FP: Error Message During Database Search with ASP (296928)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows, when used with:
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

This article was previously published under Q296928

SYMPTOMS

After a user submits a Web-based form to search a database, he or she may receive an error message similar to one of the following:

Database error: Object required

-or-

Server object error 'ASP 0177 : 800401f3' Server.CreateObject Failed file name, line 99 Invalid class string

CAUSE

This behavior can occur when you do the following:

You install Microsoft FrontPage 98 Server Extensions on a Web server.
You create an Active Server Pages (ASP) form with FrontPage 98 to search a database on the server.
You upgrade the Web server to Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions.

This behavior occurs because FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions require an updated version of Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC).

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, download and install the latest version of MDAC, and then restart the computer. The latest version of MDAC is available at the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/dataaccess

MORE INFORMATION

FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions require MDAC version 2.1 or later.

FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions can be downloaded from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/2000/winfpse.aspx

For additional information about database errors, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

150943 Disk or Network Error When Trying to Run Database App

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	1/7/2006
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