PowerASP.com GuestBook Version 1
11/29/1998

This a guestbook app written in ASP by Christopher Williams (chris@gisco.net).
This app use an Access 97 database.

I use this code as a template and then customize it depending
on what site I am adding it to.

I have decided it share it with users of my site.

It is free to use use as long as you give me credit on the guestbook pages
and a link back to my site http://www.powerasp.com

If you don't agree to do that then you cannot legally use this guestbook.

You cannot redistribute this code in any way without written permission.

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Features of this guestbook

Cycles thru records in increments that you can easily change to any value you like.
Forward & Back Buttons are dynamically created on the fly and only show up when needed.

Easily customized since it is pure ASP written with Visual Interdev 1 and vbscript.

Web Administration entrance where you can edit and delete messages. Password protected
and you can easily change the password.

IP Tracking

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To get this working simply copy the guestbook and _database directories into the root of
your web. Do not move any of the files and keep them in the same directories.

As long as the directories and paths stay the same and the server has Access ODBC drivers
installed and is ASP ready... this will work instantly.

I made all the code in a directory called guestbook because then you can put this in any
existing web without messing up your root with a bunch of files

If you know what you are doing you can move the files but you will have to change the code
accordingly.

If you want to change the Admin password.. There is a line of code in the default.asp in
the admin directory where you can change it.

It defaults to "Admin"  minus the quotes

If you want to change the cycle through records increment there is a variable called
HOWMANY in the include_show_messages.asp  file in the guestbook directory.
It defaults to 5 per page.

If you are an ASP guru you can easily adapt this guestbook to you needs. 

Finally:
If running NT make sure the Database or Database Directory has
Change permissions for the anonymous account or you will get errors.
Only people with direct access to the server can give you this permission.
You can't add it yourslef if it isn't your server. At least not normally.


Enjoy


Chris Williams
chris@gisco.net
http://www.powerasp.com