Automated content management is a must for many web sites. It is
difficult to provide fresh new content without a standard automated
system. In this article we will discuss how to generate a general
submission system, as well as how to manage the workflow, all with
examples.
Introduction
How many webmasters out there have dealt with content management
problems? Writers submit articles to be published, and because you
are the only one with administrative rights on the server, you must
format, proofread, add in necessary
HTML, and post the article.
This can get very tedious, especially when you have regular content
from many different writers.
In this article, we will explain how to build a wizard style general
purpose submission system using Active Server Pages and, for
simplicity, an Access database. If you are not familiar with ADO, now
would be a good time to check out WDVL's
Introduction to Database Manipulation
with ADO, an excellent introduction to the topic which will give
you all you need to know for the rest of this article.
