File Options Configuration

  1. Database HTML File URL (e.g. http://Myserver/DB.html)
    Here you specify what is your the URL of your database entrance page. This URL is used only when error happens and POD generates an automatic link back to your database main page. If no error happens, your user should not see this URL used, therefore the value you entered here is not crucial to POD function.
  2. DB Program URL (e.g. http://MySever/cgi-bin/DB.exe)
    Here you specify what is your the URL of your database program (fldb.exe). For example, if you renamed POD program from fldb.exe to myDB.exe, and put the program into your web server's cgi-bin, which has URL as http://MyServer.com/cgi-bin, then the URL that should be put here is http://MyServer.com/cgi-bin/myDB.exe. This URL is used extensively by POD and is crucial to the correct function of POD, so please take care to enter correct the info here.
  3. DB Configuration Program URL (e.g. http://MySever/cgi-bin/DBconf.exe)
    Here you specify what is the URL of your database configuration program (fldbconf.exe). For example, if you renamed POD configuration program from fldbconf.exe to myDBconf.exe, and put the program into your web server's cgi-bin, which has URL as http://MyServer.com/cgi-bin, then the URL that should be put here is http://MyServer.com/cgi-bin/myDBconf.exe. This URL is used only by POD's configuration program and is crucial to the correct function of the configuration program, so please take care to enter correct the info here.
  4. URL of Help File for Remote Administration
    This URL is where you put this help file at. For example, you may have put this one at http://MyServer.com/MyDirectory/OldbHelp.html. This URL is only used by fldbconf.exe to generate a dynamic help link. It is not crucial to the function of POD or fldbconf.exe.
  5. Hide Files checkbox
    This checkbox is used only for POD for Windows version. It has no effect on POD for Unix. On Win32 platforms, if you check this box, POD will automatically set fldb.ini, fldb.log, fldb.txt to "hidden" file attributes. This will prevent www users from reading content of those files directly on some (NOT ALL!) web servers. However, it may also make it impossible to ftp your updated file if your web server administrator set your access setting too restrictively. Moreover, it may prevent POD from opening these files for read and write too which will prevent POD from functioning!!  Unless you have no way to hide your files from reading by users, try NOT to check this checkbox.

Contact

  1. Webmaster E-Mail Address
    This e-mail address is only used when error happens and POD generates an automatic link to your email address. If no error happens, your user should not see this email address used, therefore the value you entered here is not crucial to POD function.