Registration Form Handler - dumb question

[couture57]

I know this is probably really lame, so I apologize in advance.

I'm setting up a sub-web that will be restricted. The location of the
subweb will be set up as "www.myweb.com/subweb", so I have created a new web
as a folder inside the main website folder. I am trying to set up the user
registration page for the subweb. I created the page using the template that
comes with FrontPage. When I right-click on the form and go to "Form
Properties", then "Options for Registration Form Handler", I know I need to
tell it the name of the restricted web that the form is for. Under "Web Site
Name" (the first item on the "Options" dialog), do I put in "/subweb",
"http://www.myweb.com/subweb" or something else?

I guess I'm confused by the wording "Web Site Name". Is it asking for a
"friendly name" (like the name I put in on the form page instructions) or the
location of the web? And if it wants the location, do I put in the entire
(absolute) location, or the relative location?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

First, your site must be hosted on a Unix/Linux based server and the host must allow you to create
and manage unique permissions on a FP subweb, as the registration component will not work under any
version of Windows.

Second, you have to do this directly on the live/remote server, not your local copy.

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[couture57]

Thanks - I already knew that. I am working on creating the basic
architecture of the site before I publish it to the server. I just need to
know what information FP is asking for in that dialogue box.

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

See if either of the following helps"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/187821/en-us
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/143092/en-us

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[couture57]

They didn't exactly answer my question, but they are good information, and I
thank you for pointing me to them. I sometimes overlook articles that don't
specifically apply to my version of a MS product (in this case FP 2003), but
these articles about older versions can be very useful for basic knowledge.

My original question was simply about the syntax. In the article you
mentioned, kb143092, it states "4. Click the Registration tab. In the Web
Name box, type the name of the protected Web. You can specify either an
existing Web or a new Web." My question was about what specifically I should
type in that box: "subweb" (the name of the folder under the root folder
where the protected web is), "/subweb" (with the front slash), or
"http://www.mysite.com/subweb" (the entire absolute path).

Of course it's really not a big deal problem - when I get to that point in
the process, I'll try one of the above options, and if it doesn't work, I'll
try another. If none of them work, I'll be back here to ask more dumb
questions!

Thanks

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

FYI: Functions/Features that rely on the FP extensions, really haven't change from FP2000, and in
FP2003 they are exactly the same as in FP2002.

Since I host all my sites/projects on Windows IIS, I can not test this specific component.

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Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

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