Tips and Tricks for Microsoft FrontPage 2002: Using the Database Interface Wizard

Using the Database Interface Wizard
Tips and Tricks for Microsoft® FrontPage® Version 2002

What You Want to Do

Expected Audience: Beginner/Intermediate

The Database Interface Wizard in Microsoft FrontPage® version 2002 generates everything you need to add database functionality to your website including a database, the forms, and Web pages required. With a Web front-end to your data, specific users can edit or delete records from the database through a web page that's created with this wizard. And you can allow visitors to add new records and view existing ones as well as filter the data to more quickly find what they are looking for.

Specific Steps to Take

To add database functionality to your Web site using FrontPage 2002, do the following:

1. From the File menu, select New then Page or Web.
2. From the Task Pane, select Web Site Template.
3. Click on Database Interface Wizard.
4. Check the Add to current Web box and click OK, then let the wizard walk you through database and page setup.

Tip: To view the data once you set up the connection and complete the steps in the Database Interface Wizard, your web site must be hosted or published on a web server configured with:

Active Server Pages (ASP)
ActiveX Data Objects (ADO)
Microsoft FrontPage® 2000 Server Extensions (or later) or SharePoint™ Team Services

Ask your Internet service provider (ISP) or web server administrator whether your web server is configured with these options.

More Information

For more information about using the Database Interface Wizard, see Microsoft FrontPage 2002 Help.

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