Web Access to Database

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Xcelsoft

I have an Access 2k database that I would like allow Web
access for customers to enter some basic information
into. Can someone provide some basic information as to
where to get started???

Can you design a data access page and put it on your web
server??

I'm new at the web side of things regarding M/S Access.

Thanks,

Xcelsoft
 
Xcelsoft said:
I have an Access 2k database that I would like allow Web
access for customers to enter some basic information
into. Can someone provide some basic information as to
where to get started???
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Does your host handle ASP programming? Not all of the free ones do, which is
why I ask, if you are using one such. Most of the lower cost ones allow only
PHP programming with mySQL dbs. I use KentuckyComputing for my personal
host, http://www.kentuckycomputing.com, and they can do both. I recommend
them HIGHLY (and get nada from the recommendation :)

That said, there's a lot of ways to do this, and I'm sure many folks will
chime in. In a nutshell, you can use SQL statements in a .asp program to
access your db and can browse, update, delete records on your tables as you
wish. The program can use VBScript or Javascript for this, and so on. If you
like, please email me off ng and I will be happy to point you in some
directions. Someone did this for me a couple of years ago, and while I sure
don't claim to be an expert, I have been able to create some quite nice
web-db based programs for my employer. My programs may not be "classic" but
they work :) and can maybe be a jumping off place for you. I am an old COBOL
programmer by background (easy on the "old" :) so I tend to do my programs
from a less "wizardly" approach. I do feel tho, that I have more control
over them by this, and it's easier to document and maintain, for me at
least.

Good luck!

elaine
 
I would appreciate this same information. I have FrontPage 2000 and an ASP that supports ASP. I've heard there's a real easy way to do it using a FrontPage Web. I just need to know what to do in what order

Thanks

Now, how does one get in touch with a user without putting their email in this forum? I did that once and ended up having to cancel my account due to the unbelievable and absolutely maddening amount of SPAM.
 
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