Setting up your database connection in FrontPage 2000/2002

StoreFront uses ASP pages that communicate with your database. In order for the communication to take place, a database connection must be set up in FrontPage. Follow the instructions below to create the database connection for your web.

1. Open your web in FrontPage.
    

2. Click Tools, then select Web Settings.
    

3. Click the Database tab in the upper-right of the Web Settings window.
    

4. Click Add. This will bring up the following window:
   

   

    

5. You may type in a name for your database or leave it as Database1. or use a brief name of your own choosing. The type of connection should be set to File or folder in current web.
    

6. Click Browse and browse to the location of the database within the web. It should be located inside the fpdb folder. Select the database and click OK.
   

   
   

    

7. You should now see the following screen:
   

   
   

   
   The "?" indicates your database connection has not yet been verified.  To verify your connection, click on the name, then click the Verify button. When the question mark changes to a green check mark, your database has been verified and the ASP pages StoreFront installed should now be able to communicate with the database.
    

8. You are now ready to test your database connection.