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4/14/2004 4:08:00 PM
Thanks Peter,
Looks like I need to review FrontPage in combination with
VBScript.
Xcelsoft
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>"Xcelsoft" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
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>> I have an intense Customer Service Access 2k database
>> that basically tracks all sorts of information for
>> Customer Accounts. This information is imported VIA a
>> satellite GPS system used by service technichans when
>> they visit the property.
>>
>> I currently want to allow web access to certain
>> information stored in this database by customer account
>> but I don't have much web experience outside of
creating
>> a couple of data access pages. The client has a web
>> server that supports ASP programming and for starters
>> what I am trying to do is not all that complicated just
>> need to get pointed in the right direction. From what
I
>> have read, I think FrontPage should be able to handle
>> this.
>>
>> I have two basic projects that I am trying to
accomplish.
>>
>> 1.) Create a web page that the customer can access,
login
>> with their account number and view certain historical
>> transactions about their property.
>>
>> 2.) Currently the Access database has a work order
module
>> programmed into it. The customer calls the Customer
>> Service Dept. and the information is entered by the Rep
>> which creates the work order that is dispatched to a
>> technichan. I would like to create another web page
>> where a customer can access a form similar to the
current
>> work order entry form and create their own work order.
>>
>> Is FrontPage the tool I should be looking at??
>>
>
>FrontPage is primarily a web design tool. For fairly
complex database tasks
>such as you need you will have to do some custom
programming - put VBScript
>code in your page to carry out the desired database
actions and to display
>information to users. While the newest version of FP can
do some database
>tasks automatically I don't think it is up to this
complex a task. So yes,
>FP is an appropriate tool for this task but cannot do
the job alone. I
>recommend looking at some reference material on ASP
(Active Server Page).
>
>
>--
>Peter Aitken
>
>Remove the crap from my email address before using.
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