New to Web Databases

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Sally W.

We're using Access and FrontPage 2003 and want to post a database on the Web
which we've never done before. I've been told that MS improved Acess for Web
database development in the 2003 version. (Apparently Access releases the
connection quicker than it used to making it more suitable for the Web).

Our databases will be used primarily to post pictures of faculty/students
along with some descriptive text for each one. The tables that hold these
will be changed frequently. Is Access now a good tool to do this or would we
be better off to go to SQL Server? (We just don't know at this point how
much we will be using databases).

Finally, can someone recommend a good book to use for learning purposes?
Thanks for any help!

Sally
 
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Joel Wiseheart

One other thing to keep in mind...Access databases have a
1GB file size limit in older versions, and a 2GB limit in
the newer versions, minus space for system objects.
Pictures take up lots of space, which could be a problem
if you have a lot of them.

Storing picture files externally in a separate folder,
and then calling them from the database code, could be a
better way to go. Just a thought.
 

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