Re: web database
Date: 1997/06/30
Message-ID: <01bc857d$9fba1570$9a2ba92f_at_bmeria8c>#1/1
Zainal Abidin Shariff Ghazali <erotomania_at_sunot.net> wrote in article
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> manolis_at_cytanet.com.cy wrote:
> >
> > hi,
> > i am trying to desing a database for a cd shop that will be used on a
> > webserver so that surfers can browse and search the cd titles
> > I have adequate knowledge of windows and UNIX programming.
> >
> > any one to give ideas where to start from?
> >
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> You have two main options to start with.
>
> 1. Writing CGI scripts to access the dbase from the web. This could be
> done through several scripting languages such as Perl, Java, VB, etc.
>
> or
>
> 2. For ODBC databases, you could use ASP (Active Server Page) but must
> be viewed on IE only (no Netscape) or incorporate ActiveX Controls. Or
> you could Java to get connected to a database from the web (but then you
> will have to spent a great amount of time understanding JDBC (Java
> Database Connectivity).
Uh, ASP is a server --not client-- scripting language. You could browse the pages output by it with Lynx if you wanted to -- Heck, you can use any old browser you want to view its output. I'm currently developing a corporate database Web app that will be accessed ONLY by Netscape browsers.
I think what you're referring to is the lack of ActiveX compatibility with Netscape browsers. Using ASP *in no way* limits you to ActiveX. What's more, it is a quick and dirty way for VB developers to leverage their knowledge while moving to the Web.
While Perl is far and away the better string and file handler, and Java the Holy Grail, ASP can create some very whiz-bang apps (especially where database access is concerned), and should not be discarded so lightly.
-- Dan McGarry OverByte Software http://www.cyberus.ca/~dmcgarry/Received on Mon Jun 30 1997 - 00:00:00 CEST