Cannot Add New Authors to MSPress Sample Site in German Version of Site Server 3.0 (246894)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition

This article was previously published under Q246894

SYMPTOMS

When you try to add a new author to the MSPress sample site in the German version of Site Server 3.0, Commerce Edition, the following error message occurs:

Wir knnen Ihre Anforderung leider nicht verarbeiten:
Unbekannter ADD-Typ verwendet: Autor
Bitte gehen Sie zurck, korrigieren Sie den Fehler, und wiederholen Sie den Vorgang.

Note: This only effects the German version of Site Server Commerce Edition 3.0

CAUSE

There is a typo in the Author_new.asp file located in the Inetpub\Wwwroot\Mspress30\Manager directory.

RESOLUTION

The following asp code is incorrect:

<FORM METHOD="POST"
    ACTION="xt_data_add_update.asp">
    <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="type" VALUE="Autor">

Change the code to the following:

<FORM METHOD="POST"
    ACTION="xt_data_add_update.asp">
    <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="type" VALUE="author">

Note that "author" must be lowercase.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Site Server 3.0, Commerce Edition.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	11/25/2002
Keywords:	kbbug KB246894