🚀 go-pugleaf

Hi all, got a slight problem and was wondering if there is anyone that could
help me...

I'm working on a database right now, looking to put this database on a
website where it is searchable and all... and I got the book "Web Databse
Development Step by Step" by Buyens... Chapter 1, Part 1, page 12... and
yup, you guessed it... I'm stuck already...

#1 - I tried to install Web Publisher from my Windows 98 disk, it was
installing fine until the last moments when I got an error pop up message at
the "Updating MTS registry entries..." stage.

[An unkown error occurred while making MTS specific changes to the system
registry.

Error Code = 0x80004005]

Then another pop up box followed:

[Window Setup:

Setup of "Transsaction Server Core Components" failed.  The specific error
code os 0xfee670.

Setup will continue but the component may not function properly.]

After that, the setup continues, and then after the setup was completed, I
got this error message:

[Microsoft Transaction Server setup was not completed successfully.]

After that it asked to restart the PC, I did so and it seemed ok... but
something must have went wrong, does anyone know what the problem was?

#2 - The reason I say that something must have went wrong, is because when I
tried to go through some of the exercises in the book, I simply could not
get ANY of the supposed results to appear.  Some of the ASP pages that were
meant to show some records just showed an empty page... it also states in
the book that for these pages to work in the PC environment (as opposed to
the actual web environment) I would need to place them in executable
folders... I am guessing that you make a folder executable by right clicking
its properties and then go to "Web Sharing" tab and select "Share this
folder" and check the "Executable" box... is this correct?

#3 - I have done all of the above... but still getting a blank page... does
anyone out there have this book?  If so, can you tell me what it is that I
could be doing wrong?

#4 - I am working the database in MS Access, the 2 requirement is that the
final product needs to be in 1) Hardcopy paper format; and 2) CD/Web format.
The other requirement would be of course easy maintenance... is working in
MS Access wise?  Or would you recommend something else?

#5 - Back to the book thing... it mentions a lot on ODBC and how wonderful
blah blah blah... final question(s)... what is it?  how would it (final web
product) differ, if any, on Macs?  I am just a little concious that this is
all very PC based, but then again, it IS just development, I'd imagine the
final thing would be cross platformed... also, the more I read, the more I
feel I need to learn ASP and XML... your views?

I found one database where it is almost exactly what I want... can someone
please tell me if I could use Access to creat something like it?

http://www.evoc.ndirect.co.uk/bassrch.htm

I would appreciate all your feedback, I'm really up against a really strong
steel wall here... many thanks in advance.

Hope to hear from you all soon.
Will