Putting Databases on the Web

[Dennis Brantley]

Andrew J. Mutch wrote:
> 
> My big mission this year is to make our local newspaper microfilm index
> available via the WWW.  I currently use dbweb, a free unsupported
> Microsoft product, to proved access to this 500,000 record Access
> database.  Dbweb allows users to query the database and have the results
> returned in HTML format.  However, because of some limitations I have been
> unable to get around, I'm looking for something better.
> 
> Specifically, I need:
> 
> A product that will allow queries via an HTML page to an Access Database
> and will return the results in HTML format.  This product should allow
> various forms of queries and should allow for customization of both the
> query and result pages.  Load on the server and speed are also important
> considerations.  We currently run IIS 4.0 on a NT 4.0 166 MHz-128MB RAM
> server.
> 
> Any recommendations for specific products, preferably from experience, and
> sites which would provide further assistance would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Andrew Mutch
> Northville District Library
> Northville, MI

You might want to look at 'Cold Fusion'.  A web search should turn up
the site where you can download an eval.

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