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SqlFriend
Starting Member
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 Posted - 2004-08-12 : 12:59:38
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| Hi,I am at a company and want to set up a simple web page which queries a database and have this hosted on the local web site. What development tools will I need to install to achieve this?Thanks for your insights |
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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
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Posted - 2004-08-12 : 13:08:42
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| well, you could use frontpage (don't recomend it), but i would install visual studio. VB.NET or C# (if you don't know them, its a good thing to learn either one. i'm a C# person :)). whatever you prefer.IIS is needed. so is a database (access or sql server). that's basicaly it. Oh yeah and don't forget the most important part - the operating system :))))of course you can use php and mySQLGo with the flow & have fun! Else fight the flow :) |
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samtoffa
Yak Posting Veteran
60 Posts |
Posted - 2004-08-19 : 09:07:13
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To get up and running quickly you could use Dreamweaver to create dynamic web pages (eg .asp pages) and just link it to whatever database you have(e.g. access, if not MySQL is free to download). You don't need any real programming knowledge to get going with Dreamweaver. You will have to install Internet Information Server(IIS) which comes with windows but isn't installed by default.Good luck!!Sam |
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Seventhnight
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2878 Posts |
Posted - 2004-08-19 : 09:09:28
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Please don't use dreamweaver it leaves behind some of the worst code I have ever seen!!! Corey |
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samtoffa
Yak Posting Veteran
60 Posts |
Posted - 2004-08-19 : 15:00:42
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| But cleaning-up after Dreameaver is half the fun! You are quite correct though, it does seem to leave a lot of debris behind if you try to remove server behaviours after manually editing code. Surely it's still the easiest tool for beginners asp? |
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Seventhnight
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2878 Posts |
Posted - 2004-08-19 : 15:37:56
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| No way! Beginners should never use something like dreamweaver. They should start with hand coding so they learn what each piece of code does. A guy I new used dreamweaver, but he could never solve his own problems as he didn't understand the code he was building. To learn you should just browse the web. When something interests you, view source, and then try to build a sample that mimics the effect. If necessary, visited the various boards for ideas or suggestions on how do accomplish a specific goal.Sorry.... I really hate the automated web-developers (dreamweaver, frontpage, etc...)Good Luck Learnin'Corey |
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chadmat
The Chadinator
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Posted - 2004-08-19 : 19:06:40
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| You can download web matrix for free from www.asp.net if you don't have visual studio, and don't want to spring for it.-Chadhttp://www.clrsoft.comSoftware built for the Common Language Runtime. |
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What tools to get started?