mx database problem

[Guest]

I am pretty new to Dreamweaver MX, I do pretty well with the static pages, but now want to develop my site, so am doing some training in databases. I am having nightmare problems trying to connect Dreamweaver MX to an access database that is part of a tutorial in a book, Dreamweaver MX 2004, Complete Course by Joyce J Evans. I have followed the text to the letter and am getting the following message:
Dreamweaver cannot use the prefix you entered to display live data. Please double check your site configuration or click on help for more information on how to correct this problem. (HTTP error: 12029).

I do not have a problem searching for this, I have googled and yahooed for two days, and have tried everything that I can find:
- disable the firewall - nothing
- try :8080 after the localhost setting - nothing
- try :8500 after the localhost setting - nothing

I am using the settings:
C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\DatabaseChapter\ this is the location to store the files - and I have downloaded the database chapter as per the book.
http://localhost/databasechapter/ this is the root of the site, this is where I have added :8080 and :8500 - still nothing
When I click on test the URL here, this is where I am getting the error message.

I also have WAMP installed, but this is not running when I am trying to get this set up, although I did try alternate settings and tried connecting with PHP and the database chapter set up in the root folder of WAMP rather than Inetpub.

Can anyone please help me??? I am getting really frustrated and do not know where to go from here. After emailing the writer of the book, Joyce, she suggested I try these forums.

Thanks!!
Angela

[Newsgroup_User]

kiwiang wrote:
> http://localhost/databasechapter/ this is the root of the
> site, this is where I have added :8080 and :8500 - still nothing

Where are you adding the :8080? It should be immediately after localhost
like this:

http://localhost:8080/databasechapter/

For IIS to listen on port 8080, you need to configure it to do so:

Start > Control Panel >Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services.

Expand the folder tree in the left panel, and right-click on Default Web
Site.

Choose the Web Site tab, and enter 8080 in the TCP Port field. Click OK.

For the change to take effect you need to restart IIS. Start > Control
Panel >Administrative Tools > Services. Highlight IIS Admin and click
Restart Service.

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David Powers
Author, "Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8" (friends of ED)
Author, "Foundation PHP 5 for Flash" (friends of ED)
http://foundationphp.com/

[Guest]

David, thanks for replying.

Yes, I did try the setting as
http://localhost:8080/databasechapter/ and it didn't work.

I have gone into administrative tools, and the items listed are:
Component Services
Computer Management
Data Sources (ODBC)
Event Viewer
Local Security Policy
Performance
Services

There is no Internet Information Services, also when you go into Services, IIS is not listed. I am a bit confused, as I thought that if the Inetpub folder was there that IIS is installed. Is the fact that these are not listed mean that it is not installed?
Thanks again
Angela

[Newsgroup_User]

kiwiang wrote:
> There is no Internet Information Services, also when you go into Services, IIS
> is not listed. I am a bit confused, as I thought that if the Inetpub folder
> was there that IIS is installed. Is the fact that these are not listed mean
> that it is not installed?

It does indeed. Do you have Apache installed?

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David Powers
Author, "Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8" (friends of ED)
Author, "Foundation PHP 5 for Flash" (friends of ED)
http://foundationphp.com/

[Guest]

yes, I do, as part of the WAMP package. Which is probably pretty good, as I am not able to install IIS from the XP CD, and getting rather frustrated trying!

I was just about to ask how to set it up with Apache, but I think I might have got it. ???? Not sure how though. It is not coming up with the error any more.
Thanks so much for your assistance!!