Database Region Fails After Publish (243090)

The information in this article applies to:

FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions from Microsoft
Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows

This article was previously published under Q243090

SYMPTOMS

When you publish a Web site that contains a database region that is located in a subweb, the database region fails with the following error message:

Database Results Error
The database connection named 'database' is undefined.

This problem can occur if:
* the connection has been removed from the web
* the file 'global.asa' is missing or contains errors
* the root folder does not have Scripting permissions enabled
* the web is not marked as an Application Root

CAUSE

When a subweb is published to an IIS computer, FrontPage creates the subweb as an application root. This causes a problem for the ASP page because the Global.asa file is in the wrong place based on the application settings.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior do the following:

Click Start and point to Programs.
Point to Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack and then point to Microsoft Internet Information Server.
Click Internet Service Manager.
Click the plus sign (+) next to the Web site in question and expand the folders until you get to the subweb containing the ASP page that references the database.
Right-click the subweb and click Properties.
On the Directory tab, click the Remove button in the Application Settings.
Click OK.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	10/22/2003
Keywords:	kbbug kbpending KB243090