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Edward Fitzgerald

I have created a site for a car dealer who features classic and specialty
cars and wants to be able to input pictures and text info about the cars.
Adding new cars and deleting those that have sold.
Can this be done using forms. I can't seem to find info specific to this.
Maybe a tutorial somewhere.
I am using fp2003. Thanks
Edward
 
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Jim Buyens

Yes, it can be done using forms.

The usual approach is to set up a database with one record
for each car. One of the database fields contains the name
of the picture file for that car.

To make this work really slick, you'd need to program the
site in something like ASP or ASP.NET.

Alternatively, you could:
o Use the FrontPage "Save Results to Database" feature
for adding record to the database.
o Use the FrontPage File Upload component for
uploading picture files.
o Use the FrontPage Database Results Wizard (plus a
bit of tweaking) to display the completed inventory.

Unfortunately, even with this approach, you'll probably
have to do some custom programming for functions like
correcting existing entries and deleting entries when the
cards are sold.

Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
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