FP: Drop-Down Populated by IDC Query Shows Code Not Data

Retired KB Content Disclaimer

View products that this article applies to.

This article was previously published under Q159437

Expand all | Collapse all

SYMPTOMS

When you insert a drop-down form field into the detail section of an .htx file, FrontPage does not include a way to populate the drop- down with data from the IDC query.

Back to the top

The HTML construction necessary to achieve this effect is character based rather than tag based. This particular implementation, although popular, is not defined in any of the working documents of the Internet Engineering Task Force. When FrontPage parses this type of construction, it is unable to fit it within a logical tree based on HTML standards.

Back to the top

RESOLUTION

Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific requirements. To create a list box populated by an IDC query that returns the value of the selected option, use the HTML Markup command on the Insert menu in FrontPage Editor and insert code similar to the following

   <SELECT name="your_list_box">
      <%begindetail%>
      <option><%The_field_you_want_from_your_recordset%></option>
      <%enddetail%>
   </SELECT>

where "your_list_box" is the name of the drop-down, and "The_field_you_want_from_your_recordset" is a valid field in the recordset returned by the IDC query associated with this .htx file.

Back to the top

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about publishing dynamic data on the Web, see Chapter 8 of the online documentation for IIS. Note that Chapter 8 of this documentation is available at the following Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/iis/usingiis/resources/IIS2docs/08_iis.htm (http://www.microsoft.com/iis/usingiis/resources/IIS2docs/08_iis.htm)

NOTE: Because the Microsoft Web site is regularly updated, the site address may change without notice. If this occurs, link to the Microsoft home page at the following address:

http://www.microsoft.com (http://www.microsoft.com)

To view the HTML 2.0 specification for the SELECT tag, see the following World Wide Web Consortium Web site at:

http://www.w3.org/pub/WWW/MarkUp/html-spec/html-spec_8.html#SEC8.1.3 (http://www.w3.org/pub/WWW/MarkUp/html-spec/)

The HTML 3.2 proposal on the SELECT tag is available at:

http://www.w3.org/pub/WWW/TR/WD-html32#select (http://www.w3.org/pub/WWW/TR/WD-html32#select)

The HTML 4.0 Working Draft Release can be found at:

...http://www.w3.org/TR/WD-html40-970708/ (http://www.w3.org/TR/WD-html40-970708/)

NOTE: Because the Microsoft Web site is regularly updated, the site address may change without notice. If this occurs, link to the Microsoft home page at the following address:

http://www.microsoft.com (http://www.microsoft.com)

Back to the top

APPLIES TO

Microsoft FrontPage 97 Standard Edition

Back to the top

kbprb kbusage KB159437

Back to the top

Retired KB Content Disclaimer

This article was written about products for which Microsoft no longer offers support. Therefore, this article is offered "as is" and will no longer be updated.

Back to the top