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Web Page Front-to-Back-end Connectivity

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by kyu

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Hi!

I am looking for a good explanation or useful links that will help me to automatically update a back-end database (such as MS-SQL or others) after a visitor has completed a front-end on-screen form.

Some examples that I am after are listedbelow:

1. Webpage form with Front Page extension enabled, to update MS-Access database automatically.

2. Webpage form to update any of the following databases; MS-SQL, Oracle, Informix, FoxPro, etc.

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by emery

Go to www.allaire.com and download the free version of coldfusion server called Cold Fusion Express, use the cfquery tag and embed sql statements into you code. online doc. available. Or try PHP. www.php.org another middle ware that allows you to connect to backend databases and manipulate the data. ColdFusion has more support for diff. databases including that you have mentioned in your question (not free though)
hope this helps.

by peyison

Are you interested in doing this with ASP instead of FrontPage extensions? If so, I can send you complete source code. Let me know: mike@peyison.com.

by marence

If you're using FrontPage 2000 to create the front-end form, you can have the page update almost any database you'd like - although Access is easiest. Check the "Help" in FrontPage - look up "Access Web Page". Also check Microsoft Knowledgebase article Q240090.

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