This is the SoftCastle News V1.2 configuration page

Files included

• news12.mdb - This is the database
  Default location: /cgi-bin
• admin.asp - This is the page to post, edit and delete news items
  Default location: /news
• admintop.html - This is the top of the Admin page
  Default location: /news
• config.asp - This is the file to edit to configure the script
  Default location: /news
• news.asp - This is an example page that will show the news items
  Default location: /news
• news_inc.asp - This is the file to include on your page to show news
  Default location: /news
• news_help.html - This is the page your reading now
  Default location: /news
• scnews_login.asp - This is the password checking script
  Default location: /news

NOTE: multiple news_inc.asp files are included, each with a number on the end (news_inc1.asp, news_inc2.asp, news_inc_default.asp, etc.) These file are identical to news_inc.asp except that they display the news on the page in different ways. To use one just copy to the server and change the name to news_inc.asp.

Installation of SoftCastle News

1. If you put the files in the directories specified above then this script should work as is. If it doesn't work then you will have to edit the database connection string according to your website host.
2. Open the config.asp file in a text editor and change the database connection string. NOTE: if you put the files in the default directories specified the you may not have to edit this.
3. Also in the config.asp file are a bunch of configuration options that are heavily commented. After you get this script working, play around with the settings to see what looks best for you.
4. To have the news displayed on your own page all that is needed is an include statement to have the news_inc.asp file included. If the page is called anything other than news.asp then you will also have to edit the config.asp file in the place specified. I suggest only doing this after you get the script running as is.

To modify this script for other languages you will need to edit the following files:

• admintop.html - This is the top of the admin page
• admin.asp - Look for "Start text display" and "End text display" to see where to make changes.

Well that's all there is to it. If you have any problems at all, visit the SoftCastle web site forum for assistance. You can also e-mail support for assistance but I would appreciate it if you used the forum first as an answer may already exist or another user may be able to answer your question before I can.