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Short DSN in SSL Folder

On your live SF2K web on your web host, the ssl folder should be protected by an SSL certificate - this requires that that folder be set or mapped as a virtual directory and that requires it have its own global.asa file to pick up your DSN_Name.

There is a "short" global.asa file for use in the ssl folder in the SF2K template files. It requires that you edit the file in HTML view and manually insert the correct DSN name or connection string, if you are connecting directly to your SF2K db.

Look for the following lines in the short global.asa:

'******* your DSN here *******
DSN_Name = "your DSN"
'*********************************

and replace "yourDSN" with your actual DSN name or, if using a direct connection to your db, you will need to copy the connection string from the global.asa in your web's root and paste it in place of "yourDSN". Be sure to include the quotes. The connection string will look like this:

"DRIVER={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};DBQ=URL=fpdb/storefront.mdb"

if your SF2K database is in the fpdb folder and named storefront.mdb.

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