Guest book setup for a novice

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Mark

I have seen many similar posts about this topic in the forum but I cannot find the specific answer to my query, so please excuse my ignorance.

I have used the Guest book creating feature in FP, but do not understand how to display the results - where does the guestlog.htm file send the comments posted? They are not displayed anywhere on the webpage. I would like them to be displayed under the guest book entry form if possible. Please help!
 
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Stefan B Rusynko

1) The Guest book requires publishing the web using FP in http mode and the FP Server Extensions on the hosted site
- if that's what you have done, provide a URL to the published site / page
2) Make sure in your local copy you move the file guestlog.htm to the _private folder (which has write permissions)
- then in guestbook.htm right click the Form for Form Properties and make sure the path for Send To is pointing to the new location
at _private/guestlog.htm
- also check the include page properties (below the form) to see if the path there is the same
- re publish the site




| I have seen many similar posts about this topic in the forum but I cannot find the specific answer to my query, so please excuse
my ignorance.
|
| I have used the Guest book creating feature in FP, but do not understand how to display the results - where does the guestlog.htm
file send the comments posted? They are not displayed anywhere on the webpage. I would like them to be displayed under the guest
book entry form if possible. Please help!
 
M

Mark

Thank you for your help.

However, I still don not understand how other users can view what they and others have written in the guest book - ie how do I display the comments that are sent to the guestlog.htm?

My URL is www.markkenjicondon.com

thank you

"
 
S

Stefan B Rusynko

Have you Published your site w/ the guestbook.htm page?
- I don't find a guestbook.htm page or link anywhere at www.markkenjicondon.com




| Thank you for your help.
|
| However, I still don not understand how other users can view what they and others have written in the guest book - ie how do I
display the comments that are sent to the guestlog.htm?
|
| My URL is www.markkenjicondon.com
|
| thank you
|
| "
 
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Richard Hammond

I found the guestbook and left a short note. Is that note supposed to remain
there to be viewed by subsequent visitors?
Richard
Have you Published your site w/ the guestbook.htm page?
- I don't find a guestbook.htm page or link anywhere at
www.markkenjicondon.com




| Thank you for your help.
|
| However, I still don not understand how other users can view what they and
others have written in the guest book - ie how do I
display the comments that are sent to the guestlog.htm?
|
| My URL is www.markkenjicondon.com
|
| thank you
|
| "
 
M

Mark

The guestbook link is after the "English" link from the front page, third line down under the photos. Thank you for trying.
 
R

Richard Hammond

OK - I hope someone comes up with a fix for you (and for me!).

Richard
Thank you. Yes, it's supposed to remain there to be viewed by all visitors.
 
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Stefan B Rusynko

1) remove all spaces from file names - illegal html and breaks your links
- rename guest book Eng.htm to say guest_book_Eng.htm
2) you have deleted the webbot include code (pointing to guestlog.htm) from the bottom of the original page template
Open the guestbook page, switch to Html/Code view and after the closing form tag (</form>) paste the below code:

<p><em>After you submit your comments, you will need to reload this page with your browser in order to see your additions to the
log.</em></p>
<!--webbot bot="Include" tag="BODY" u-include="_private/guestlog.htm" --><hr>

Then publish your changes




| The guestbook link is after the "English" link from the front page, third line down under the photos. Thank you for trying.
|
| "Stefan B Rusynko" wrote:
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| > Have you Published your site w/ the guestbook.htm page?
| > - I don't find a guestbook.htm page or link anywhere at www.markkenjicondon.com
| >
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| > _____________________________________________
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| >
| > | Thank you for your help.
| > |
| > | However, I still don not understand how other users can view what they and others have written in the guest book - ie how do I
| > display the comments that are sent to the guestlog.htm?
| > |
| > | My URL is www.markkenjicondon.com
| > |
| > | thank you
| > |
| > | "
| >
| >
| >
 

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