Newbie questions on database-driven website... 1

[Jennyucf]

Hi, there

I am newbie to the database-driven website and often, the things that are easy for most of you are difficult for me to understand ...Would you take some time to help with the following questions? Millions of thanks!! (Don't laugh at me if that's too simple to you..)

1. I am working on my computer Win2000, and I have the access to a public server "H", where we upload the website. Is that public server "H" called "Web Server"?

2. The database that I use is also in "H" drive, but I am not able to open it, only see the file type called "asp auto file." How can I see the actual database? I don't even know if it's in access or something else. As the icon is shown as an unreadable "window".

3. How can I find that my server has "ASP"?

4. What can I use to for users to upload their files. I found something here

http://www.stardeveloper.com/articles/display.html?article=2001042501&page=2

But it didn't work. Any suggestions??

I did read the materials from Dreamweaver MX "Help" file, but it didn't make sense to me unfortunately..

Thank you very much for your time!!!!!!!!

Jenny

 

[Tarwn]

Ok,

1) This can be confusing, it's more of a contextual thing. Technically the Web Server is the application on the server that is listening and responding to requests for Web Sites, examples include IIS and Apache. Sometimes though people will call any server that has a Web Server running on it a Web Server as well...so it comes down to the context it is being used in.

2) I have never heard of an "asp auto file" nor ever used DreamWeaver, so I don't know if this is something someone did on the server for you or if DreamWeaver did this.

3) Try running a very tiny piece of code like this:
Sample.asp
<%
Response.Write &quot;Hello World&quot;
%>
If you can access that sample.asp file from your browser, than you have IIS running with ASP capabilities (or Apache with Chilisoft to run the ASP, etc). If not, you don't.

4) Not really, I would need to know what the error message was in order to know what was wrong.

-Tarwn ________________________________________________________________________________
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[Jennyucf]

Hi, Tarwn

Thank you for your reply, which makes sense to me. I've tried your 3) and 4) step above.

For question 3, when I double click the file, it opens in Dreamweaver. For question 4: the error message is :

******
Server object error 'ASP 0177 : 800a0046'

Server.CreateObject Failed

...../Loader.asp, line 68

The operation completed successfully.
*****
What does that mean?

Thanks a lot for your help!!!!!!!!!

Jenny

 

[Tarwn]

This generally means you were attempting to instantiate an object (create a manipulable object based on a dll or somesuch) that does not exist (technically could exist on server, but it isn't registered and therefore it can't be found) on the server. The specific object you failed to create will be located on line 68, it is my bet that this is not a standard ASP object, but rather a 3rd party or custom built object.

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[Jennyucf]

Thanks!! So do you think there is anyway that I can make it work?

Thank you for your time.

 

[Tarwn]

Well, if you download the object and install it on the server, than it will work, otherwise your left with attempting to duplicate the work with existing objects on that server.
There are pure ASP solutions to uploading files, this is a hint for those of you who keep track of links better than I do

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[Jennyucf]

Hi, Tarwn

Sorry...I was not sure I understand your answer. Do you mean that I need to download some object? How?

Jenny

 

[Tarwn]

Step 1 would be to figuree out which object it is that didn't load. After that the best way to find a place to download/buy the object would be a google search on the object name.

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[Jennyucf]

OK...that makes more sense..I need to see the coding on line 68 for that error page, is that right?

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[777axa]

If public server &quot;H&quot; called &quot;Web Server&quot; belongs to a web hosting company they may have some ASP uploading components already installed - these are easy to use.
If it is your company's server - check for installed components first and then go to Dreamweaver exchange site (if you are palnning on using DW) and download file upload extensions (some are free, some are ~$20-40)
After that it will take you 10 min to have uploading work OK.
Another way (if you are not in a hurry)- handcode everything yourself and debug - a very good way to learn. Not a 10 min project though...