Re: web and databases

Russ Hensley wrote:
>
> Franco Scarselli wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am going to restructure the informatic organization of an association.
> > A part of the work requires the introduction of a Windows NT server that
> > should contain administration and medical data. I think to use a DBMS
> > among Microsoft SQL server, Oracle SQL server and Sybase SQL server.
> >
> > I have to rewrite all the (few) existing applications. I thought about a
> > common interface to use. What about writing interfaces by HTML documents
> > ? That is, I would use a WEB server to produce interfaces for ALL the
> > applications that use the database, that is for ALL the applications
> > that are used in the association.
> >
> > Which are pros and cons of such a solution ? Are there security
> > problems ? Are there examples of this approach ?
> >
> > I thank in advance anybody who can help me.
> >
> > Franco
>
> Franco,
>
> You should look into Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 that is due for release
> really soon. It has built in functions to receive SQL query parameters from
> the internet via a HTML interface to the SQL Server. The Server builds the
> HTML interface for the return data and KAPOW instant internet access. Even
> though I have not implemented this software I have been to a Microsoft
> seminar where they demonstrated the piece and it seemed to be a good
> solution.
>
> laterBe careful betting your application on web technology. Pay
careful attention to user interface details, determine how complex the dialogue should be. Web pages - even with forms and JAVA trinkets - are still very simple interfaces. Received on Thu Jul 04 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST