way. You have to put some thought into the design but that's exactly what
.Net is for.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Bryan Stevenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 12:22 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: OT- making a windows based app
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
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----- Original Message -----
From: mayo
To: CF-Talk
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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