Cold Fusion & Microsoft Access?

Greg Patterson gpat at richmondhill.library.on.ca
Wed Jun 3 09:25:58 EDT 1998


Cold Fusion works with ODBC compliant databases. You also might want to check out
FoxWeb if you have a FoxPro database.

Feng Shan wrote:

> Kind of very interesting software. we are looking for something that can
> put our local database onto the web and be searchable. Is this the
> right thing? I have it currently on FoxPro, but I can always transfer it
> to MS Access first if needed to. And what is the price of the product?
>
> Feng Shan
> Head of Computer Applications
> Assistant Librarian
> Schurz Library
> Indiana University South Bend
> email: fshan at iusb.edu
>
> On Tue, 2 Jun 1998, Chris Lott wrote:
>
> >
> > >I'm interested in hearing from those of you who have used Cold Fusion to
> > >put a Microsoft Access database on the web. Any comments, positive or
> > >negative, would be helpful. We are in the process of making a decision on
> > >software to use, and this is one possible combinations
> >
> >
> > I've been using Cold Fusion extensively for the last year. I am very VERY
> > happy with the product. Access data sources should be adequate to the task
> > as long as you are not expecting high, concurrent traffic, in which case you
> > need to use SQL server (regardless of whether you choose Cold Fusion, ASP,
> > etc).
> >
> > My top three reasons are: great support-- you are buying a community of
> > developers when you buy CF (I've never had to pay for support), very rapid
> > development with easy syntax, efficient code with error messages that
> > actually tell you something (as compared to ASP). Oh, and the price is good.
> >
> > No, I don't work for 'em.
> >
> > c
> > --
> > Chris Lott -- fncll at uaf.edu -- (907)474-6350
> > Instructional Technology Specialist
> > Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks
> >


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