[WEB4LIB] Re: Web Form and Access Database

[Alfred Kraemer]

I have been using Coldfusion in combination with an Access database for
about a year and can confirm that this is a good, relatively-easy-to-setup
option for  many library web development purposes.

Among the smaller projects at our library was a user input form for voting
on journal subscription changes.
After pressing the send button the 'votes' and comments from the form were:
- added to the corresponding fields in the database table.
- included in an email to a librarian.
Also, a thank you message was displayed to those who sent a vote.
As many other respondents already pointed out, there are quite a few
combinations of scripting language/database program that could be used.
(I'd just like to add one more: PHP and Mysql - a very good open-source
'combo'.)
When working on my first Coldfusion projects, I relied heavily on the many
setup and code examples found at a variety of websites. Information on PHP
and Mysql is also widely available on the web.

Alfred Kraemer
Head, Technical Services
Medical College of Wisconsin Libraries
8701 Watertown Plank Road
Milwaukee, WI 53226

Phone: 414-456-4273
E-Mail: akraemer at mcw.edu