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linking and MS access database to a website

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by checkmehoutnah

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hey im doin a project for my final year degree.

i have almost no programmin expirence but i have wored with ms access befor.
My question is this, How do i link my ms access database to a webpage that persons can query the databse. Im intending on using MS access and dreamweaver.

Secondly is it posible to store mp3 files in this same databse to also be queried and acessed via the website.

Any detailed help would be apreciated
thanks Khalid

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by jphenning

Starting with Access 2003, you can create data pages that are HTML representations of any of your Access forms. I discovered this recently and it works pretty good with no extra programming required.

Right click on your form, once it's ready for data input by your users, and export it to a data page. It will show up in the database directory under Data Pages. Stick to basic forms design, many of the fancier features don't translate well. If you want more sophisticated behavior, you can edit the HTML directly once the data page has been created.

This is a great tool for beginners, and can be a great starting place for HTML geeks!

by lkosewsk

Disclaimer: I am a co-founder of EQL Data Inc.

That said, EQL OnWeb replicates the above functionality (ie. putting Access on the web with no development), except we don't cripple features and require any simple development, and you don't even need HTML: you download our Access plugin, install it, click a toolbar button, and voila: you get a URL and your database is online.

We now offer a free 30-day trial, you might want to check it out!

http://eqldata.com

Regards,

Luke

by mamies

It seems that you have just created several accounts and posted up the same question over and over again.

Good way to Plug your company tho ;)

by lkosewsk

Hey there,

While I'll readily admit to plugging the product I poured my sweat and blood into for the last year, please note the date of these posts I've responded to.

I haven't been posting them retroactively, though I appreciate the recognition of my mighty time-travelling abilities, and they certainly aren't some part of a master plan that I've been hatching for two years.

All of them deal with the same fundamental principle though: how do you put Access on the web easily? I don't feel that there was a truly simple, non disruptive way before we came along.

I encourage you to try the product for yourself and see if you feel differently, at that point, feel free to criticize me immensely if you still feel these posts are mere baseless advertising.

Sincerely,

Luke

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