FP98: IDC Wizard Creates IDC File on Non-IDC Server

ID: Q194530


The information in this article applies to:


SUMMARY

The Internet Database Connector Wizard has been replaced by the Database Region Wizard. The Wizard creates Active Server Pages (ASP) to accomplish this task. These pages will be formatted correctly but they will not function on Web servers that do not support ASP.

NOTE: The FrontPage Internet Database Connector Wizard will allow you to create an Internet database connector (IDC) file even if you are not using a server that supports this technology. Although the file will be created correctly, it may not function on some Web servers.


MORE INFORMATION

To use IDC files correctly, you need to publish them to one of the following Web servers (that support the IDC standard):

Web servers which support ASP: For additional information or to download active server pages, please see the following Microsoft World Wide Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/iis/default.asp


REFERENCES

For additional information on IDC, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q174407 FP98: How to Create IDC/HTX Files in FrontPage 98

Additional query words: 98 IDC IIS


Keywords          : fpodbc 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbinfo 

Last Reviewed: July 28, 1999