I have created an Excel 2000 database which contains a column formattedas a date field. The database has been published to the WEB. I then created a form page in Frontpage 2000 to input info to the Excel database. Everything works except it will not update the Excel database if I enter a date in the date field. I keep getting a Syntz error. I tried entering 8/22/01 or 8/22/2001 or 8-22-01 or 8.22.01 or "8/22/01" If I leave the date field out the rest of the info updates. The Excel date field was formatted as a date field with the format of 03/03/01. I don't know what is wrong. Can anyone help?

because dwr alls only 255 columns i split the form into 2 tables to be joined by an sql statement, now...because i'm sending the info to the db and email through asp is there going to be a problem...and when one applicant fills out the form completly (filling table 1&2) will i be able to throw all the applicants info into one template for viewing?

Edited by author 09-06-2001 12:28 PM
How can I unlink a picture and a text box? Somehow I've merged the two. In other words, if I re-position a text block, the picture follows. dean1@centurytel.net

Calvin may we see the page in question? It's easier to figure out what you have done... When you say text box do you mean a hotspot? You should be able to click on the hotspot or text box and cut and paste it else where.

Lets see the page for clarfication.

Tina

I am using FrontPage 2000 to create an office intranet. We use a peer-to-peer network and I down loaded the Server Extensions to the machine we use as a server. When I try to submit a form or do a search of the site I get a message saying that the Server Extensions need to be installed on a web server. I don't have a web server, I just want to use this site as an intra office application. Can I use the Server Extensions without a web server?

Tina, my site isn't up yet...still developing. I seem to have figured out my problem.

Pop Up Text Block - How can I have a small box of text pop up when the cursor is positioned over a picture (.jpg)...then disappear when the cursor leaves the picture? (I'm not talking about a "text tool" box, yet that's the concept.) Can someone suggest the html code? I'm using FrontPage 2000.

Ah I see what you mean now... I was not sure what you meant by text box.. I was thinking you meant a hotspot.. you were talking about an alt tag were'nt you? But your second question confuses me in that case..

So I'll mention how to make an alt tag, a title tag and where to find the javascript equalivent in the hope that covers all your wanting to know:)

alt tag

Click on the picture to select it
right click on the picture select picture properties from the drop down menu
choose the last tab and where it says text enter your description using keywords on the page helps with se's btw.


Title tag

For example

WYSIWYG

Paste the above code in your html view in the body section, go to preview and mouseover ‘WYSIWYG’ and you will see a pop up with the text ‘What You See Is What You Get’ inside.

For more information about this with a graphic see: (may wrap)
http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/struct/global.html#adef-title


The above coding is done with html but you can do
something similar with JavaScript, however please
note that not everyone has JavaScript enabled in
one’s browser.

Visit http://www.bosrup.com/web/overlib/
for some neat JavaScript pop up solutions.


hth Tina
http://accessfp.net/
http://anyfrontpage.com/bytes/

Edited by author 09-10-2001 09:30 PM
My web pages look fine in Explorer...but are waaaaaaaay off in Navigator. Site isn't up yet...still developing. I'll give you a brief description of how it's supposed to look: Banner at top Shared Border. 4 Hover buttons also in top shared border. Down left side I've stacked 4 jpg pictures. To the right of .jpgs, text fills the remaining body of the page. In Navigator, everything looks as though I just tossed it in the air. Any helpful hints will be GREATLY appreciated. Using Navigator 4.6, Explorer 4.? & FrontPage 2000.

By the way...I used absolute positioning. Could this be my problem? Surely not. Did NOT use frames. I'm new to FrontPage 2000...and not totally familiar with HTML.

Ah.. Netscrape does not like style tags.. and does not like postioning style tags in particular.. I'm afraid your going to have to scrap that if you want a netscrape audience...

Don't forget your text links when your using hover buttons for accessbility.. (btw netscrape does not like fp hover buttons either.. sometimes they show up .... sometimes they don't...also fp hover buttons like to eat up your dl time... go for around 20 sec's on a 28k modem.. at the bottom of fp on the right you will see a little icon to help you that ... no more than four images to a page usually is the standard rule.. and don't forget your alt tags...

Did we solve your other problems.. we seem to be moving on to others now:)

Tina

Tina, Thanks for your help. I spent all day Tuesday redesigning my site without ABSOLUTE positioning. It now works on Navigator and Explorer. Don't know why Microsoft would design a product that won't work with other browsers. As much as Bill Gates wants to rule the software world, he doesn't. This flaw makes his product sub-par. Perhaps I'm using the wrong web design software. Maybe I should look into Adobe. (Please forgive me while I vent...There...I feel better.)

Tina, to answer your question...I haven't yet tried the JavaScript approach to text boxes. But I did look at the site you suggested. This is the idea I had in mind. Thank you for your time. I'm sure I'll be back in touch.

Question about positioning: I've designed and viewed my web site on Explorer & Netscape. Note, my site isn't yet on the web...only in my computer. When I view the site in these browers it looks fine in Explorer...until I drag to make the brower smaller. Then my site does a "text wrap" to fit the new size. Is this standard? Should I be concerned? Or will it perform better when I publish to my server (with FP2K drivers)? In Netscape certain pieces are not centered as they should be. Not sure what do to.

I recently launched a site dedicated to Frontpage and FrontPage database use. There is a code Library, a Forum, and a Directroy for FrontPage built sites.

http://www.frontpagedatabase.com

I invite you all to stop by and look around.

Dave

I like to include a html page in an other page in fp2000.
It looks fine in fp2000 preview but I can't see the include page in ie6 browser.I'm working on the local harddrive for testing and I just went from fp98 to fp2000. Did I forget something to install or what is wrong?