Re: OT- making a windows based app

[Bryan Stevenson]

It can be done via Flash. I did a bunch of research into building an app with different data requirements, but the same kind of functionality as you have described (work offline from local db etc.).  The bonus that you can sell to your client is that the app could periodically (or based on a user action or detection of an internet connection) check for updates with a central online db so that all apps can get updated data with ease and then work off that data when offline.

You may of course want to look at MM Central as it should allow you to do this kind of stuff as well.

Cheers

Bryan Stevenson B.Comm.
VP & Director of E-Commerce Development
Electric Edge Systems Group Inc.
t. 250.920.8830
e. [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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  From: mayo
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  Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 8:53 AM
  Subject: OT- making a windows based app

  A client would like for me to build a windows based app for him.
  I have suggested that he keep it web-based but he insists that it
  be available on unconnected desktops. He's even thinking about
  selling it to customers.

  The application is a catalogue of items. Selecting an item
  will display information regarding that item. It does get fairly
  involved but that is the essence of project.

  -- This should be a stand alone app, ie: neither IIS nor apache
  should have to be installed on the computer; and for security reasons
  the db should not be in an easily accessable file where employees
  could just download it.

  -- The app will need to tie into a database. Access would do, about
  20-30 tables, under 500,000 records. Users will not update the
  database.

  -- It would be loaded into a variety of stand-alone desktops.

  -- It would have to be secure. Employees, and customers, should not be
  able to readily download the data.

  Does anybody have any idea. I'm wondering if VB is the way to go.

  It may be beyond me but I would like to give it a shot.

  thanks for any input,

  -- gil

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