disabling or changing FrontPage automatic Submit page

E

ESSC

I have written a custom confirmation page which I want to use for a form.
When I hit the button (normal button) in firefox, it does link to the
confirmation page. However when i hit the button in IE, it goes nowhere.
Any suggestions?

Also, from the confirmation page if the visitor needs to make changes I have
a link back to the form (this works) and if everything is ok, they hit a
"submit" button. At this point I want the visitor to see a simple Thank
you...with navagation buttons to get back in the website.

However, I am getting either a generic FrontPage message or an error message
reading "Cannot run the FrontPage Server Extensions on this page" I've
searched Microsoft site and two FrontPage books and can't find answers to my
problems.
Sue
 
T

Thomas A. Rowe

Can you post the URL to the form page?

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
==============================================
Agents Real Estate Listing Network
http://www.NReal.com
==============================================
 
E

ESSC

Thomas thank you for responding so quickly. If I had known it would be that
quick, I would have hung around this morning.

I can post the URL to the form page, but I did not. I had the submit button
on the confirmation page. Should it be on the form page?

This is the way I had envisioned it working: the visitor would fill out the
form, click a button which would tak them to the confirmation page to check
the information, then if it was ok, they would submit the information from
the confirmation page by clicking the submit button.

I'm wondering now if this is smart. I'm not having them confirm all info,
so if I submit from the confirm page would I get all info from the forms page?
 
A

Andrew Murray

Thomas wasn't actually asking "can you post the url to the page" (of course
you can....) He wants to you to post the URL to your page so we can see the
problem you're asking about.

So....please reply, and include the URL to your page.

If you make your custom confirmation page, you can include whatever you like
on this page, since it appears once the data has been sent. So, you can put
a link back to your home page in the normal way you would insert any link on
a page. (Insert > Hyperlink).
 
E

ESSC

Thanks for your reply, Andrew. You are right: "of course I can post the
url". Sorry, as my four year old grandson says, "I wasn't thinking straight.
I was thinking on a curve." My temporary site (so I can know this is
working) is nhstaff.org. Click on the Garden Party button under Special
Events. If you view this in IE, the confirm information button does not work
so that you can see the confirmation page. However it does work in Firefox.
The submit button doesn't work in either one. I have the same problems with
the Contact Us page form.

Sue
 
S

Stefan B Rusynko

Remove the hyperlink surrounding the submit button and make it a submit button

Change

<a href="confirmgardenparty.htm">
<input type="button" value="Confirm Information" name="confirmgardenpartyinfo" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial Narrow;
color: #800000"></a>

to

<input type="submit" value="Confirm Information" name="confirmgardenpartyinfo" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial Narrow;
color: #800000">
--

_____________________________________________
SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
http://www.frontpagemvps.com/FrontPageNewsGroups/tabid/53/Default.aspx
_____________________________________________


| Thanks for your reply, Andrew. You are right: "of course I can post the
| url". Sorry, as my four year old grandson says, "I wasn't thinking straight.
| I was thinking on a curve." My temporary site (so I can know this is
| working) is nhstaff.org. Click on the Garden Party button under Special
| Events. If you view this in IE, the confirm information button does not work
| so that you can see the confirmation page. However it does work in Firefox.
| The submit button doesn't work in either one. I have the same problems with
| the Contact Us page form.
|
| Sue
|
|
| "Andrew Murray" wrote:
|
| > Thomas wasn't actually asking "can you post the url to the page" (of course
| > you can....) He wants to you to post the URL to your page so we can see the
| > problem you're asking about.
| >
| > So....please reply, and include the URL to your page.
| >
| > If you make your custom confirmation page, you can include whatever you like
| > on this page, since it appears once the data has been sent. So, you can put
| > a link back to your home page in the normal way you would insert any link on
| > a page. (Insert > Hyperlink).
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > | > > Thomas thank you for responding so quickly. If I had known it would be
| > > that
| > > quick, I would have hung around this morning.
| > >
| > > I can post the URL to the form page, but I did not. I had the submit
| > > button
| > > on the confirmation page. Should it be on the form page?
| > >
| > > This is the way I had envisioned it working: the visitor would fill out
| > > the
| > > form, click a button which would tak them to the confirmation page to
| > > check
| > > the information, then if it was ok, they would submit the information from
| > > the confirmation page by clicking the submit button.
| > >
| > > I'm wondering now if this is smart. I'm not having them confirm all info,
| > > so if I submit from the confirm page would I get all info from the forms
| > > page?
| > > "Thomas A. Rowe" wrote:
| > >
| > >> Can you post the URL to the form page?
| > >>
| > >> --
| > >> ==============================================
| > >> Thomas A. Rowe
| > >> Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| > >> ==============================================
| > >> Agents Real Estate Listing Network
| > >> http://www.NReal.com
| > >> ==============================================
| > >>
| > >>
| > >> | > >> >I have written a custom confirmation page which I want to use for a
| > >> >form.
| > >> > When I hit the button (normal button) in firefox, it does link to the
| > >> > confirmation page. However when i hit the button in IE, it goes
| > >> > nowhere.
| > >> > Any suggestions?
| > >> >
| > >> > Also, from the confirmation page if the visitor needs to make changes I
| > >> > have
| > >> > a link back to the form (this works) and if everything is ok, they hit
| > >> > a
| > >> > "submit" button. At this point I want the visitor to see a simple
| > >> > Thank
| > >> > you...with navagation buttons to get back in the website.
| > >> >
| > >> > However, I am getting either a generic FrontPage message or an error
| > >> > message
| > >> > reading "Cannot run the FrontPage Server Extensions on this page" I've
| > >> > searched Microsoft site and two FrontPage books and can't find answers
| > >> > to my
| > >> > problems.
| > >> > Sue
| > >>
| > >>
| > >>
| >
| >
| >
 
E

ESSC

Stefan, I want visitors to be able to check their information and make
necessary changes before they submit. I don't want to confuse them with two
submit buttons. I guess what I am missing is the understanding of how a
submit button works. Since I can't follow the path of my submit button, I
don't know where the visitor ends up when they click it.

I appreciate you-all trying to help. I am very frustrated that I can't find
in writing the informaiton I need about push buttons. I have searched
Microsoft and I have the two books: "Step by Step, Microsoft Office FrontPage
2003" and "FrontPage 2003, the Missing Manual" Is there a better manual?

Sue
Stefan B Rusynko said:
Remove the hyperlink surrounding the submit button and make it a submit button

Change

<a href="confirmgardenparty.htm">
<input type="button" value="Confirm Information" name="confirmgardenpartyinfo" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial Narrow;
color: #800000"></a>

to

<input type="submit" value="Confirm Information" name="confirmgardenpartyinfo" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial Narrow;
color: #800000">
--

_____________________________________________
SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
http://www.frontpagemvps.com/FrontPageNewsGroups/tabid/53/Default.aspx
_____________________________________________


| Thanks for your reply, Andrew. You are right: "of course I can post the
| url". Sorry, as my four year old grandson says, "I wasn't thinking straight.
| I was thinking on a curve." My temporary site (so I can know this is
| working) is nhstaff.org. Click on the Garden Party button under Special
| Events. If you view this in IE, the confirm information button does not work
| so that you can see the confirmation page. However it does work in Firefox.
| The submit button doesn't work in either one. I have the same problems with
| the Contact Us page form.
|
| Sue
|
|
| "Andrew Murray" wrote:
|
| > Thomas wasn't actually asking "can you post the url to the page" (of course
| > you can....) He wants to you to post the URL to your page so we can see the
| > problem you're asking about.
| >
| > So....please reply, and include the URL to your page.
| >
| > If you make your custom confirmation page, you can include whatever you like
| > on this page, since it appears once the data has been sent. So, you can put
| > a link back to your home page in the normal way you would insert any link on
| > a page. (Insert > Hyperlink).
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > | > > Thomas thank you for responding so quickly. If I had known it would be
| > > that
| > > quick, I would have hung around this morning.
| > >
| > > I can post the URL to the form page, but I did not. I had the submit
| > > button
| > > on the confirmation page. Should it be on the form page?
| > >
| > > This is the way I had envisioned it working: the visitor would fill out
| > > the
| > > form, click a button which would tak them to the confirmation page to
| > > check
| > > the information, then if it was ok, they would submit the information from
| > > the confirmation page by clicking the submit button.
| > >
| > > I'm wondering now if this is smart. I'm not having them confirm all info,
| > > so if I submit from the confirm page would I get all info from the forms
| > > page?
| > > "Thomas A. Rowe" wrote:
| > >
| > >> Can you post the URL to the form page?
| > >>
| > >> --
| > >> ==============================================
| > >> Thomas A. Rowe
| > >> Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| > >> ==============================================
| > >> Agents Real Estate Listing Network
| > >> http://www.NReal.com
| > >> ==============================================
| > >>
| > >>
| > >> | > >> >I have written a custom confirmation page which I want to use for a
| > >> >form.
| > >> > When I hit the button (normal button) in firefox, it does link to the
| > >> > confirmation page. However when i hit the button in IE, it goes
| > >> > nowhere.
| > >> > Any suggestions?
| > >> >
| > >> > Also, from the confirmation page if the visitor needs to make changes I
| > >> > have
| > >> > a link back to the form (this works) and if everything is ok, they hit
| > >> > a
| > >> > "submit" button. At this point I want the visitor to see a simple
| > >> > Thank
| > >> > you...with navagation buttons to get back in the website.
| > >> >
| > >> > However, I am getting either a generic FrontPage message or an error
| > >> > message
| > >> > reading "Cannot run the FrontPage Server Extensions on this page" I've
| > >> > searched Microsoft site and two FrontPage books and can't find answers
| > >> > to my
| > >> > problems.
| > >> > Sue
| > >>
| > >>
| > >>
| >
| >
| >
Click to expand...
 
R

Ronx

To enable the visitor to go to a page to check their data will require
server side scripting in whatever language your host supports (asp,
asp.NET, PHP, Perl/CGI, etc.) or can be done using JavaScript - but this
will fail if the user's browser has JavaScript disabled, and will limit the
amount of data (including field names) that can be handled. FrontPage
extensions cannot deal with such a function.

It has been a very long time since I last saw a web form that permitted
changing the data as an intermediate step before processing. Visitors
should check their data before hitting the submit button - essential fields
should be entered twice if necessary, and a link supplied on the thank-you
page for altering anything.
--
Ron Symonds - Microsoft MVP (FrontPage)
Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
FrontPage Support: http://www.frontpagemvps.com/

ESSC said:
Stefan, I want visitors to be able to check their information and make
necessary changes before they submit. I don't want to confuse them with
two
submit buttons. I guess what I am missing is the understanding of how a
submit button works. Since I can't follow the path of my submit button,
I
don't know where the visitor ends up when they click it.

I appreciate you-all trying to help. I am very frustrated that I can't
find
in writing the informaiton I need about push buttons. I have searched
Microsoft and I have the two books: "Step by Step, Microsoft Office
FrontPage
2003" and "FrontPage 2003, the Missing Manual" Is there a better manual?

Sue
Stefan B Rusynko said:
Remove the hyperlink surrounding the submit button and make it a submit
button

Change

<a href="confirmgardenparty.htm">
<input type="button" value="Confirm Information"
name="confirmgardenpartyinfo" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial
Narrow;
color: #800000"></a>

to

<input type="submit" value="Confirm Information"
name="confirmgardenpartyinfo" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial
Narrow;
color: #800000">
--

_____________________________________________
SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
http://www.frontpagemvps.com/FrontPageNewsGroups/tabid/53/Default.aspx
_____________________________________________


| Thanks for your reply, Andrew. You are right: "of course I can post
the
| url". Sorry, as my four year old grandson says, "I wasn't thinking
straight.
| I was thinking on a curve." My temporary site (so I can know this is
| working) is nhstaff.org. Click on the Garden Party button under
Special
| Events. If you view this in IE, the confirm information button does
not work
| so that you can see the confirmation page. However it does work in
Firefox.
| The submit button doesn't work in either one. I have the same
problems with
| the Contact Us page form.
|
| Sue
|
|
| "Andrew Murray" wrote:
|
| > Thomas wasn't actually asking "can you post the url to the page" (of
course
| > you can....) He wants to you to post the URL to your page so we can
see the
| > problem you're asking about.
| >
| > So....please reply, and include the URL to your page.
| >
| > If you make your custom confirmation page, you can include whatever
you like
| > on this page, since it appears once the data has been sent. So, you
can put
| > a link back to your home page in the normal way you would insert any
link on
| > a page. (Insert > Hyperlink).
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > | > > Thomas thank you for responding so quickly. If I had known it
would be
| > > that
| > > quick, I would have hung around this morning.
| > >
| > > I can post the URL to the form page, but I did not. I had the
submit
| > > button
| > > on the confirmation page. Should it be on the form page?
| > >
| > > This is the way I had envisioned it working: the visitor would
fill out
| > > the
| > > form, click a button which would tak them to the confirmation page
to
| > > check
| > > the information, then if it was ok, they would submit the
information from
| > > the confirmation page by clicking the submit button.
| > >
| > > I'm wondering now if this is smart. I'm not having them confirm
all info,
| > > so if I submit from the confirm page would I get all info from the
forms
| > > page?
| > > "Thomas A. Rowe" wrote:
| > >
| > >> Can you post the URL to the form page?
| > >>
| > >> --
| > >> ==============================================
| > >> Thomas A. Rowe
| > >> Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| > >> ==============================================
| > >> Agents Real Estate Listing Network
| > >> http://www.NReal.com
| > >> ==============================================
| > >>
| > >>
| > >> | > >> >I have written a custom confirmation page which I want to use
for a
| > >> >form.
| > >> > When I hit the button (normal button) in firefox, it does link
to the
| > >> > confirmation page. However when i hit the button in IE, it
goes
| > >> > nowhere.
| > >> > Any suggestions?
| > >> >
| > >> > Also, from the confirmation page if the visitor needs to make
changes I
| > >> > have
| > >> > a link back to the form (this works) and if everything is ok,
they hit
| > >> > a
| > >> > "submit" button. At this point I want the visitor to see a
simple
| > >> > Thank
| > >> > you...with navagation buttons to get back in the website.
| > >> >
| > >> > However, I am getting either a generic FrontPage message or an
error
| > >> > message
| > >> > reading "Cannot run the FrontPage Server Extensions on this
page" I've
| > >> > searched Microsoft site and two FrontPage books and can't find
answers
| > >> > to my
| > >> > problems.
| > >> > Sue
| > >>
| > >>
| > >>
| >
| >
| >
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
E

ESSC

Ron, thank you. You have cleared up my muddy thinking and therefore my
concerns.
Sue

Ronx said:
To enable the visitor to go to a page to check their data will require
server side scripting in whatever language your host supports (asp,
asp.NET, PHP, Perl/CGI, etc.) or can be done using JavaScript - but this
will fail if the user's browser has JavaScript disabled, and will limit the
amount of data (including field names) that can be handled. FrontPage
extensions cannot deal with such a function.

It has been a very long time since I last saw a web form that permitted
changing the data as an intermediate step before processing. Visitors
should check their data before hitting the submit button - essential fields
should be entered twice if necessary, and a link supplied on the thank-you
page for altering anything.
--
Ron Symonds - Microsoft MVP (FrontPage)
Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
FrontPage Support: http://www.frontpagemvps.com/

ESSC said:
Stefan, I want visitors to be able to check their information and make
necessary changes before they submit. I don't want to confuse them with
two
submit buttons. I guess what I am missing is the understanding of how a
submit button works. Since I can't follow the path of my submit button,
I
don't know where the visitor ends up when they click it.

I appreciate you-all trying to help. I am very frustrated that I can't
find
in writing the informaiton I need about push buttons. I have searched
Microsoft and I have the two books: "Step by Step, Microsoft Office
FrontPage
2003" and "FrontPage 2003, the Missing Manual" Is there a better manual?

Sue
Stefan B Rusynko said:
Remove the hyperlink surrounding the submit button and make it a submit
button

Change

<a href="confirmgardenparty.htm">
<input type="button" value="Confirm Information"
name="confirmgardenpartyinfo" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial
Narrow;
color: #800000"></a>

to

<input type="submit" value="Confirm Information"
name="confirmgardenpartyinfo" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial
Narrow;
color: #800000">
--

_____________________________________________
SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
http://www.frontpagemvps.com/FrontPageNewsGroups/tabid/53/Default.aspx
_____________________________________________


| Thanks for your reply, Andrew. You are right: "of course I can post
the
| url". Sorry, as my four year old grandson says, "I wasn't thinking
straight.
| I was thinking on a curve." My temporary site (so I can know this is
| working) is nhstaff.org. Click on the Garden Party button under
Special
| Events. If you view this in IE, the confirm information button does
not work
| so that you can see the confirmation page. However it does work in
Firefox.
| The submit button doesn't work in either one. I have the same
problems with
| the Contact Us page form.
|
| Sue
|
|
| "Andrew Murray" wrote:
|
| > Thomas wasn't actually asking "can you post the url to the page" (of
course
| > you can....) He wants to you to post the URL to your page so we can
see the
| > problem you're asking about.
| >
| > So....please reply, and include the URL to your page.
| >
| > If you make your custom confirmation page, you can include whatever
you like
| > on this page, since it appears once the data has been sent. So, you
can put
| > a link back to your home page in the normal way you would insert any
link on
| > a page. (Insert > Hyperlink).
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > | > > Thomas thank you for responding so quickly. If I had known it
would be
| > > that
| > > quick, I would have hung around this morning.
| > >
| > > I can post the URL to the form page, but I did not. I had the
submit
| > > button
| > > on the confirmation page. Should it be on the form page?
| > >
| > > This is the way I had envisioned it working: the visitor would
fill out
| > > the
| > > form, click a button which would tak them to the confirmation page
to
| > > check
| > > the information, then if it was ok, they would submit the
information from
| > > the confirmation page by clicking the submit button.
| > >
| > > I'm wondering now if this is smart. I'm not having them confirm
all info,
| > > so if I submit from the confirm page would I get all info from the
forms
| > > page?
| > > "Thomas A. Rowe" wrote:
| > >
| > >> Can you post the URL to the form page?
| > >>
| > >> --
| > >> ==============================================
| > >> Thomas A. Rowe
| > >> Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| > >> ==============================================
| > >> Agents Real Estate Listing Network
| > >> http://www.NReal.com
| > >> ==============================================
| > >>
| > >>
| > >> | > >> >I have written a custom confirmation page which I want to use
for a
| > >> >form.
| > >> > When I hit the button (normal button) in firefox, it does link
to the
| > >> > confirmation page. However when i hit the button in IE, it
goes
| > >> > nowhere.
| > >> > Any suggestions?
| > >> >
| > >> > Also, from the confirmation page if the visitor needs to make
changes I
| > >> > have
| > >> > a link back to the form (this works) and if everything is ok,
they hit
| > >> > a
| > >> > "submit" button. At this point I want the visitor to see a
simple
| > >> > Thank
| > >> > you...with navagation buttons to get back in the website.
| > >> >
| > >> > However, I am getting either a generic FrontPage message or an
error
| > >> > message
| > >> > reading "Cannot run the FrontPage Server Extensions on this
page" I've
| > >> > searched Microsoft site and two FrontPage books and can't find
answers
| > >> > to my
| > >> > problems.
| > >> > Sue
| > >>
| > >>
| > >>
| >
| >
| >
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