To create a logon screen in FrontPage 2003, follow these steps:
- Start FrontPage 2003.
- On the File menu, click New, and then click One page Web site under New Web site.
- On the General tab, click the Database Interface Wizard icon, type the URL of the Web site, and then click OK.
- Click ASP, click Use a sample database connection (Northwind), and then click Next four times.
- Click to select the Database Editor check box, and then click Next.
- Type the user name and the password, and then click Finish.
- Rename the Index.htm file to Index.asp.
- On the File menu, click Open, type Sample_interface\Categories\editor\Edit.asp, and then click Open.
- Switch to code view, copy the following code, and then paste the code at the top of the Index.asp page.
<!--#include File='login.asa'-->
<%
If Session(SiteID) <> true Then
Response.Redirect("Login.asp?requester=edit.asp")
End If
%>
- Open the Edit.asp file, switch to the code view, locate line 4, and then change the code as follows.
Original codeResponse.Redirect("Login.asp?requester=edit.asp")
Replacement codeResponse.Redirect("Login.asp?requester=index.asp")
- Switch to design view, and then remove default links for the database.
- Expand Sample_interface, expand Categories, expand editor, and then drag the Login.asa, Login.asp, and Login_Validate.asp files to the root of the Web site.
Note The three files should be in the same folder as the Index.asp file. - Open the Login_validate.asp file, and then switch to code view.
- Replace database_editor.asp in line 20 with Index.asp.
- Delete the Global.asa file or the Sample_Interface, fpdb, and _fpclass folders if you do not need them.
- You can change the user name and the password from the Login.asa file.