Conformation Number

G

Gene McKinney

I have a form that I would like to be able to give a
conformation number in addition to the message "Your
information has been received."

If this posible within FrontPage?

Thanks
 
J

Jim Buyens

Not really.

The usual approach is to save the results to a database,
and have the database generate an AutoNumber field; that
is, a number that increases by one for each record you
add. But unfortunately, FrontPage doesn't have a built-in
way of retrieving those numbers for display.

There are some ways to patch the FrontPage code so you get
the AutoNumber value, but I prefer to just code my own
page in ASP or ASP.NET. For example, consult:

Saving Form Data in a Database
http://www.interlacken.com/winnt/tips/tipshow.aspx?tip=44

Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
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