Putting Access application on the web

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Hello

I just developed my first Access appliction that uses VB also

Am I able to put this complete application on the web, where users can run the program from my web server? I don't wish to just publish static HTML reports, but have the full application accessable via the web

Also, do I need to be running IIS server - or can I use Apache on Solaris with Front Page extentions (that is what I currently run)

Thanks in advance for your help
Mike P
 
Not as is, no.

To access Access over the web (assuming anonymoous users) you need a web
technology, such as ASP, PHP, etc.

I cannot advise you on the underlying technologies. I prefer
Windows/IIS/ASP/SQL Server for my database-driven sites.

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Kevin Hill
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Mike P said:
Hello,

I just developed my first Access appliction that uses VB also.

Am I able to put this complete application on the web, where users can run
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the program from my web server? I don't wish to just publish static HTML
reports, but have the full application accessable via the web.
Also, do I need to be running IIS server - or can I use Apache on Solaris
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with Front Page extentions (that is what I currently run).
 
Since ms-access is a window product, then you can adopt technology that lets
you run ANY windows application accords the web.

The techcnoltyt hat does this is called Windows Terminal Server.

And, to run windows software, then you will have to run 100% a widows
server.

Terminal Services can also be run through a web server (the client gets
auto-downloaded) into the browser.

However, for a lot of users, the above approach is quite expensive. However,
the above does get your product on the web without re-writing your
application. In fact, with the above...users can also use word, or excel
also! (they actually get the windows desktop if you want).

If you don't want to buy your way out of having to re-write, then the only
alternative is to re-write your front end. Most take the ASP way, and writ
the application that way. The data can remain as a mdb file..but only the
data is thus salved, and all the rest of the user interface must be built
for the web server.

Thus, you can store your data in ms-access when you do this..but the
application forms and logic will have to be re-written with something that
works with your web server. In effect, you really don't need ms-access
anymore.

Albert D. Kallal
Edmonton, Alberta Canada
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