Web Wiz Guide ASP Guestbook realease v5.04


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**  Web Wiz Guide Guestbook
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**  Copyright 2001-2002 Bruce Corkhill All Rights Reserved.                                
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**  This program is free software; you can modify (at your own risk) any part of it 
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**  You may use parts of this program in your own private work, but you may NOT
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**  if it is modified or reverse engineered in whole or in part without express 
**  permission from the author.
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**  You may not pass the whole or any part of this application off as your own work.
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**  MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR ANY OTHER 
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Introduction
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Thank you fordownloading this application and hoepfully you will find it of benefit to you.

If you have not downloaded this appliaction from Web Wiz Guide then check for the latest
version at: -

http://www.webwizguide.info


This applcation uses ASP and must be run through a web server supporting ASP. 

It has been tested on PWS 4 and IIS 4 and 5 on Windows 2000/XP/NT4/98

The CDONTS, w3 JMail, or Persists AspEmail, component must be installed on the web server 
in order to use the e-mail features of the Guestbook. An SMTP server also needs to be installed 
on the server if you are using the CDONTS component.

The CDONTS component comes with IIS 4/5 on NT4/Win2k, but does NOT come with IIS5.1 
on Windows XP.

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Using the Guestbook
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1. Unzip all the files to the same directory on the web server (smiley images should be in 
the directory guestbook_images)

2. Files must be run through an ASP enabled web server

3. The main page is 'default.asp'

4. To adminster the guestbook use the page 'admin.htm' page from where you can amend/delete 
comments, configure, colours, fonts, e-mail notification, etc.

5. The username and password for the admin.htm page from where you can administer the 
guestbook is: -

	Username - Administrator
	Password - letmein

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Customising the Guestbook
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The files header.inc and footer.inc are supplied to help you intergrate the Guestbook into
your own web site.

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Brinkster Users
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If you are using the application on Brinkster then you need to follow the steps below to 
configure the application on Brinkster: -

1. You should find a folder on your Brinkster web space called db, you will need to place 
the guestbook.mdb database in this folder. 

2. Edit the file called common.asp with a text editor and uncomment the Brinkster 
database driver string and place your Brinkster username into the string where indicated.

3. Make sure you remove the present database driver string other wise the application 
wont know which one to use.

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Common database error when using the Guestbook
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If you recieve the following error: -

Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80004005' 
[Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Access Driver] Operation must use an updateable query.

This means that the directory the database is in does not have the right permissions 
to be able to write to the database. 

If you are running the web server yourself and using the NTFS file system then there is
an FAQ page at, http://www.webwizguide.info/asp/FAQ, on how to change the server permissions 
on Win2k/NT4.  

If you are not running the server yourself then you will need to contact the server's
adminstrator and ask them to change the permissions otherwise you cannot update a database.


For other common database errors see:-  

http://www.webwizguide.info/asp/faq/access_database_faq.asp

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Problems running the Guestbook
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If you are having trouble with the application then please take a look at the FAQ pages at: -

	http://www.webwizguide.info/asp/FAQ


If you are still having problems then post support questions, queries, suggestions, at: -
	
	http://www.webwizguide.info/forum 

The is no official support for this application as support costs a large amount of unpaid 
time that is not always available to devote to the many questions posted.

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Donations
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Many 1000's of unpaid hours have gone into developing this and the other applications 
available for free from Web Wiz Guide.

If you like using this application then please help support the development and update of 
this and future applications.

If you would like to remove the powered by logo from the application then you must make a 
donation of any amount you like to Web Wiz Guide.


Donations can be made securly on-line using your credit or debit card through WorldPay or 
PayPall more information on this can be found at: -

	http://www.webwizguide.info/donations



Alternatively you can send donations to: -

	Bruce Corkhill
	PO Box 4982
	Bournemouth
	BH8 8XP
	United Kingdom

Please make personal checks or International money orders payable to: - Bruce Corkhill
(Sorry, I can't cash anything made payable to Web Wiz Guide) 

Please don't send a foreign check drawn on a non-UK bank, as the fees usually exceed the 
value of the donation.



For more info on donations and how Web Wiz Guide can bring professional applications for free
please see the following page: -


	http://www.webwizguide.info/donations


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Other Free ASP Applications
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The following Free ASP Appliacations are available for free from http://www.webwizguide.info 

	Web Wiz Forums
	Web Wiz Guestbook
	Site Search Engine
	Web Wiz Polls
	Web Wiz Site News
	Web Wiz Mailing List
	Web Wiz Journal
	Internet Search Engine
	Graphical Hit Counter
	Graphical Session Hit Counter
	Database Hidden Hit Counter
	Active Users Counter
	E-mail Form's (CDONTS)
	Database Login Page
	Whois Lookup

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Thanks to
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Thanks to ::foo:: form http://www.forgetfoo.com for all the help with the emoticons

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If I have missed anything out or any bugs then please let me know by e-mailing me at: -

asp@webwizguide.com


