Problems with Frontpage

[ctowle]

All-

I am having problems with a small form that I am trying to make for a weekly report that I have to turn in. I am only trying to run it locally on my machine. I added the front page extensions, as it says in the MS KB. I get it published and then when I fill it out, I get this error:

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FrontPage Run-Time Component Page
You have submitted a form or followed a link to a page that requires a web server and the FrontPage Server Extensions to function properly.

This form or other FrontPage component will work correctly if you publish this web to a web server that has the FrontPage Server Extensions installed.

Click the <Back> arrow to return to the previous page.
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Can someone tell me what it is I am doing incorrectly? I might need to provide some more info, if so then ask away.

I am kind of new to Frontpage and how it operates. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks-

Chris

 

[Workin']

The web server your page is published to must have FrontPage extensions installed. It sounds like you are trying to view the page locally (i.e., not served from a web server) or else the web server is not set up to support FrontPage.

Are you publishing the page to a commercial web server or something you set up yourself?

 

[ctowle]

Thanks for the response. This is a local machine that has the front page extensions installed on it.

I just want to be able to have this form for myself on my machine. What do I need to do to set this up? I just want to have it on my machine and be able to use it from there.

Thanks-

Chris

 

[Workin']

You need to install web server software, Microsoft Personal Web Server (PWS) comes with Windows 2000 and XP and also can be downloaded for free from Microsoft for Windows 98/Me. You'll need to follow the instructions to set it up.

Since you are only using it for yourself, would it be easier to create a form using Excel or something?