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
 
T

Thomas A. Rowe

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
==============================================
 
S

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.

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
 
S

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
 
T

Thomas A. Rowe

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
==============================================
 

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