Corrupted global.asa?

[Dave]

I think that my global.asa file has become corrupted. Is there any way to
rebuild it? My db editor pages aren't working any longer, I am hoping to
fix them without rebuilding the pages.

Thanks,

Dave Mewhirter

 

[Dave]

My results pages display fine, but when I open the database editor, the top
frame is fine, it lists the data, but the lower frame, displays the message
:
Database Results Wizard Error
The operation failed. If this continues, please contact your server
administrator.

Yes, I edited the global.asa...(some people have all the brains). I needed
to delete a database I had created (to recreate). It was the last entry, I
removed it, and adjusted Dim FrontPage_UrlVars.

The only DRW that works is the one I added after editing global.asa. It was
added with FP2003 beta, the others were all added previously with FP2002.

Thanks,

Dave Mewhirter

 

[Jim Cheshire]

At least you admit it! Most people just say, "I haven't changed anything!
It just stopped working! I think it's a bug!"

You should always make sure that you only change database connections via
the dialog in FrontPage. FrontPage writes information all over the place
when you add connections.

FrontPage_UrlVars should be dimmed with the number of connections in your
Web site. There should then be a section for each connection. The error
you are getting indicates to me that the connection is there, but it's
damaged.

FrontPage will move into the code block you are hanging on if a variable
called fp_fError evaluates to True. There are a TON of things that can
cause this variable to be true, so it's very hard to say what the issue is.

I would begin by using the Database tab on Web Settings (or Site Settings in
FP2003) to remove ALL database connections and then recreate them. See if
that helps.

--
Jim Cheshire
Jimco Add-ins
Add-ins for FrontPage 2000-2003
http://www.jimcoaddins.com
===============================
Co-author of Special Edition
Using Microsoft FrontPage 2003

 

[Jim Cheshire]

The Database Interface Wizard doesn't allow for any maintenance mode.
Create and forget. That's it.

As long as you haven't done any heavy customizations to the pages
themselves, you can just recreate and it should work fine. Make sure,
however, that you don't run the Database Results Wizard against any DIW
pages. If you do, you can break them.

The way to delete a DIW is to simply delete the folder that it created. *
Poof! *

--
Jim Cheshire
Jimco Add-ins
Add-ins for FrontPage 2000-2003
http://www.jimcoaddins.com
===============================
Co-author of Special Edition
Using Microsoft FrontPage 2003

 

[Dave]

I did that, and deleted the FPDB entry, but it still wouldn't let me create
a database with the same name. After I changed the global.asa, it was fine.

I was hoping the DIW would have a maintenance mode in FP2003. I guess I
just have to be happy with the date capability.

Dave Mewhirter