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:\mydirectory

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/directory.mdb
	b. Folder – Nav
		i. File – top.htm
	c. File – Default.asp
	d. File – edit.asp
	e. File – login.asp
	f. File – loginvalidation.asp
	g. File – logoff.asp
	h. File – mailpass1.htm
	i. File – mailpass.asp
	j. File – memberinput.asp
	k. File – membersignup.htm
	l. File – passprotect.inc
	m. File – update.asp

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/directory
	OR
	If you have a local web server:
	http://localhost/directory
	Where “directory” 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: mydirectory

16. Click the Yes button. 

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

17. Repeat steps 9 through 16 for the “nav” folder.

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

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

20. 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 (with the exception of the JMail mailing component) . If you browse the default.asp page from it’s http location (http://mysite.com/directory/default.asp) you should be directed to the login page. To get you started, the credentials for the default administrator account are:

Username: in readme that you purchase
Password: in readme that you purchase

Login with this account and change your password and other information.

NOTE: If you change the above information, then you will need to see the Memberinput.asp page for information on changing the code to match your new information.

JMail email component: 
This application uses a custom mailing component to mail the users password to them. This mail component must be installed and registered on your web server. There are several commercial mail components available so please check with your web host to find out which, if any, mail component they have installed on your server. You can then check with the web site of the maker of that web component for sample code on how to use it. The code on this page is provided as an example only and FrontPageHowTo.com is not responsible for it's failure to work on your server and it is your responsibility to get your mail component working properly. We do not offer support for helping you set up your mail component.

If you do not have a mail component on your web server then the only part of this application that will not work is the portion where users can enter an email address if they have forgotten their password (page: mailpass1.htm).