Microsoft FrontPage: How To Make A Guest Book Using FrontpageHow do I make a guestbook using FrontPage? Many students have inquired about implementing advanced features, such as guest books and search engines, into their pages. Normally, this would require CGI scripting to accomplish. Luckily for us, Microsoft has come up with a way to make this automatic. FrontPage \'97 contains pre-written programs (scripts) that will allow you to implement these advanced features into your pages WITHOUT CGI SCRIPTING! You will not need any access to other directories on the server.Guest Book FrontPage Wizard (uses include WebBot component): FrontPage \'97 has a cool wizard called the "Guest Book Wizard" It will automate the process of creating a guestbook will all of the bells and whistles that you really want. It will design the form, write the script, and put it all in your page...automatically. Directions: Under the "File" menu, click "New" in the FrontPage Editor. Scroll down the list of new additions and select "Guestbook" Click "OK" A new page will appear in your FrontPage editor window. Add data fields to it as you wish, using the "Form Field" option under the "Insert" menu. Save the Page into your FrontPage web Establish a link from your homepage to the guestbook page Here\'s what\'s really happening under the hood. When a user visits your guestbook, they will type information into the various form fields you have specified. When they click the "Submit Comments" button, the form information is written to a file in your FrontPage web named "guestlog.htm". The next time someone visits your page, the contents of "guestlog.htm" are inserted into the page, below the form. |
