Re: Authoring Connector Problem

[Stefan [MSFT]]

Hi Jason,

http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/2/5/4250f79a-c3a1-4003-9272-2404e92bb76a/MCMS+2002+-+(complete)+FAQ.htm#DD159085-1AFB-4244-AE6D-D0A1C0E9E274

At least the last option will help you to isolate the problem.

Cheers,
Stefan.

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"Jason Posey" <jason...@vacu.org> wrote in message
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> I have not been able to create postings to my CMS site via
> the Word
> Authoring Connector. My site is an intranet site
> named "Fredd" and I
> get the following error each time I click "Next" on the
> Authoring
> Connector Wizard:
>
>
> Navigation to:
> 'http://Fredd/mcms/cms/officeWizard/oc.aspx?
> NRMODE=Update&txtFileName=...
> returned error 500: Internal server error.
>
>
> I have seen this error in a bunch of postings and most
> mention
> something about the existence of a web.config or
> global.asax file in
> the site's root as a potential cause. I have both of
> these files in
> the root directory of my site and am not sure how to get
> rid of them.
> There are several pieces of functionality in both files
> from connection
> string values in the web.config to workflow functionality
> in the
> global.asax.
>
>
> I have tried the other suggested solutions to fix the
> Authoring
> Connecting error, including adding the <pages
> smartNavigation="false"
> validateRequest="false" /> line into every web.config file
> on the
> server.
>
>
> Any suggestions? I really need to get the connector
> working, it is one
> of the main features for which my company has implemented
> CMS.
>
>
> Thanks for any help,
> Jason
>
>