Microsoft KB Archive/242431

= PUB2000: Troubleshooting Form Controls from Publisher =

Article ID: 242431

Article Last Modified on 8/6/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Publisher 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q242431



SUMMARY
Microsoft Publisher 2000 has the ability to create Web Forms that can be used to input data such as names and address, and even sell goods. These form controls only work on servers that meet certain requirements.

Publisher 2000 can use any of the following options to retrieve data:


 * Save the data in a file on my Web Server

This option requires your Internet service provider (ISP) to support Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions version 2.0 or later.
 * Send data to me in e-mail

This option requires your ISP to support Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions version 3.0 or later.
 * Use a program from my ISP

This option configures your form to call to identifiers in CGI Script that your ISP has on the server. This option is not one that Publisher 2000 supports directly. You can use this option if your ISP supports a standard script.



Identify if the Server Supports FrontPage Extensions or Services
To determine if your Web server supports FrontPage Server Extensions:

 Click Start, and then click Run. In the Open box, type the following line

http:// / /_vti_inf.html

where  is the name of the Web server and   is the folder on the Web server in which your Web pages are stored. Click OK.

If the Web server supports FrontPage Server Extensions, you see the following Web page:

FrontPage Configuration Information

In the HTML comments, this page contains configuration information that the FrontPage Explorer and FrontPage Editor need to communicate with the FrontPage server extensions installed on this web server. Do not delete this page.

If you do not see this message, your Web server does not support FrontPage Server Extensions.

Determine the Version of FrontPage Server Extensions Supported
To determine the version of FrontPage Server Extensions supported by the Web server:

 While the configuration information page is still open in your browser, click Source on the View menu. Scan the text for the following entry

 Compare the number found in step 2 to the following list to determine the version of FrontPage Server Extensions that is supported by the server.

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Posting a Web Site with a Form Using the Web Publishing Wizard
NOTE: These steps assume that you have already saved your Web site to a folder on your hard disk.

 Click Start, point to Programs, point to Internet Explorer, and then click Web Publishing Wizard.</li> Web Publishing Wizard (WPW) prompts you for the folder you want to publish to the Web. Since most Web sites use multiple files, the WPW prefers to publish folders.

Click Browse folders, and select the folder you want to publish. Click OK, and then click Next.</li>  Type a friendly name for your Web server when you are prompted to. If you run the WPW again, you can refer to this friendly name again to avoid the initial prompts.

You can choose what type of file transfer method your ISP uses. If you don't know, you can choose Automatically Select Service Provider. This option is available by clicking the Advanced button.

If you choose Automatically Select Service Provider, the WPW downloads the home page for your provider and checks the source HTML code for the following tag: <META name="postinfo" content=[PostInfo URL]> The WPW then downloads the PostInfo.html file from the specified URL. This file tells the WPW what method to use and what destination folder to use.

If the Wizard can't find any PostInfo information, it assumes you are using FTP. It then prompts you for your user name and your password (for the ISP, not for your local area network).

NOTE: For forms controls to work correctly, you should manually select FrontPage Extended Web instead of having WPW automatically detect the services on the server.

</li> If necessary, type the URL (Universal Resource Locator) address and the local directory in which the files being transferred are located. This information should already be present.

When you click Next, the WPW validates the information you provided and either allows the transfer, asks you for a user name and password for secure sites, or you receive the following message:

A connection with the server could not be established.

If you receive this error message, then the URL is invalid. You must contact your ISP to obtain the correct URL.</li> Once the URL has been verified and the connection made, the WPW may prompt you for a user name and a password if the server is a protected server. Otherwise WPW transfers the files to your Web site.</li></ol>

Additional query words: pub2k pub9 pub 2k 2000 pub2000 ms_pub mspub webpage

Keywords: kbhowto kbinfo kbweb KB242431

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