FrontPageHowTo.com “My Directory” Readme


Requirements:
As this is an Active Server Pages (ASP) based application, it requires a web server that is capable of processing the ASP request such as Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) version 4, 5 and 5.1. This application will not work from a disk based web (where the address to the page you are browsing looks like c:\myweb\mypage.htm) and it will not work on UNIX based web servers.

You MUST verify that you have the proper web server to run this ASP BEFORE you purchase as there are no refunds!

This application works with Microsoft FrontPage versions 2000 and 2002. These instructions assume FrontPage 2002.

You must have some basic knowledge of editing ASP code. We provide instructions on where and how to edit were edits are required.

Support:
There is no support beyond this readme file offered by FrontPageHowTo.com for this application. If you follow the instructions for installing the application and meet the above listed requirements, then the application will work. 

We will NOT help you if you inadvertently delete any of the code in this application. We highly recommend that you that you keep a backup copy of the application and that you back up your work often.

Installation:

Follow these instructions to install the application after downloading the .zip file:

1. Create a directory on your computer. Exampl: c:\myevents

2. Extract the .zip file contents to this directory. You should see the following if this was done correctly:
	a. Folder – fpdb
		i. File – fpdb/myevents.mdb
	b. File – Default.asp
	c. File – eventdetails.asp
	d. File – eventregister.asp
	e. File – events.asp
	f. File – eventsubmit.asp
	g. File – functions.asp
	h. File – loadevent.asp
	i. File – login.asa
	j. File – login.asp
	k. File – login_check.asp
	l. File – login_validate.asp
	m. File - main.css

3. Launch FrontPage.

4. Click File > New > Page or Web.

5. In the quick launch bar, select Web Site Templates.

6. Select Empty Web.

7. Under Options, Specify the location of the new web, you must choose a path on your web server such as:

	http://mysite.com/myevents
	OR
	If you have a local web server:
	http://localhost/myevents
	Where “myevents” is the name of the web you are creating.

8. Click the OK button.

9. Click File > Import.

10. Click the Add Folder button.

11. Browse to the directory where you unzipped the files.

12. Select the fpdb folder and click open.

13. Click the OK button in the Import dialog.

14. The Add Database Connection dialog box will appear.

15. In the Name field, type: dbConn

16. Click the Yes button. 

	Note: the global.asa file will be created by FrontPage.

17. Now, import the rest of the files into the root of your web.

18. Click File > Import and select the Add File button.

19. Select the rest of the files all at once or import one file at a time.


If you have followed these instructions carefully and created a proper web server based web on a server capable of processing ASP pages then the application should now be working properly.