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Wil

2004-08-27, 6:07 pm

Hi all,
I upgraded my web server from 2000 to 2003 and the search function on my web
page stopped working, and now I get this error:

"Cannot run the FrontPage Server Extensions on this page".

I've been told that "Win 2003 Server does not support the basic FrontPage
WAIS search engine. It must use index server.".

OK, so how do I take care of this? I checked the server extensions on the
site, no problems found. I also checked that the index service is started and
working and that the FPSE are allowed on the web service extensions. What am
I missing?
Thanks for any help


Hollis D. Paul

2004-08-27, 6:07 pm

In article <115D823F-D6BE-48D4-AD88-45C2E0E68DB3@microsoft.com>,
=?Utf-8?B?V2ls?= wrote:
> OK, so how do I take care of this? I checked the server extensions on the
> site, no problems found. I also checked that the index service is started and
> working and that the FPSE are allowed on the web service extensions. What am
> I missing?
>

Have you created a catalog for your site using the indexing manager? And then
you need to make a change on the search form page and republish it.

Hollis D. Paul [MVP - Outlook]
Hollis@outhousebythesound.com
Mukilteo, WA USA

Using Virtual Access 4.52 build 277 (32-bit), Windows 2000 build 2600
http://search.support.microsoft.com...D=TECH&LN=EN-US

Mukilteo, WA USA


Wil

2004-08-27, 6:07 pm

>And then you need to make a change on the search form page and republish it.

OK, what change would that be? Here's the line for my search button:

"<!--webbot bot="Search" S-Index="bottin2004" S-Fields S-Text="Rechercher:"
I-Size="20" S-Submit="Recherchez" S-Clear="Annuler"
S-TimestampFormat="%m/%d/%Y" TAG="BODY" b-useindexserver="0"
S-Scope="bottin2004" S-FieldsEx S-CiMaxRecordsPerPage="10"
S-CiMaxRecordsInResultSet="200" --><p>"


Thanks for your help

"Hollis D. Paul" wrote:

> In article <115D823F-D6BE-48D4-AD88-45C2E0E68DB3@microsoft.com>,
> =?Utf-8?B?V2ls?= wrote:
> Have you created a catalog for your site using the indexing manager? And then
> you need to make a change on the search form page and republish it.
>
> Hollis D. Paul [MVP - Outlook]
> Hollis@outhousebythesound.com
> Mukilteo, WA USA
>
> Using Virtual Access 4.52 build 277 (32-bit), Windows 2000 build 2600
> http://search.support.microsoft.com...D=TECH&LN=EN-US
>
> Mukilteo, WA USA
>
>
>

David Wren

2004-08-27, 6:07 pm

If the Fontpage search function isn't doing what you want youmight want to
consider using a 3rd party search product.

Like the Zoom Search Engine,
http://www.wrensoft.com/zoom

The really poor support for searching in Frontpage was what prompted the
development of Zoom in the first place.

--
Kind Regards
David Wren, david@passmark.com
PassMark Software
http://www.passmark.com
# hardware benchmarking and reliability testing #




"Wil" <Wil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:115D823F-D6BE-48D4-AD88-45C2E0E68DB3@microsoft.com...
> Hi all,
> I upgraded my web server from 2000 to 2003 and the search function on my web
> page stopped working, and now I get this error:
>
> "Cannot run the FrontPage Server Extensions on this page".
>
> I've been told that "Win 2003 Server does not support the basic FrontPage
> WAIS search engine. It must use index server.".
>
> OK, so how do I take care of this? I checked the server extensions on the
> site, no problems found. I also checked that the index service is started and
> working and that the FPSE are allowed on the web service extensions. What am
> I missing?
> Thanks for any help
>
>



Hollis D. Paul

2004-08-27, 6:07 pm

In article <C6143FFC-120F-4E69-AE2A-44A78D7E14DD@microsoft.com>,
=?Utf-8?B?V2ls?= wrote:
>
> OK, what change would that be? Here's the line for my search button:
>

Actually, you just have to get it marked dirty. So, on any of the property
fields, you can add a character and then delete it. The page gets marked dirty
and will republish.

Hollis D. Paul [MVP - Outlook]
Hollis@outhousebythesound.com
Mukilteo, WA USA

Using Virtual Access 4.52 build 277 (32-bit), Windows 2000 build 2600
http://search.support.microsoft.com...D=TECH&LN=EN-US

Mukilteo, WA USA


Wil

2004-08-27, 6:07 pm

I changed a few characters on the form page properties and now this is the
message I get:

"FrontPage Run-Time Component Page
You have submitted a form or followed a link to a page that requires a web
server and the FrontPage Server Extensions to function properly.

This form or other FrontPage component will work correctly if you publish
this web to a web server that has the FrontPage Server Extensions installed."
?!

"Hollis D. Paul" wrote:

> Actually, you just have to get it marked dirty. So, on any of the property
> fields, you can add a character and then delete it. The page gets marked dirty
> and will republish.
>
> Hollis D. Paul [MVP - Outlook]
> Hollis@outhousebythesound.com
> Mukilteo, WA USA
>
> Using Virtual Access 4.52 build 277 (32-bit), Windows 2000 build 2600
> http://search.support.microsoft.com...D=TECH&LN=EN-US
>
> Mukilteo, WA USA
>
>
>

Hollis D. Paul

2004-08-27, 6:07 pm

In article <71BE3C14-CAB6-476D-9806-ACAA955F97C9@microsoft.com>,
=?Utf-8?B?V2ls?= wrote:
> "FrontPage Run-Time Component Page
> You have submitted a form or followed a link to a page that requires a web
> server and the FrontPage Server Extensions to function properly.
>
> This form or other FrontPage component will work correctly if you publish
> this web to a web server that has the FrontPage Server Extensions installed."
> ?!
>

And also:
> OK, so how do I take care of this? I checked the server extensions on the
> site, no problems found. I also checked that the index service is started and
> working and that the FPSE are allowed on the web service extensions. What am
> I missing?

OK. You have said that Index Service is started and working. However, you have
not said that Indexing Services are allowed in the web service extensions. Make
sure it is.

Your latest error clearly indicates that it thinks that the FPSE are not
installed or are not configured to run on your Virtual Web Server. In the IIS
System Manager console, expand the sites folder, right click your site, and the
choose All Tasks, and the configure server extensions.

Hollis D. Paul [MVP - Outlook]
Hollis@outhousebythesound.com
Mukilteo, WA USA

Using Virtual Access 4.52 build 277 (32-bit), Windows 2000 build 2600
http://search.support.microsoft.com...D=TECH&LN=EN-US

Mukilteo, WA USA


Wil

2004-08-27, 6:07 pm

Indexing Services are allowed in the web service extensions and there's no
option on my server to configure web extensions, just "check extensions" and
when I run this it tells me "no problem found". I'm beginning to think about
installing a fresh copy of Server...

"Hollis D. Paul" wrote:

> In article <71BE3C14-CAB6-476D-9806-ACAA955F97C9@microsoft.com>,
> =?Utf-8?B?V2ls?= wrote:
> And also:
> OK. You have said that Index Service is started and working. However, you have
> not said that Indexing Services are allowed in the web service extensions. Make
> sure it is.
>
> Your latest error clearly indicates that it thinks that the FPSE are not
> installed or are not configured to run on your Virtual Web Server. In the IIS
> System Manager console, expand the sites folder, right click your site, and the
> choose All Tasks, and the configure server extensions.
>
> Hollis D. Paul [MVP - Outlook]
> Hollis@outhousebythesound.com
> Mukilteo, WA USA
>
> Using Virtual Access 4.52 build 277 (32-bit), Windows 2000 build 2600
> http://search.support.microsoft.com...D=TECH&LN=EN-US
>
> Mukilteo, WA USA
>
>
>

Hollis D. Paul

2004-08-28, 3:15 pm

In article <A811B236-AE3E-4370-A25F-D17D3258E182@microsoft.com>,
=?Utf-8?B?V2ls?= wrote:
> Indexing Services are allowed in the web service extensions and there's no
> option on my server to configure web extensions, just "check extensions" and
> when I run this it tells me "no problem found". I'm beginning to think about
> installing a fresh copy of Server...
>

If it check server extensions, rather than configure, then it means that your
Virtual Web Server has been configured to use the server extensions.

Did you use a migration tool to set up your site? Others have found that they
could not get their site to index properly after migrating their site. My sites
appeared to be there after I migrated them, but there was no listener, and I
couldn't even start them. After I added the listeners, then I couldn't publish
to them because they were not in the metadata properly. You may have to
reinstall the server, fpse, and republish from a file-based web.

Hollis D. Paul [MVP - Outlook]
Hollis@outhousebythesound.com
Mukilteo, WA USA

Using Virtual Access 4.52 build 277 (32-bit), Windows 2000 build 2600
http://search.support.microsoft.com...D=TECH&LN=EN-US

Mukilteo, WA USA


Wil

2004-08-29, 5:49 pm

> You may have to
> reinstall the server, fpse, and republish from a file-based web.
>


That's what I'll do. Thanks for your input!
Wil
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