FP97: WebBot Looks Different in Previous Version Server (160836)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft FrontPage 97 for Windows with Bonus Pack
This article was previously published under Q160836 SYMPTOMS
When you use FrontPage 97 to create web pages on a FrontPage 1.1
extended server, certain WebBot components may appear in bold text
surrounded by brackets.
CAUSE
Some FrontPage functions are implemented only by the FrontPage 97 server
extensions.
If the browser encounters a function that cannot be evaluated with
FrontPage 1.1 extensions, the function is represented by text enclosed
in brackets.
RESOLUTION
To avoid this text representation, use either of the following methods.
Method 1
Upgrade the server extensions to the FrontPage 97 version.
The most recent versions of the FrontPage Server Extensions are posted
at the following Web site:
NOTE: Because the Microsoft Web site is regularly updated, the site
address may change without notice. If this occurs, link to the Microsoft
home page at the following address:
Method 2
Avoid using the features described in the "More Information" section of
this article.
MORE INFORMATION
The following FrontPage 97 features and WebBot components may produce
the symptoms described in this article.
Field Validation Forms
Field validation will not function if authored on or copied to a version
1.1 extended server. The only validation enforced in this configuration
is validation of maximum length. If the validated form is authored on a
97 extended server and published to a version 1.1 extended server, it
will display the text "[Generated Script Bot]," and next to each
validated field you will see "[Validation Bot]." If the validated form
is directly authored against the version 1.1 extended server, you will
see "[Validation Bot]" next to each validated field.
WebBot Hit Counter
This is a custom WebBot component, the code for which is in the FrontPage
97 Software Development Kit (SDK). Note that similar symptoms will occur
whenever a WebBot does not exist on the server. If you are using a
custom WebBot component, you will see this symptom if the custom WebBot
component is not installed on the destination server.
Discussion Web Wizard
A Discussion web created in FrontPage 97 against a version 1.1 extended
server will display the text "[EvaluateFirst Bot]" on the contents page.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 9/30/2002 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb KB160836 |
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