What about that Coldfusion on the desktop stuff that was on the list last month. that is another option too.

I forget the name, but I remember it being about developing desktop apps with Coldfusion. I think it was "Coral"

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: mayo
  To: CF-Talk
  Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 11:53 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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