FP: FrontPage Database Troubleshooting Utility Available

Microsoft has made available a FrontPage Database Troubleshooting Utility (Fpselect.exe). This article describes how to download and use the utility to troubleshoot database functionality in Microsoft FrontPage 2000 and Microsoft FrontPage 2002.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. The FrontPage Database Troubleshooting Utility checks for the following items that may cause a Database Results Region page to fail:

• The absence of a Global.asa file.
• Whether the Global.asa file is running.
• Whether the Global.asa file is running outside of the Web.
• The absense of any database connections in the Web.

To use the FrontPage Database Troubleshooting Utility to test the functionality of a Database Results Region page, follow these steps:

1. Download the Fpselect.exe file from the Microsoft Download Center.
2. Double-click Fpselect.exe to extract Fpselect.asp to your Desktop.
3. Open your FrontPage Web.
4. Make sure that a database connection exists in your Web.
5. Import Fpselect.asp into the root folder of the FrontPage Web.
6. Open your Web browser. In the URL address box, type the HTTP path to the Fpselect.asp file. For example, if you imported the file into a Web named myweb, type the following HTTP path in the URL address box:
   http://localhost/myweb/fpselect.asp

When the Fpselect.asp page has finished opening, it will immediately test functionality and then display the results in a banner. A green banner indicates success and a red banner indicates a problem.

If a red banner appears and displays a warning, it will also provide details about the problem. If you are unsure about how to resolve the problem, search for a solution at the Microsoft Online Support Web site: If you are still unable to find a solution, open a support incident with Microsoft Technical Support and include the message that the FrontPage Database Troubleshooting Utility reported.