seaTTym

Basically, I need to develop a front end to a database containing computer hardware info, who it belongs to , etc.

Any suggestions?

The one I have in mind is DreamWeaver. Any other suggestions?

TTP

Dreamweaver can help you make a nice webpage, but it doesn't do much to handle interactivity between the webpage and the database.

karTT

you can use ODBC or ADO to connect to the databases then use Access just for the application part. You can even publish out to webpages.

Otherwise, if you have some perl chops, check out Perl DBI and either Mason or TemplateToolkit. You can do whatever you want there.

gregt

If it is a MicroSoft server then Active Server Pages (ASP) may be a good option for the interface, otherwise if it is Apache or other then perl or php may be options.

LighTTnin

and develop. The only problem is that it takes A LOT of getting used to - its pretty useless for me since I like to code that stuff by hand and I get frustrated with the DW interface. Now if you don't code and want to use a "tool" or application then DW might work fine.

As for databases... again... depends on how in depth you wanna go. A simple version would use Access... a full blown version would require something a bit better (MS-SQL or the free MySQL).

As noted before access will allow you to create standard interfaces or forms so you can enter/edit/delete info but it only works on a single machine and not throught the web.

If you have the time to learn - DreamWeaver is a good tool.

-Alex

TTP

I have used Dreamweaver since v2.0. Love it and Fireworks. But as for database access, I usually code all that in java under IBM Websphere with Host Publisher.

LighTTnin

I use DW day to day for web design but I still code all ASP and DB Access on my own.... security is big and DW just won't let me specify all of the needed items.

Its a good interface and probably makes quickwork of little DB access type apps but its not robust enough for my day to day.

YosemyTT

sorry to hijack your thread Sang, but does anyone know of open Oracle DBA positions? I've been looking for a while...(Would prefer VA/MD/DC area)

In the Oracle world I have set up real-time SQL results displayed on web pages server by Apache from an Oracle database but I haven't done the exact thing you seem to be looking for

seaTTym

Mark,

Send me your resume and I'll distribute it to my "network" and see what hits. I currently work for a company that specializes in data mining, so we have a significant need for DBAs. Are you a developer type or admisistration type?

If you are interested send it to chos@sarsenconsulting.com

seaTTym

The database may have some links between tables.

I have limited time and dev experience, so a "gui" type developmental env is perferred.

I'll experiment w/ DW Ultradev and see how far I get.

As far as the platform is concerned, the server side is a Windows 2000 Server. I'm thinking about using the SQL Server 2000 that we already have loaded.

Thanks!