirmatin page. You'll see the rectangles (or maybe Chinese)
above and
| > > > below the form properties I created, which show up just fine.
| > > >
| > > > The core question is: why would this confirmation page work
perfectly on
| > > > the MS Pub test server (using exact same files) and not on my ISP's
server?
| > > > I think that if we can figure that out, we'll have solved the issue
and saved
| > > > me a lot of time and money.
| > > >
| > > > Thank you all for your help...
| > > >
| > > > "Steve Easton" wrote:
| > > >
| > > > > Can you post a link so I can take a look??
| > > > >
| > > > > --
| > > > > Steve Easton
| > > > > Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| > > > > 95isalive
| > > > > This site is best viewed............
| > > > > ........................with a computer
| > > > >
| > > > > | > > > > > I have posted a website via Publisher 2003 using an http site
through
| > > > > > ipowerweb. Most of the site works fine, but when someone goes
to complete my
| > > > > > web form and hits the "submit" button, there are problems. The
information
| > > > > > from the form that I input is just fine (english, clear, etc.).
However, it
| > > > > > is supposed to say "Form Confirmation" and "Thank you for
submitting the
| > > > > > following information:" at the top of the page, then "Return to
form" at the
| > > > > > bottom. Instead of those words, my customers have seen either
rectangles or
| > > > > > chinese characters. What could cause the corruption of the
fpse, and how do
| > > > > > I fix it? Please help!!
| > > > > > --
| > > > > > Leah
| > > > >
| > > > >
| > > > >
| > >
| > >
| >
| >
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