Converting to Web based

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I have a database developed, and now I want to put it on the web. Can I
convert everything for web access--and how?
 
Access forms are not usable on the web, so you will have to convert them to
Data Access pages (not a great option for anonymous web users) or some other
technology such as ASP, Cold Fusion, PHP, etc.

I am assuming you want interactive, not static pages...data-entry type
pages.

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Kevin Hill
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3NF Consulting

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Thanks for your response. Yes, I do plan for the pages to be
interactive. Why did you say Data Access Pages are not a good option?
I'm just learning Access, and haven't worked much with web applications
either--what do you recommend?

Tim
 
Data Access Pages require certain Office Web Components to be installed on
the users' machines, which is not really viable to the internet community as
a whole. Works OK in an intRAnet where you can control the environment.

ASP seems to be the most common tool for this sort of thing, but I am not a
web developer other than maintaining my simple HTML site.

www.xlinesoft.com makes some tools you may be interested in looking at....I
have no affiliation with them other than testing the DBtoHTML product a year
ago.

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Kevin Hill
President
3NF Consulting

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What version of Access are you using? Access 2003 now fully supports XML
importing and exporting (which is what I would recommend if you plan on
utilizing this database for long-term). It gets a little tricky beyond this
point as either you need to do some heavy programming or pay for a program
to do the web site work for you. It really depends on your company's needs
and resources/constraints for a project like this.
 
Perlith, do I understand you correctly..... With Access 2003 I can
import my current database forms and reports into web pages? Is it as
easy as it sounds or are there any snags?
 
The first question is where will the web site be hosted? If you're free to
choose your hosting service or set up your own web server, I'd go with
ASP.NET. But if your organisation already has a web server or hosting
service that you are required to use, you need to contact the service
provider to find out what technologies they support. There's no point
developing an ASP.NET solution only to find that your chosen hosting service
doesn't support it.
 
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