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mle

2006-09-24, 6:33 pm

The submit buttons on my webforms
(http://www.somoscapazes.org/index_f...luntarios.html;
http://www.somoscapazes.org/index_f...mescuelas.html;
http://www.somoscapazes.org/index_files/donar.html) have worked in the past,
but it seems every time I update my website (republish it with updated info),
they stop working. I really have no idea what I did in the first place to
make them start working, so it's hard for me to figure out what to do to make
them work again. Please help! Thank you, mle
DavidF

2006-09-24, 6:33 pm

Ah yes, the ol' forms don't work problem ;-). From your other message it
appears that you used FTP uploading, and you need to use HTTP uploading
protocol. Clear as mud? Read this article and it will all be clear:
"Publisher web publication forms 101":
http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/a...1/07/80564.aspx

But then you ask, what is the difference between HTTP and FTP uploading
protocols. Here is another link to help explain that:
http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/a...egory/1921.aspx

DavidF

"mle" <mle@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B84AD40E-8DCD-46B2-BEB2-BD781C09653E@microsoft.com...
> The submit buttons on my webforms
> (http://www.somoscapazes.org/index_f...luntarios.html;
> http://www.somoscapazes.org/index_f...mescuelas.html;
> http://www.somoscapazes.org/index_files/donar.html) have worked in the
> past,
> but it seems every time I update my website (republish it with updated
> info),
> they stop working. I really have no idea what I did in the first place to
> make them start working, so it's hard for me to figure out what to do to
> make
> them work again. Please help! Thank you, mle



mle

2006-09-24, 6:33 pm

Thanks for your response. I had actually already read the articles you
mention, and had tried the steps to publish via HTTP, but my file wouldn't
publish as it kept saying "cannot find http://...". I thought I may not have
had the right http protocol, and tried a few variations, but nothing. I've
repeatedly asked my web host to provide me with the http protocol, or to
confirm it, but they just keep insisting that Publisher files cannot be
published through http, and I think they've decided to stop talking to me on
the subject! (ipowerweb, by the way - I had read good things about them and
had great service up to the point I started to have problems with submit
forms - now they just tell me to hire a web designer).
In any case, I never did publish through HTTP, but my web forms DID WORK -
although I have no idea what made them work. I do have MS FrontPage
extensions installed, but the forms aren't working when I update the website.
Any more help??
Thanks, mle

"DavidF" wrote:

> Ah yes, the ol' forms don't work problem ;-). From your other message it
> appears that you used FTP uploading, and you need to use HTTP uploading
> protocol. Clear as mud? Read this article and it will all be clear:
> "Publisher web publication forms 101":
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/a...1/07/80564.aspx
>
> But then you ask, what is the difference between HTTP and FTP uploading
> protocols. Here is another link to help explain that:
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/a...egory/1921.aspx
>
> DavidF
>
> "mle" <mle@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B84AD40E-8DCD-46B2-BEB2-BD781C09653E@microsoft.com...
>
>
>

DavidF

2006-09-24, 6:33 pm

I have to get to work, and don't have time to offer a complete answer. For
now, go to:
http://www.ipwhelp.com/view_tutorial.php?w=126
and read about how to uninstall, and then reinstall the FrontPage Server
Extensions. That should fix your forms for the short term.

DavidF

"mle" <mle@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:47964E27-1F7C-48AD-8E06-CD833FB6C919@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
> Thanks for your response. I had actually already read the articles you
> mention, and had tried the steps to publish via HTTP, but my file wouldn't
> publish as it kept saying "cannot find http://...". I thought I may not
> have
> had the right http protocol, and tried a few variations, but nothing. I've
> repeatedly asked my web host to provide me with the http protocol, or to
> confirm it, but they just keep insisting that Publisher files cannot be
> published through http, and I think they've decided to stop talking to me
> on
> the subject! (ipowerweb, by the way - I had read good things about them
> and
> had great service up to the point I started to have problems with submit
> forms - now they just tell me to hire a web designer).
> In any case, I never did publish through HTTP, but my web forms DID WORK -
> although I have no idea what made them work. I do have MS FrontPage
> extensions installed, but the forms aren't working when I update the
> website.
> Any more help??
> Thanks, mle
>
> "DavidF" wrote:
>


Rob Giordano \(Crash\)

2006-09-24, 6:33 pm

When you use ftp to upload your web files, it breaks the FP extensions.
FP/Publisher Forms MUST be Published to your web via the HTTP method or they
won't work. Also, your host has to allow the form handler to work.




"mle" <mle@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:47964E27-1F7C-48AD-8E06-CD833FB6C919@microsoft.com...
| Thanks for your response. I had actually already read the articles you
| mention, and had tried the steps to publish via HTTP, but my file wouldn't
| publish as it kept saying "cannot find http://...". I thought I may not
have
| had the right http protocol, and tried a few variations, but nothing. I've
| repeatedly asked my web host to provide me with the http protocol, or to
| confirm it, but they just keep insisting that Publisher files cannot be
| published through http, and I think they've decided to stop talking to me
on
| the subject! (ipowerweb, by the way - I had read good things about them
and
| had great service up to the point I started to have problems with submit
| forms - now they just tell me to hire a web designer).
| In any case, I never did publish through HTTP, but my web forms DID WORK -
| although I have no idea what made them work. I do have MS FrontPage
| extensions installed, but the forms aren't working when I update the
website.
| Any more help??
| Thanks, mle
|
| "DavidF" wrote:
|
| > Ah yes, the ol' forms don't work problem ;-). From your other message it
| > appears that you used FTP uploading, and you need to use HTTP uploading
| > protocol. Clear as mud? Read this article and it will all be clear:
| > "Publisher web publication forms 101":
| > http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/a...1/07/80564.aspx
| >
| > But then you ask, what is the difference between HTTP and FTP uploading
| > protocols. Here is another link to help explain that:
| > http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/a...egory/1921.aspx
| >
| > DavidF
| >
| > "mle" <mle@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| > news:B84AD40E-8DCD-46B2-BEB2-BD781C09653E@microsoft.com...
| > > The submit buttons on my webforms
| > > (http://www.somoscapazes.org/index_f...luntarios.html;
| > > http://www.somoscapazes.org/index_f...mescuelas.html;
| > > http://www.somoscapazes.org/index_files/donar.html) have worked in the
| > > past,
| > > but it seems every time I update my website (republish it with updated
| > > info),
| > > they stop working. I really have no idea what I did in the first place
to
| > > make them start working, so it's hard for me to figure out what to do
to
| > > make
| > > them work again. Please help! Thank you, mle
| >
| >
| >


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