[AccessD] Web based Project

Thanks Drew,  I might need to take a different approach to solve the 
problem.  If I could make the updating easier for the users this would go a 
long way.  Currently they need to go to a web site, click on a file and 
save it to their local drive, then click on a shortcut to install the update.

Can anyone give me pointers/HTML code for automating this into one step - 
they just click on the web site link and the file is downloaded to the 
local drive (always to the same location on every ones machine), then an 
installation file is started which handles the updating.

Regards

David Emerson
DALYN Software Ltd
25b Cunliffe St, Johnsonville
Wellington, New Zealand
Ph/Fax (877) 456-1205

At 27/10/2003, you wrote:
>Okay David, I took at look at that database, finally, sorry, had a long
>week.  The data entry portion would be a snap to convert to ASP pages. Rough
>estimate of 6 hours.  The reports are DEFINITELY going to be a problem
>though.  Some look pretty simple, and those could be converted to HTML/ASP.
>However, I saw one with a graph.  Oh, those are show stoppers when it comes
>to HTML, because just plain HTML doesn't play well with graphs.  Now, you
>could still create those reports in access, and possible use scripting to
>force print them.  There are two possibilities there.  One, messing with
>printers/printing with client side scripting on the web is a pain.  There
>are ActiveX controls out there that make life a lot easier, but they cost
>money...not sure how much, probably at least one or two hundred.  Another
>possibility would be to create a VB FE, that runs on the clients machines.
>It's a snap to make a browser in VB, so it could just interact with the
>webpages, just like IE would.  But then when it came time for the reports,
>you run them from the server, VB 'downloads' them, and VB can then display
>or print them.  Just a thought....and a wild one at that, because I've never
>done that, but 95% of what I do in VB I've never done before! <grin>
>
>Drew
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: David Emerson [mailto:davide at dalyn.co.nz]
>Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 2:01 PM
>To: Drew Wutka
>Subject: Web based Project (Dalyn Software)
>
>
>Drew,
>
>Thanks for your time today.
>
>Here is the file.  If you unzip it to a folder called C:\BWS then the FE
>will link to the BE.
>
>Call me if you have any questions (below is a free phone number to NZ).
>
>
>Regards
>
>David Emerson
>DALYN Software Ltd
>25b Cunliffe St, Johnsonville
>Wellington, New Zealand
>Ph/Fax (877) 456-1205