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Accessing database through web
Hi all,
I posted a similar question a few weeks back, regarding web publishing an Access database. I did use the conversion feature in Access 97 and it completely butchered my forms. I was warned that using the conversion feature required a lot of additional work. So I'm wondering what if I just started from scratch to create my forms using another program? And access the DB through that? Does anyone have any suggestions/horror stories regarding appropriate programs to allow access to an access 97 BE through the web? What I'm hoping I can do is eliminate any version issues that users may have as the DB is Access 97 and users have different versions on their computer. It would save me from having to compile a new MDE for each version. Any suggestions are welcome, and if you have any articles to refer me to PLEASE pass them on. I'd rather have some official looking references when I go to the bean-counters. =) Thanks! Jay |
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Accessing database through web
Jay wrote:
Hi all, I posted a similar question a few weeks back, regarding web publishing an Access database. I did use the conversion feature in Access 97 and it completely butchered my forms. I was warned that using the conversion feature required a lot of additional work. So I'm wondering what if I just started from scratch to create my forms using another program? And access the DB through that? Does anyone have any suggestions/horror stories regarding appropriate programs to allow access to an access 97 BE through the web? What I'm hoping I can do is eliminate any version issues that users may have as the DB is Access 97 and users have different versions on their computer. It would save me from having to compile a new MDE for each version. Any suggestions are welcome, and if you have any articles to refer me to PLEASE pass them on. I'd rather have some official looking references when I go to the bean-counters. =) Thanks! Jay You have to understand how web "apps" work. The tool that will be accessing the database is going to be running on the web server, not on the client PC so what software the user has should be irrelevant. All they should need is a web browser. -- I don't check the Email account attached to this message. Send instead to... RBrandt at Hunter dot com |
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Accessing database through web
Sorry, I should have made that clearer.
I meant what development software would you recommend. ASP, JSP, etc. Jay "Rick Brandt" wrote: Jay wrote: Hi all, I posted a similar question a few weeks back, regarding web publishing an Access database. I did use the conversion feature in Access 97 and it completely butchered my forms. I was warned that using the conversion feature required a lot of additional work. So I'm wondering what if I just started from scratch to create my forms using another program? And access the DB through that? Does anyone have any suggestions/horror stories regarding appropriate programs to allow access to an access 97 BE through the web? What I'm hoping I can do is eliminate any version issues that users may have as the DB is Access 97 and users have different versions on their computer. It would save me from having to compile a new MDE for each version. Any suggestions are welcome, and if you have any articles to refer me to PLEASE pass them on. I'd rather have some official looking references when I go to the bean-counters. =) Thanks! Jay You have to understand how web "apps" work. The tool that will be accessing the database is going to be running on the web server, not on the client PC so what software the user has should be irrelevant. All they should need is a web browser. -- I don't check the Email account attached to this message. Send instead to... RBrandt at Hunter dot com |
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Jay wrote:
Sorry, I should have made that clearer. I meant what development software would you recommend. ASP, JSP, etc. Generally the best one to use is the one with which you are most familiar. If you are not familiar with any of them then it's difficult to say. My web app experience is with Java, but ASP and ASP.Net are popular and I'm sure work very well. -- I don't check the Email account attached to this message. Send instead to... RBrandt at Hunter dot com |
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Accessing database through web
"Rick Brandt" wrote in
om: I meant what development software would you recommend. ASP, JSP, etc. Generally the best one to use is the one with which you are most familiar. If you are not familiar with any of them then it's difficult to say. My web app experience is with Java, but ASP and ASP.Net are popular and I'm sure work very well. Hate to mention it in a MS newsgroup, but PHP (+/- MySQL) has a huge cooperative user base; will port straight onto a unix webserver if that is the way you go; and, of course, it's free! Just a thought Tim F |
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