1) the save results folder is incorrect, You have untiemytv\_private:\form_results.csv
and it should be _private\form_results.csv
2) make sure your hosts has enabled email transport
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| Can anyone help me out on this one using FP2003
| I am trying to get the form on the Choice page to work on this web site.
| I am lost with the instruction to do so - can someone give me a simple
| answer as to how to achieve it
http://www.untiemytv.com/
| Thanks
| Padito
| "custom validation error page" <custom validation error
| (e-mail address removed)> wrote in message
| | > Sue, I solved this problem a long time ago. All I can do is repeat what I
| > wrote in the above thread which helped me solve the problem of a creating
| > a
| > custom page and not losing the inputed data when the person returned to
| > the
| > form after viewing validation errors. Here is what I wrote:
| >
| > "I was able to create my own Validation Error Page that would list the
| > errors (that is, the fields not completed) when the user hit the Submit
| > button. I found the following info in a Frontpage Book at Border's. Here's
| > what it said (it worked well for me):
| >
| > "'You can create your own Validation Error Page which will give the same
| > bulleted list of validation errors that you see in the default Validation
| > Error Page. Select Insert<Web Components<Advanced Controls<Confirmation
| > Field
| > and type Validation Error as name for Confirmation Field. The problem is
| > that
| > what you really want to write is Validation-Error but it will be rejected
| > because of the hyphen. So after writing Validation Error, then switch to
| > HTML
| > view and change Validation Error to exactly Validation-Error. (It is case
| > sensitive). Now what will happen is that when someone hits the Submit
| > button
| > for your form, the Confirmation field will display the validation errors
| > list.'
| >
| > To complete my custom Validation Error Page, I instructed tthe user to hit
| > the <BACK> button to return to the Form without losing the data already
| > inputed. If you want to see how mine works, go to my web site at
| >
http://serenityonlinetherapy.com/ and click on the questionnaire and hit
| > the
| > submit button and see what happens. Good luck"
| >
| >
| > "ESSC" wrote:
| >
| >> Carl, I am having a similar problem with the "submit" button. I want a
| >> custom page to show instead of the generic FrontPage "Thank You for
| >> submitting the following". Do you know how I disable or change the
| >> FrontPage
| >> automatic message page? I've searched Microsoft help and have two
| >> FrontPage
| >> books and can't find the answer.
| >>
| >> Sue
| >>
| >> "Carl" wrote:
| >>
| >> > Lacey, I was able to create my own Validation Error Page that would
| >> > list the
| >> > errors (that is, the fields not completed) when the user hit the Submit
| >> > button. I found the following info in a Frontpage Book at Border's.
| >> > Here's
| >> > what it said (it worked well for me):
| >> >
| >> > "You can create your own Validation Error Page which will give the same
| >> > bulleted list of validation errors that you see in the default
| >> > Validation
| >> > Error Page. Select Insert<Web Components<Advanced Controls<Confirmation
| >> > Field
| >> > and type Validation Error as name for Confirmation Field. The problem
| >> > is that
| >> > what you really want to write is Validation-Error but it will be
| >> > rejected
| >> > because of the hyphen. So after writing Validation Error, then switch
| >> > to HTML
| >> > view and change Validation Error to exactly Validation-Error. (It is
| >> > case
| >> > sensitive). Now what will happen is that when someone hits the Submit
| >> > button
| >> > for your form, the Confirmation field will display the validation
| >> > errors
| >> > list.
| >> >
| >> > To complete my custom Validation Error Page, I instructed tthe user to
| >> > hit
| >> > the <BACK> button to return to the Form without losing the data already
| >> > inputed. If you want to see how mine works, go to my web site at
| >> >
http://serenityonlinetherapy.com/ and click on the questionnaire and
| >> > hit the
| >> > submit button and see what happens. Good luck, Lacey!!!
| >> >
| >> > "Lacey St. Clair" wrote:
| >> >
| >> > > Hi Carl!
| >> > >
| >> > > I am going through the same thing with the form validation, what did
| >> > > you
| >> > > figure out? Thanks for your assistance!
| >> > >
| >> > > Lacey
| >> > >
| >> > >
| >> > > "Carl" wrote:
| >> > >
| >> > > > Thanks for everyone's help. I figured out how to do what I wanted
| >> > > > to do. Let
| >> > > > me iknow if you have the same problem and want to know how I fixed
| >> > > > it. Thanks
| >> > > > again.
| >> > > >
| >> > > > "Carl" wrote:
| >> > > >
| >> > > > > I'm continuing to try to figure this out and getting nowhere. I
| >> > > > > am not able
| >> > > > > to change anything in the default Validation Failure Page , and
| >> > > > > its Return to
| >> > > > > Form link causes all the inputed data to be lost (when it
| >> > > > > returns).
| >> > > > >
| >> > > > > I have tried creating my own Custom Validation Failure Page but I
| >> > > > > can not
| >> > > > > get it to list the Form Fields that need to be competed.
| >> > > > >
| >> > > > > I tried changing TOOLS<WEB SETTINGS<ADVANCED<CLIENT LIST< to
| >> > > > > "JavaScript
| >> > > > > "instead of "None" so that the Form Rules wil be stored as a
| >> > > > > script inside
| >> > > > > the Web pages instead of on the server so - as you suggested
| >> > > > > Thomas - the
| >> > > > > visitor is informed of mssing Form Fields before the Submit
| >> > > > > button is clicked
| >> > > > > - but I am unable to get that working either.
| >> > > > >
| >> > > > > All I want is to have a Validation Failure Page that lists the
| >> > > > > missing Form
| >> > > > > Fields and returns the visitor to the Form with his or her
| >> > > > > already-inputed
| >> > > > > data in tact. How can I do this. Thanks for anyone's help who
| >> > > > > undestands and
| >> > > > > can correct this problem.
| >> > > > >
| >> > > > > Carl
| >> > > > >
| >> > > > > "Carl" wrote:
| >> > > > >
| >> > > > > > How do I not use it when there is a default Validation Failure
| >> > > > > > Page that will
| >> > > > > > appear if a required Form Field is not completed?
| >> > > > > >
| >> > > > > > "Thomas A. Rowe" wrote:
| >> > > > > >
| >> > > > > > > Don't use the a Validation Failure page, this way the user
| >> > > > > > > will be prompted to complete each failed
| >> > > > > > > field prior to the form being submitted.
| >> > > > > > >
| >> > > > > > > --
| >> > > > > > > ==============================================
| >> > > > > > > Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
| >> > > > > > > ==============================================
| >> > > > > > > If you feel your current issue is a results of installing
| >> > > > > > > a Service Pack or security update, please contact
| >> > > > > > > Microsoft Product Support Services:
| >> > > > > > >
http://support.microsoft.com
| >> > > > > > > If the problem can be shown to have been caused by a
| >> > > > > > > security update, then there is usually no charge for the
| >> > > > > > > call.
| >> > > > > > > ==============================================
| >> > > > > > >
| >> > > > > > > | >> > > > > > > > MikeR, thanks for your help. When the SUBMIT button is
| >> > > > > > > > clicked, if required
| >> > > > > > > > Form Felds have not been filled, then it goes to a default
| >> > > > > > > > "Validation
| >> > > > > > > > Failure Page" that lists the fields that need to be
| >> > > > > > > > completed - (thus it
| >> > > > > > > > doesn't go to my custom Confimation Page unless all
| >> > > > > > > > required fields are
| >> > > > > > > > filled).
| >> > > > > > > >
| >> > > > > > > > So when the user returns to the FORM to complete the
| >> > > > > > > > missing fields, all the
| >> > > > > > > > data previously entered is erased and he or she has to
| >> > > > > > > > start all over again.
| >> > > > > > > > I would think that the default Validation Failure Page
| >> > > > > > > > would have the HTML
| >> > > > > > > > you suggested. Are you saying that I need to make a custom
| >> > > > > > > > Validation Failure
| >> > > > > > > > Page and include the HTML? It sounded like you said I
| >> > > > > > > > should put it on the
| >> > > > > > > > Confirmation Page, which would only appear if all the
| >> > > > > > > > required fields were
| >> > > > > > > > completed. Thanks again for any help you can give me. I'm
| >> > > > > > > > still confused
| >> > > > > > > > about what to do.
| >> > > > > > > > CArl
| >> > > > > > > >
| >> > > > > > > > "MikeR" wrote:
| >> > > > > > > >
| >> > > > > > > >> Carl -
| >> > > > > > > >> It sounds like the submit button on the data entry form(s)
| >> > > > > > > >> takes the user to a
| >> > > > > > > >> confirmation page. You could also do some validation on
| >> > > > > > > >> the page itself, before it goes.
| >> > > > > > > >> Right click a field, look at properties, then validate.
| >> > > > > > > >>
| >> > > > > > > >> This on the confirmation will take you back 1 previous
| >> > > > > > > >> page, and the data should still be
| >> > > > > > > >> there. Copy it into Notepad, then copy from there into the
| >> > > > > > > >> HTML view of your confirmation
| >> > > > > > > >> page. For more info Google history.back
| >> > > > > > > >>
| >> > > > > > > >> <FORM>
| >> > > > > > > >> <INPUT type="button" value="Click here to go back"
| >> > > > > > > >> onClick="history.back()">
| >> > > > > > > >> </FORM>
| >> > > > > > > >>
| >> > > > > > > >> HTH
| >> > > > > > > >> MikeR 1st
| >> > > > > > > >>
| >> > > > > > > >> Carl wrote:
| >> > > > > > > >> > I have several rather lengthy forms on my web site that
| >> > > > > > > >> > require a lot of data
| >> > > > > > > >> > entered. I want to require the visitor to fill certain
| >> > > > > > > >> > text boxes but what I
| >> > > > > > > >> > have noticed is that if they don't and then get the
| >> > > > > > > >> > default validation
| >> > > > > > > >> > failure notice, the when they return to the form, all
| >> > > > > > > >> > the inputed data is
| >> > > > > > > >> > gone - so they'll have to fill it out all over again.
| >> > > > > > > >> >
| >> > > > > > > >> > Is there anyway to insure that when the vaildation
| >> > > > > > > >> > failure page tells them
| >> > > > > > > >> > what they neglected to complete, they won't lose all the
| >> > > > > > > >> > data that ws
| >> > > > > > > >> > correctly inputed? Thanks for your help.?
| >> > > > > > > >>
| >> > > > > > >
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