Access with FP2003 or VB ..Net

C

Cindy

I have created a web site using FP2003 and am planning on
using access databases for simple data storage and
queries. i was told that using FP2003 was not a good idea
and I should switch to visual Studio .Net. Is there any
reason why i should not us FP2003 and what are the
restrictions?
thanks.
 
T

Tom Gahagan

Hi Cindy.....

Opinions are like noses..(cleaned up version! ) most everyone has one.
Trite old saying but with some truth.

Fact: Visual Studio is a HUGE leap from Front Page. The learning curve is
GREAT.. but... you can do some really cool stuff with it too if you have the
time and inclination to learning a complex programming tool.

Fact: From what I hear... if you are going to use the built in database
tools in 2003 you also have to have MS Sharepoint on your computer.

Opinion: Seems to me if you are going to do the database stuff yourself (
you know some asp, etc) and do not need the database tools of 2003 that it
would be a better choice than Visual Studio... especially if you have no
programming background.

Best to you......
Tom Gahagan
eThomaston.com
 
J

Jim Cheshire

Not all of the database tools in FrontPage 2003 do not require Windows
SharePoint Services. You still have access to the Database Results Wizard
and Database Interface Wizard as always, and 2003 adds ASP.NET support
natively.

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J

Jim Buyens

-----Original Message-----
I have created a web site using FP2003 and am planning on
using access databases for simple data storage and
queries. i was told that using FP2003 was not a good idea
and I should switch to visual Studio .Net. Is there any
reason why i should not us FP2003 and what are the
restrictions?
thanks.
Click to expand...

FrontPage neither tries nor succeeds in being a complete,
integrated development system for database applications on
the Web. It does have some components that support simple
data entry into a database, and simple database reporting.

If you want to do more than, you'll need to start writing
program code, probably in ASP or ASP.NET.

You can do fairly well developing ASP pages in FrontPage,
and particularly in FP2003 because of its improved code
editor. However, ASP pages are now officially "old"
technology and if you're just starting out, you may prefer
to go with its successor, ASP.NET.

Compared to ASP, ASP.NET is remarkably more capable. That
capability, however, comes at the price of some
complexity. To deal with that complexity, most ASP.NET
developers use some form of Microsoft Visual Studio .NET.
This could be either Visual Basic .NET Standard or C#
Standard (which cost about $100 each), or a full-blown
version of Visual Studio.

Unfortunately, the Visual Studio HTML editor is nowhere
near as friendly as that in FrontPage. As a result, many
developers use FrontPage for the visual aspects of a site,
and some form of Visual Studio for the programming.

So, the choice of tool really depends on how far you plan
to go within some timeframe.

Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
Author of:
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|| Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
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Tom Gahagan

Thanks for the clarification.

Tom Gahagan

Jim Cheshire said:
Please remove the "do not" from the first sentence. :)

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Jim Cheshire
Jimco Add-ins
http://www.jimcoaddins.com
===================================
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Special Edition Using Microsoft FrontPage 2003
Don't take my word for it. Read the reviews!
===================================
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yourself that
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