jwcolby
jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Sat Mar 27 06:30:27 CDT 2010
Thanks for that Mark. I will look at that. I already have a DNN system and I may be able to use that as the preliminary site to do the development. I know that you can build subdomains with DNN. I spnt many hours looking at all of this stuff for DNN but that was many years ago. I still get emails from Snowcovered telling me about new modules and stuff. John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Mark Breen wrote: > Hello John, > > I urge you strongly to spend a little time to review DotNetNuke. > > You will be extremely surprised how easy it can be to work with it. Of > course it is all asp.net and you can choose vb or C#, which ever you prefer. > All the work I do in it is C#. > > I have recently been working on a application with a large db and I have > build about 30 forms all with less than 20 lines of code. I have to state > at the outset that I am also depending on Telerik radGrid. > > There are modules available to do the subscription based email stuff, and > also all sorts of other things, such as face book and > twitter integration etc, they all cost money, but the money tends to be > <€100 or else <$200. > > DNN will > > 1)let you work in the MS field > 2) manage all the heavy lifting for a web app > 3) all you to add on custom modules for pocket money > 4) Allow you to build your own modules should you need them > 5) allow you to use a shared hosting account for approx $200 - $300 per > annum with a good hosting company (www.powerdnn.com) that specialise in DNN > hosting. > 6) the hosting company will set up DNN for you > > If you like I can send you two files and you can see that with just these > two files I have a working form that allows the user to perform CRUD > functionality. > > You can also spend 30 minutes browsing www.snowcovered.com to see the kinds > of skins and modules that are available for free or for small money. > > Is that any help? > > thanks > > Mark > > > > On 26 March 2010 03:56, jwcolby <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> wrote: > >> Randy, >> >> > I am all for writing/developing custom sites, but would you consider >> using an off-the-shelf >> (open-source) package like Joomla or umbraco? >> >> Well, let me lay out a couple of considerations: >> >> 1) This is eventually going to be heavy custom programming. >> 2) One of my objectives is to provide myself (and you guys) an opportunity >> to learn ASP.Net >> 3) I have until around the November time frame to get the basics up. >> >> My functionality objectives are: >> >> 1) Accumulate a list of PIP graduate contact info and get it into a >> database. >> 2) Allow PIP graduates the ability to edit their own data so that as they >> move around they can keep >> their own data up to date. PIP graduates need to be able to email and call >> each other and not drop >> off the planet because they move. >> 3) Allow someone (management) the ability to blast emails out to focused >> email lists. For example >> all of the PIP graduates in a given state might need to send emails to the >> legislators for their >> states based on the zip they reside in. >> 4) Allow someone to blast out a similar set of emails to the entire list of >> PIP graduates about >> legislation before congress. >> 5) Allow opt-out >> >> 6) Eventually accumulate a similar email / contact list for a wider >> audience of basically anyone >> with a stake in the disability issue - persons with or caretakers of >> persons with a disability. IOW >> if legislation is before congress and I have a quarter million people who >> have signed up to receive >> notices and send emails, the system would sent emails to all quarter >> million people. The email >> would have a link back to the web page server to a page where they could >> compose and send an email >> to their specific legislator. >> >> 7) Eventually allow some group of users to monitor legislation and organize >> the email blasts as >> legislation comes up for a vote. >> >> I want to emulate the functionality of http://consumer-action.org/ except >> designed for a disability >> group rather than a consumer group. >> >> So, I would certainly consider a canned package IF it was: >> >> 1) Windows based, because I am Windows based and I don't have access to >> people with the expertise to >> write this on a linux platform. >> 2) .Net based, because I am .Net based and I don't have access to people >> with the expertise to write >> this in a non .net platform. >> 3) Able to easily integrate the kinds of functionality I am discussing >> above. >> >> This is not going to be a "public facing pretty web site" but rather a >> workhorse web site which is >> less about people visiting and more about executing jobs. Or at least that >> is my take on things at >> this juncture. >> >> I understand "select the best tool for the job" but in the end this is my >> project (in that it is up >> to me to make it succeed) and I need to select tools that I can use to get >> the job done, and which I >> can find people familiar with those tools. >> >> So yes, I am not discounting any off-the-shelf solution if it meets the >> workhorse needs. I >> personally run DNN on my company web site (though it desperately needs >> maintenance) and I absolutely >> LOVE it for that kind of job. OTOH trying to hook into it is not for the >> faint of heart. >> >> If you are intimately familiar with one or more of these packages and think >> it fits the bill, please >> come back with a discussion. >> >> John W. Colby >> www.ColbyConsulting.com >> >> >> Randy Sigmond wrote: >>> John, >>> >>> >>> >>> I am all for writing/developing custom sites, but would you consider >> using an off-the-shelf (open-source) package like >>> Joomla or umbraco? >>> >>> >>> >>> It may be possible to get something up quickly using either of the >> mentioned items above and then modify for specifics. >>> >>> >>> Just a thought. >>> >>> >>> >>> Randy Sigmond >>> >>> Restech Online >>> >>> www.restechonline.com >>> >>> Ph: 248.568.0053 >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> dba-SQLServer mailing list >>> dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com >>> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-sqlserver >>> http://www.databaseadvisors.com >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-SQLServer mailing list >> dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-sqlserver >> http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> > _______________________________________________ > dba-SQLServer mailing list > dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-sqlserver > http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >