The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows
- Microsoft FrontPage 97 for Windows with Bonus Pack
- Microsoft FrontPage for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1
- Microsoft FrontPage for Macintosh, version 1.0
SUMMARY
This article describes how to create a registration Web page. A
registration Web page requires user registration and authorization. It
allows you to restrict access to or to monitor access to your Web pages.
MORE INFORMATION
To allow a registered user access to your Web, you can set up a
registration form in the <Root Web> and create a protected Web. The <Root
Web> is created automatically when you install the FrontPage server
extensions on your server. The <Root Web> acts as a gatekeeper to the
protected Web because it forces users to register before they access your
Web. The protected Web will allow only registered users to access it.
You can set up a registration form on the <Root Web> only; you
cannot set one up on another Web.
NOTE: Windows NT security and Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) do
not allow registration through a Web browser. For more
information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q155770
TITLE : FP: Registration WebBot not Supported on IIS Web Server
To create the registration form
- Start the FrontPage Personal Web Server.
- Start the FrontPage Explorer.
- On the File menu, click Open Web.
- Select the Web server where you want to locate the registration Web,
and then click the List Webs button.
- Select <Root Web> from the Webs box, and then click OK.
- Type your name and password and then click OK.
The FrontPage Explorer opens the <Root Web>.
- Select the home page (or any other page that you want to use to
restrict access), and then click Open on the Edit menu to start the
FrontPage Editor.
- Position the insertion point where you want to place the first
registration form field. On the Insert menu, point to Form Field, and
click One-Line Text Box.
- Type a name in the Name box, and then click the OK button.
NOTE: The name you type in the Name box is required. You will use it
when you define the properties for the form. Note the case of your
text.
- Position the insertion point within the dashed boundary of the
form to insert a form field for the password. Point to Form Field on
the Insert menu, and click One-Line Text Box.
- Type a name in the Name field, select Yes next to the Password
Field option, and then click OK.
NOTE: The name you type in the Name box must be different from the
name you used in step 9. This box is required and you will use it
when you fill in the form properties.
- If you want to add a second field for password confirmation, repeat
steps 10-11.
- With the insertion point inside the dashed boundary of the form, add
two push button fields. To add the push button fields, point to Form
Field on the Insert menu, and then click Push Button.
One button will allow the submitter to submit the form; the other
button will allow the submitter to reset or clear the fields after the
form is submitted.
Use these properties for the first button
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a. In the Name field, type a name.
b. In the Value/Label field, type a label (such as Submit).
c. Next to Button Type, select Submit, and then click OK.
Use these properties for the second button
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a. In the Name field, type a name.
b. In the Value/Label field, type a label (such as Reset).
c. Next to Button Type, select Reset, and then click OK.
You must now define the properties of the form. The most important property
is the form handler. A form handler is a program that processes the form on
the server. The form handler is called by the server when the form is
submitted. FrontPage supplies Form WebBot components, which are form
handlers for most common types of forms.
To configure the registration form using the WebBot Registration form handler
- With the right mouse button, click within the dashed boundary of the
form area on your page and click Properties on the shortcut menu.
In The Text Box Properties dialog box, click the Form button.
The Form Properties dialog box appears.
- In the Form Handler list, select Registration bot, and then click
Settings.
- Click the Registration tab, and type the name of the protected Web in
the Web Name box. You can specify either an existing Web or a new Web.
- In the User Name Fields box, type the name you specified in step 9
in the "To create the registration form" section of this article.
NOTE: The name in this field must exactly match the name you
entered in the Text Box Properties dialog box. This field is case
sensitive.
- In the Password Field box, type the name you specified for the
password field in step 11 of the "To create a registration form"
section of this article.
NOTE: The name in this field must exactly match the name you entered in
the Text Box Properties dialog box. This field is case sensitive.
- In the Password Confirmation Field box, type the name you specified
in Step 12 of the "To create a registration form" section of this
article.
NOTE: The name in this field must exactly match the name
you entered in the Text Box Properties dialog box in Step 12. This
field is case sensitive.
- If you want to use a secure password, one that has six or more
characters and does not match the user name, then select the Require
Secure Password option.
- Select the Results tab. In the File for Results field, type a name
for the file that will contain the list of authorized users of the
protected Web. Select a file format and specify any additional
information you want to have included in the results file, and then
click OK to return to the Form Properties dialog box.
- Click OK to return to the Text Box Properties dialog box.
- Click OK to return to the page.
- Add labels to identify the form fields, and add any other pertinent
information to your form.
- Save and close the page.
NOTE: It's a good idea to close the page at this point; if you save the
page during the next procedure, for example after step 2 in the "To
create a protected Web" section of this article, you may accidentally
save the WebBot Registration component to a Web other than the root Web.
In step 2 in the "To create a protected Web" section of this article,
you open another Web; that is, the root Web is no longer open. So, if
the form is open and you attempt to save it, the FrontPage Editor will
prompt you to save it to the current Web. If you do, the WebBot
Registration component will not function. It will only function if it is
saved to the root Web.
To create a protected Web
- Switch to the FrontPage Explorer.
- If you created a new Web in step 3, click New Web on the File menu.
If you specified an existing Web in step 3, click Open Web on the File
menu, and then skip to step 4.
- Select the template you want to use and click OK.
- Select the Web server, type the Web name you used in step 3 of the "To
configure the registration form using the WebBot Registration form
handler" section of this article, and then click OK.
If you a have not already entered your name and password, enter that
information in the Name and Password Required dialog box, then
click OK.
- On the Tools menu, click Permissions, and then select the Settings
tab.
- Select the Use Unique Permissions for this Web option, and then
click the Apply button.
- Select the End Users tab, select the "Yes, Registered Users Only"
option, and then click the Apply button.
NOTE: If this option is already selected, you must select it again.
- Click OK.
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