Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software
rockysmolin at bchacc.com
Thu Jan 25 10:27:44 CST 2007
So then what would be the preferred development platform ASP.NET or VS2005 in VB.NET? (So many Development Environments. So little time.) Rocky -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 8:18 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] What Platform for Web Application? Rocky, I just came across this today. MS has released ASP AJAX 1.0. They have info here: http://www.asp.net/default.aspx?tabindex=1&tabid=1 and videos (not just on AJAX) here: http://www.asp.net/learn/videos/default.aspx?tabid=63 Many of the videos are in VB.Net and C#. They have examples in both languages also. I'm looking into this stuff also. Bobby ----- Original Message ---- From: Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software <rockysmolin at bchacc.com> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 12:19:17 AM Subject: [dba-Tech] What Platform for Web Application? So I'm thinking once again about learning a web platform so I can convert two applications and I need a little advice. The Sleep Advisor requires a minimum of data. Just a few yes/no and 1-5 type responses and less than a couple hundred items, at most. It's not even split FE/BE. It is an Access run-time at the moment but if it could be converted to a web-based platform, we could charge per use on the internet, instead of selling the program. I have Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition which I have to try to learn. Would this be a good platform to deploy The Sleep Advisor on the web? In my Action Pack I also see something called Visual Web Developer 2005 - Express Edition, which also looks, from the Microsoft web page on the product like a good tool for this application. But the code is very proprietary and needs to be protected and I don't know if you can do this with VWD. Anyway, would VS2005 be a good tool to re-create the Sleep Advisor? The diagnostic engine has about 7000 lines of VBA and copying it over to VB and tweaking it to make it run under VB would save a lot of work. Or is this an illusion? I am also thinking about E-Z-MRP which is a major application by bulk and scale and would require a lot of work. But what for the back end? Can a VS2005 application use an mdb? Or does it need SQL Server? Anyway I'm also wondering why I don't lay down until the feeling passes. But any advice is welcome. TIA Rocky Smolin _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.10/651 - Release Date: 1/24/2007 6:48 PM