Re: help with web-database

In article <31680D9B.3D09@one.net>, dmabo@one.net says... > >Darcy Buskermolen wrote: >> >> I have a question regarding a web-database. >> >> I have a "parking space" on an BSDI-unix web server. I have a MS Access >> database which I maintain on my local network (not internet'd). I would like >> to upload my MS-Access database once a week to the unix system (3000- miles >> away). >> >> I would like this database to be accessabl via the WWW for people to search >> and possably modify.. >> >> This database does not nessasarly have to be Access once it is on the server >> but this is what I create it in. >> >> ie. you could export tha db as "tab field" and inport it into ??? unix >> database to be used? >> >> Any comments would be muchly liked >> Could you pls e-mail me with responces > >I do not know what db's work on BSD, if any. Linex has only a shareware >db. WIth SUN, HP and SCO Unix and WIN NT, alll the majors work. That >is an issue for providors doing it on the cheap. > >We intend to support Sybase SQL Anywhere on NT and Oracle on either NT >or HP-UX. That is up in the air until we get going. These require a >big investment. I agree with what you've added, but to answer the original question, tab delimited should work. I've used both Ingres & Sybase extensively, and both have very flexible (and fast) data importing. If nothing else is supported on your Unix platform, you can always use University Ingres or Postgres. Just don't expect SQL or speed. Darrin -- Michael Darrin Chaney FoxPro, Visual FoxPro, & Visual Basic Consulting E-mail: mdchaney@intersource.com Web: http://www.intersource.com/~mdchaney Phone: (812)333-6311 & (800)711-4240 Fax: (812)333-1894