Re: DataBase program for Web site

From: Gordon Angus <angus_at_iinet.com.au>
Date: 1997/01/09
Message-ID: <5b26mt$e8i_at_opera.iinet.net.au>#1/1


In article <32D44660.54B4_at_primenet.com>, Troy Hofeling <hofeling_at_primenet.com> says:

There is a freeware program called xBWEB that does just this (automatically converts your database into a series of web pages) at

   http://www.iinet.net.au/foxpro/

Cheers
Gordon

>
>Hugo,
>
>I am not aware of a canned application that will do what you wish. If one
>exists, it probably lacks the flexibility to customize it to your liking.
>
>One alternative may be to have a custom application developed which will
>parse your Foxpro Database and create webpages automatically for you.
>This has been done quite successfully. The web site at
>http://www.primenet.com/~sunbelt/index.html is created entirely by MS
>Access in a custom application that parses the database and creates the
>necessary HTML. In this particular example, the owner simply clicks a
>button and waits as the pages are generated. Next he simply ftp's the
>directory to his ISP. The advantages are that there is no continuing
>requirement for web design services and updating your site is done at
>your convenience.
>
>Good Luck,
>Troy Hofeling
>
>hofeling_at_primenet.com
Received on Thu Jan 09 1997 - 00:00:00 CET

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