[AccessD] Access Front-End via Web Enabled

Eric Barro ebarro at verizon.net
Thu Aug 16 11:12:02 CDT 2007


The main difference is the platform it runs on. ASP is a Microsoft-centric
technology that utilizes VB or VBScript as its underlying scripting
technology. PHP is open source and will run on either a Microsoft server OS
or a Unix server.

Access of course is Microsoft-centric and you can easily port your VBA
knowledge and event-driven savvy to ASP/ASP.NET so I would assume (since I
haven't used PHP at all) that the learning curve would be easier going the
Microsoft way.

Both are server-based technologies so you'd best polish up on unbound forms
concepts.

There...we no longer have to worry about moderators since I've slipped in
that tidbit on Access. 

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at
Beach Access Software
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 8:52 AM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access Front-End via Web Enabled

At the risk of running afoul of a moderator:  what's the difference between
ASP and PHP in terms of when you would use each? (I'm thinking I should
learn one of these.)

TIA

Rocky
 
	
	

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Charlotte Foust
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 7:57 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access Front-End via Web Enabled

You won't like the answer:  ASP.Net

Charlotte Foust 

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Julie
Reardon-Taylor
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 7:20 AM
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [AccessD] Access Front-End via Web Enabled

Looking for some opinions on what people are using for a web-enabled access
database.  I have used replication for some applications, but would now like
to move the front-end to a browser so that the input can be done via a web
page over a wireless connection.

Have toyed with data access pages, but not sure if that is a good solution.

This application has three subform levels and the scripting may be an issue
in DAP.

Did I read a posting on AccessD at some point that DAP are going to be out
in the next version of Access?

What are other people using as forms via the www?



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