Hi i need to know how to convert the database connection from an frontpage connection to a standard one as i am having trouble. i dont have frontpage extension on my new server, so i need to know how to Server.MapPath ( see below what i thought woudl work) this is the connection i have now <!--#include file="_fpclass/fpdblib.inc"--> <% fp_sQry="SELECT * FROM Sheet1 WHERE (artist = '::artist2::')" fp_sDefault="" fp_sNoRecords="<tr><td colspan=20 align=left width=""100%"">This show is currently unavailable or only taking private function enquiries.</td></tr>" fp_sDataConn="vfe" fp_iMaxRecords=256 fp_iCommandType=1 fp_iPageSize=0 fp_fTableFormat=True fp_fMenuFormat=False fp_sMenuChoice="" fp_sMenuValue="" fp_iDisplayCols=20 fp_fCustomQuery=False BOTID=0 fp_iRegion=BOTID %> <!--#include file="_fpclass/fpdbrgn1.inc"--> <%=FP_FieldVal(fp_rs,"bio2")%> Code (markup): this is the code that i thought would do the job <% DIM objConn Set objConn=Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection") objConn.ConnectionString="Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source="&_ Server.MapPath ("\fpdb/vfe.mdb")&";" objConn Open DIM mySQL mySQL="SELECT * FROM Sheet1 WHERE (ID = ::ID::)" DIM objRS Set objRS=Servier.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset") objRS.Open mySQL, objConn %> Code (markup):
<% ID = (whatever gives the ID number, form field, query string ... etc) DIM objConn Set objConn=Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection") objConn.ConnectionString="Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source="&_ Server.MapPath ("/fpdb/vfe.mdb")&";" objConn Open DIM mySQL mySQL="SELECT * FROM Sheet1 WHERE ID =" & ID DIM objRS Set objRS=Servier.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset") objRS.Open mySQL, objConn, 1, 3 %>