FP 2003 suppress form confirmation page...?

[Kenneth]

Howdy,

In FP2003 after a user submits data on a form, the next page that
appears is the "Form Confirmation" page.

Instead, I would like to move the user to a page of my choice.

How do I do that?

Thanks,

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Under Form Properties any direct a user to any page within your web or create a custom confirmation
page.

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[Kenneth]

Under Form Properties any direct a user to any page within your web or create a custom confirmation
page.

Hi again Thomas,

I checked, and found it, but...

The form is on a page called contact.htm. A user would be taken to a
page called thanks.htm upon submitting data on the form. That seemed
simple enough, but I can't seem to interpret what actually happens.

I published contact.htm, and then tested the form.

Upon submitting the data, the browser takes me to what appears (at
first) to be thanks.htm, but with all the graphics "X"ed out.

The address bar shows:

http://sitename/_vti_bin/shtml.exe/contact.htm (and, as I mentioned,
contact.htm is the page with the form on it.)

The properties of the graphics all point to an obsolete URL even
though the folder with the graphics is part of the web on my local
machine, and was apparently published properly.

I don't know how to move further on this.

Can you help?

Thanks,

 

[Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FP]]

Hi again Thomas,

I checked, and found it, but...

The form is on a page called contact.htm. A user would be taken to a
page called thanks.htm upon submitting data on the form. That seemed
simple enough, but I can't seem to interpret what actually happens.

I published contact.htm, and then tested the form.

Upon submitting the data, the browser takes me to what appears (at
first) to be thanks.htm, but with all the graphics "X"ed out.

The address bar shows:

http://sitename/_vti_bin/shtml.exe/contact.htm (and, as I mentioned,
contact.htm is the page with the form on it.)

The properties of the graphics all point to an obsolete URL even
though the folder with the graphics is part of the web on my local
machine, and was apparently published properly.

I don't know how to move further on this.

Can you help?

Thanks,

Kenneth:
I think for the images to show up on that page when used as a confirmation
page, that the references to the images would have to be absolute, as
opposed to relative.

Try this: create a new page, containing only an immediate meta refresh to
thanks.htm - the meta refresh would be done like this:

In HTML view, add the following to the Head section:

<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="6; URL=http://www.yourwebsite.com">

The value given to 'content' is the number of seconds before the refresh
will take place; the value given to 'URL' is the page you want your visitor
sent to. You may also want to include a text link to the page in case your
visitor's browser does not support the 'refresh'.

HTH,

 

[Steve Easton]

Does thanks.html display properly if you preview it in the browser, or better yet, open it
in the browser from the server?

Try linking to your home page as the custom confirmation and see if it works.

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Microsoft MVP FrontPage
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[Kenneth]

Kenneth:
I think for the images to show up on that page when used as a confirmation
page, that the references to the images would have to be absolute, as
opposed to relative.

Try this: create a new page, containing only an immediate meta refresh to
thanks.htm - the meta refresh would be done like this:

In HTML view, add the following to the Head section:

<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="6; URL=http://www.yourwebsite.com">

The value given to 'content' is the number of seconds before the refresh
will take place; the value given to 'URL' is the page you want your visitor
sent to. You may also want to include a text link to the page in case your
visitor's browser does not support the 'refresh'.

HTH,

Hi Kathleen,

First, please accept my sincere thanks, but I do need a bit of
clarification...

You say

"Try this: create a new page, containing only an immediate meta
refresh to thanks.htm..."

I am confused. I understand how to code that new page, but don't get
its relation to the other pages. Would that "new" page be the one with
the form? If so, in what sense is it "new?" Could I not just add the
line of code that you suggest to the existing form page?

Thanks for any further detail,

 

[Kenneth]

Does thanks.html display properly if you preview it in the browser, or better yet, open it
in the browser from the server?

Try linking to your home page as the custom confirmation and see if it works.

Hi Steve,

(With apology for crossing the thread up a bit...)

Yes, it displays just fine either way. That is just what had me
perplexed originally...

Thanks for any further thoughts,

 

[Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FP]]

Hi Kathleen,

First, please accept my sincere thanks, but I do need a bit of
clarification...

You say

"Try this: create a new page, containing only an immediate meta
refresh to thanks.htm..."

I am confused. I understand how to code that new page, but don't get
its relation to the other pages. Would that "new" page be the one with
the form? If so, in what sense is it "new?" Could I not just add the
line of code that you suggest to the existing form page?

Thanks for any further detail,

Kenneth:
You would change the properties of your feedback page to use the new page as
your confirmation page. The new page would then immediately redirect (or
refresh) to your thanks page. This would solve the problem of your images
not showing up when you go directly to your thanks page. However, I just
tested a feedback page that uses my home page as the confirmation page, and
the images showed up. I'm not sure what's causing that in your case.

 

[Kenneth]

Kenneth:
You would change the properties of your feedback page to use the new page as
your confirmation page. The new page would then immediately redirect (or
refresh) to your thanks page. This would solve the problem of your images
not showing up when you go directly to your thanks page. However, I just
tested a feedback page that uses my home page as the confirmation page, and
the images showed up. I'm not sure what's causing that in your case.

Hi Kathleen,

When you tried a feedback page that pointed to your home page did the
addressbar show the home page location, or the _vti (duplicate)
version of that location?

Thanks again,

 

[Steve Easton]

Ok.

Close FrontPage.
Do a file search and find and delete all files named *.web and *.tmp
Clear your browsers history and temporary internet files.
Reopen FrontPage, open your web, open contact.htm and right click inside the form, select
form properties, click Options, click the Confirmation tab, click browse and browse to
thanks.htm and select it. Click OK and OK again.
Save the page.
Publish changed pages and let us know what happens.

If still having problems, post a URL so we can look at it.


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Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
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[Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FP]]

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~ Kathleen Anderson
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
Spider Web Woman Designs
http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resources/

On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 19:06:21 -0400, "Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FP]"

On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 17:12:41 -0400, "Thomas A. Rowe"

Under Form Properties any direct a user to any page within your
web or create a custom confirmation page.

Hi again Thomas,

I checked, and found it, but...

The form is on a page called contact.htm. A user would be taken
to a page called thanks.htm upon submitting data on the form.
That seemed simple enough, but I can't seem to interpret what
actually happens.

I published contact.htm, and then tested the form.

Upon submitting the data, the browser takes me to what appears (at
first) to be thanks.htm, but with all the graphics "X"ed out.

The address bar shows:

http://sitename/_vti_bin/shtml.exe/contact.htm (and, as I
mentioned, contact.htm is the page with the form on it.)

The properties of the graphics all point to an obsolete URL even
though the folder with the graphics is part of the web on my local
machine, and was apparently published properly.

I don't know how to move further on this.

Can you help?

Thanks,

Kenneth:
I think for the images to show up on that page when used as a
confirmation page, that the references to the images would have to
be absolute, as opposed to relative.

Try this: create a new page, containing only an immediate meta
refresh to thanks.htm - the meta refresh would be done like this:

In HTML view, add the following to the Head section:

<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="6;
URL=http://www.yourwebsite.com">

The value given to 'content' is the number of seconds before the
refresh will take place; the value given to 'URL' is the page you
want your visitor sent to. You may also want to include a text link
to the page in case your visitor's browser does not support the
'refresh'.

HTH,

Hi Kathleen,

First, please accept my sincere thanks, but I do need a bit of
clarification...

You say

"Try this: create a new page, containing only an immediate meta
refresh to thanks.htm..."

I am confused. I understand how to code that new page, but don't get
its relation to the other pages. Would that "new" page be the one
with the form? If so, in what sense is it "new?" Could I not just
add the line of code that you suggest to the existing form page?

Thanks for any further detail,

Kenneth:
You would change the properties of your feedback page to use the new
page as your confirmation page. The new page would then immediately
redirect (or refresh) to your thanks page. This would solve the
problem of your images not showing up when you go directly to your
thanks page. However, I just tested a feedback page that uses my
home page as the confirmation page, and the images showed up. I'm
not sure what's causing that in your case.

Hi Kathleen,

When you tried a feedback page that pointed to your home page did the
addressbar show the home page location, or the _vti (duplicate)
version of that location?

Thanks again,

Kenneth:

This is what shows up - even though the content is from the home page

http://localhost/tstdbrw/_vti_bin/shtml.dll/feedback.htm

 

[Kenneth]

--
~ Kathleen Anderson
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
Spider Web Woman Designs
http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resources/

On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 19:06:21 -0400, "Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FP]"

On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 17:12:41 -0400, "Thomas A. Rowe"

Under Form Properties any direct a user to any page within your
web or create a custom confirmation page.

Hi again Thomas,

I checked, and found it, but...

The form is on a page called contact.htm. A user would be taken
to a page called thanks.htm upon submitting data on the form.
That seemed simple enough, but I can't seem to interpret what
actually happens.

I published contact.htm, and then tested the form.

Upon submitting the data, the browser takes me to what appears (at
first) to be thanks.htm, but with all the graphics "X"ed out.

The address bar shows:

http://sitename/_vti_bin/shtml.exe/contact.htm (and, as I
mentioned, contact.htm is the page with the form on it.)

The properties of the graphics all point to an obsolete URL even
though the folder with the graphics is part of the web on my local
machine, and was apparently published properly.

I don't know how to move further on this.

Can you help?

Thanks,

Kenneth:
I think for the images to show up on that page when used as a
confirmation page, that the references to the images would have to
be absolute, as opposed to relative.

Try this: create a new page, containing only an immediate meta
refresh to thanks.htm - the meta refresh would be done like this:

In HTML view, add the following to the Head section:

<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="6;
URL=http://www.yourwebsite.com">

The value given to 'content' is the number of seconds before the
refresh will take place; the value given to 'URL' is the page you
want your visitor sent to. You may also want to include a text link
to the page in case your visitor's browser does not support the
'refresh'.

HTH,

Hi Kathleen,

First, please accept my sincere thanks, but I do need a bit of
clarification...

You say

"Try this: create a new page, containing only an immediate meta
refresh to thanks.htm..."

I am confused. I understand how to code that new page, but don't get
its relation to the other pages. Would that "new" page be the one
with the form? If so, in what sense is it "new?" Could I not just
add the line of code that you suggest to the existing form page?

Thanks for any further detail,

Kenneth:
You would change the properties of your feedback page to use the new
page as your confirmation page. The new page would then immediately
redirect (or refresh) to your thanks page. This would solve the
problem of your images not showing up when you go directly to your
thanks page. However, I just tested a feedback page that uses my
home page as the confirmation page, and the images showed up. I'm
not sure what's causing that in your case.

Hi Kathleen,

When you tried a feedback page that pointed to your home page did the
addressbar show the home page location, or the _vti (duplicate)
version of that location?

Thanks again,

Kenneth:

This is what shows up - even though the content is from the home page

http://localhost/tstdbrw/_vti_bin/shtml.dll/feedback.htm

Hmmm, that's a good sign.... I will be in the office tomorrow, and
will try your suggestions.

I am most appreciative,

 

[Kenneth]

Ok.

Close FrontPage.
Do a file search and find and delete all files named *.web and *.tmp
Clear your browsers history and temporary internet files.
Reopen FrontPage, open your web, open contact.htm and right click inside the form, select
form properties, click Options, click the Confirmation tab, click browse and browse to
thanks.htm and select it. Click OK and OK again.
Save the page.
Publish changed pages and let us know what happens.

If still having problems, post a URL so we can look at it.

Hi Steve,

I will give it a try tomorrow...

Thanks,

 

[Kenneth]

Kenneth:
You would change the properties of your feedback page to use the new page as
your confirmation page. The new page would then immediately redirect (or
refresh) to your thanks page. This would solve the problem of your images
not showing up when you go directly to your thanks page. However, I just
tested a feedback page that uses my home page as the confirmation page, and
the images showed up. I'm not sure what's causing that in your case.

Hi Kathleen,

I just ran down to my office barn, and gave it a try...

Bingo!

Sincere thanks, once again,

 

[Kenneth]

Ok.

Close FrontPage.
Do a file search and find and delete all files named *.web and *.tmp
Clear your browsers history and temporary internet files.
Reopen FrontPage, open your web, open contact.htm and right click inside the form, select
form properties, click Options, click the Confirmation tab, click browse and browse to
thanks.htm and select it. Click OK and OK again.
Save the page.
Publish changed pages and let us know what happens.

If still having problems, post a URL so we can look at it.

Hi Steve,

I tried your suggestion, but still had the problem.

Then I tried Kathleen's approach, and it worked just fine.

I very much appreciate your assistance, but, with her solution, no
longer have the issue.

All the best,

 

[Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FP]]

On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 19:06:21 -0400, "Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FP]"

On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 17:12:41 -0400, "Thomas A. Rowe"

Under Form Properties any direct a user to any page within your
web or create a custom confirmation page.

Hi again Thomas,

I checked, and found it, but...

The form is on a page called contact.htm. A user would be taken
to a page called thanks.htm upon submitting data on the form.
That seemed simple enough, but I can't seem to interpret what
actually happens.

I published contact.htm, and then tested the form.

Upon submitting the data, the browser takes me to what appears (at
first) to be thanks.htm, but with all the graphics "X"ed out.

The address bar shows:

http://sitename/_vti_bin/shtml.exe/contact.htm (and, as I
mentioned, contact.htm is the page with the form on it.)

The properties of the graphics all point to an obsolete URL even
though the folder with the graphics is part of the web on my local
machine, and was apparently published properly.

I don't know how to move further on this.

Can you help?

Thanks,

Kenneth:
I think for the images to show up on that page when used as a
confirmation page, that the references to the images would have to
be absolute, as opposed to relative.

Try this: create a new page, containing only an immediate meta
refresh to thanks.htm - the meta refresh would be done like this:

In HTML view, add the following to the Head section:

<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="6;
URL=http://www.yourwebsite.com">

The value given to 'content' is the number of seconds before the
refresh will take place; the value given to 'URL' is the page you
want your visitor sent to. You may also want to include a text link
to the page in case your visitor's browser does not support the
'refresh'.

HTH,

Hi Kathleen,

First, please accept my sincere thanks, but I do need a bit of
clarification...

You say

"Try this: create a new page, containing only an immediate meta
refresh to thanks.htm..."

I am confused. I understand how to code that new page, but don't get
its relation to the other pages. Would that "new" page be the one
with the form? If so, in what sense is it "new?" Could I not just
add the line of code that you suggest to the existing form page?

Thanks for any further detail,

Kenneth:
You would change the properties of your feedback page to use the new
page as your confirmation page. The new page would then immediately
redirect (or refresh) to your thanks page. This would solve the
problem of your images not showing up when you go directly to your
thanks page. However, I just tested a feedback page that uses my
home page as the confirmation page, and the images showed up. I'm
not sure what's causing that in your case.

Hi Kathleen,

I just ran down to my office barn, and gave it a try...

Bingo!

Sincere thanks, once again,

That's great - thanks for letting us know

 

[Steve Easton]

Thanks for letting us know.
;-)

--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
........................with a computer