----- Original Message -----
From: "Glenn Gilbreath Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 3:48 AM
Subject: Re: Arachne "Inferior"
> On Thursday, we read from Bob..
>
>
> > For users to somehow imply that Arachne is inferior
> > because it doesn't interface well with XML docs, or some DB2
> > or FoxPro database is sort of silly, IMNSHO.
>
> A search of past email reveals ZERO use of the word INFERIOR. But, maybe
> I deleted those emails. At any rate, I don't recall anyone suggesting
> that Arachne was inferior. Not extended in the directions some might find
> useful, but never inferior. My favorite adjective happens to be GREAT.
> I'm hoping for greatER.
>
>
> Bob,
> I agree, which is why Glennmcc is working on the "User Edition".
> I also did not say that someone used the exact phrase of Arachne
> being inferior, but, I do remember reading from someone, just
> can't remember whom, that xChaos (Michael Polak) HAD made
> a mistake by not incorporating database access into Arachne.
> That was my point. By the way, what is so terrible with "shelling"
> to run a batch file to call your DB manager, then take the output
> from the DB manager, convert it to HTML, then render with Arachne...
> the batch file only needs one line at the end ..."exit" and Arachne
> will restart autmagically. I know I've seen DBtoHTML converters
> on the net...don't know if it was strictly DOS only or not though.
> But, most DB manager type programs DO have an "export" function,
> so you could just export the database to a text file, then run it through
> text2htm, and use Arachne to view your converted data...just an idea.
> C U L8R! <{;-)
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IMPORTANT MISLEADING INFORMATION
I have spent lot of time "converting" data.
The fact is (when dynamic content is needed) that even you are "converting
db2html" upon a regular basis
html viewers.........WILL BE BROWSING OUTDATED INFORMATION.
Sometimes if data is not change a lot it could be a solution but think in a
transactional database (ex. field frequent updates, sales, memos, etc.) and
you'll find these "solution" very unuseful unless you are synchronizing (aka
replicating) your local data with the one on the server.
I hope this clarifies other user's needs.
The kind of transactional databases that motorize de RDBMS industry
(transactional, referential integrity, commit and rollback features)
as found in leading GPL licence version mySQL (last version** mysqlmax.exe
demon**has everything as cited above**)
If you don't need all the bell and whistles just use mysqlopt.exe and
voilá.
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> To everyone in discussion about TCPA, DRM etc.,
> Folks, I told everyone on this list about this nightmare some 6 or 8
> months ago! Remember? Remember my sarcasm about Microsoft
> bastardizing the TCP/IP protocol, after it has dumped millions of
> hackable servers onto the market, it will claim to have the "fix", but
> in order to implement, all TCP/IP must upgrade to the new Microsoft
> TCP/MS protocols! This is what Microsoft is calling "Palladium"...
> and the "Fritz" chip...if anyone didn't read about that last summer,
> go to www.pbs.org and do a search for Cringely, under Palladium,
> and you will find links to some rather disturbing trends already
> underfoot!
>
> C U L8R! <{;-)
> Wiz Glenn
>
