Re: web and databases
Date: 1996/07/13
Message-ID: <4s9cju$f1o_at_caldera.prominic.com>#1/1
In message <31DBB56C.6B1D_at_noc.tor.hookup.net> - Paul Pierre
<ppierre_at_noc.tor.hookup.net>Thu, 04 Jul 1996 08:13:32 -0400 writes:
>
>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.
Is anybody in this newsgroup aware of VisualAge for Smalltalk and it's Web Connection module. This encapsulates database access for DB2, Oracle, and ODBC. It will compile to ANY PC platform without modifying code. And now it allows you to forget about PC platforms entirely, designing the interface in HTML (Any, yes, this works well... IBM does not screw around). ALL you have to do is create a nice screen for your users with the easiest development environment in the world.
If you are inherently opposed to smalltalk, or if HTML is too limiting as an interface, VisualAge of Java will be available shortly and will be even more powerful.
Andy
atrick_at_prominic.com http://www.prominic.com Prominic Technologies, Inc. Received on Sat Jul 13 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST