C&P does a lot of things. You probably want to find out which ones they
use, and which ones they don't.
The problem with C&P is that it's way over-the-top. Any good smooth
product/interface does exactly what you want it to do, without the clutter
of two hundred other functions slapped in for people to (a) worry about, and
(b) play with and mess up the data.
If the subset of things they use it for is limited, you could probably
recraft or extend that functionality in CF.
I have never run a web version of it, but as far as directly going after the
database behind it via CF, I would recommend a lot of caution. Accounting
packages are usually pretty intricate in terms of integrity, and if some of
that is enforced in their code as opposed to their database, if you start
directly modifying data you could cause a lot of serious problems.
Three situations come to mind:
(1) Functionality where you can isolate data away from C&P (ie. build an app
with it's own DB that does not talk to C&P). No problem, you have done this
before.
(2) Functionality where you have to read data from C&P. Find a way to
schedule a periodic export from C&P into a format you can go after with CF,
and people can query away.
(3) Functionality where you have to feed data in to C&P. Be very, very
careful about the ramifications of it. Research as much as you can, and
where you can't get answers, test thoroughly.
I would probably get in touch with C&P and ask them for info as well.
Good luck.
John
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From: "Susan McNab" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 1:00 AM
Subject: Anyone used CF with package called Clients & Profits?
> I am on the verge of getting a nice new job and I want to recommend Cold
> Fusion for the company's Intranet. They have a software package called
> "Clients and Profits" which is apparently used a lot by advertising
> agencies, graphic design studios, multi-media production companies, and so
> on. The company says they hate C&P because it is difficult to use. It was
> expensive so they don't just want to throw it out. They asked me if I
could
> do something to ease the use the use of C&P via an Intranet interface. My
> first reaction is if it is really that difficult to use, it might be too
> expensive or impractical to continue developing on top of it. I have
> absolutely no experience with C&P though. Any one out there used it with
> Cold Fusion for anything?
>
> I can see from Clients & Profits Web site that they have a Web version,
and
> a "SQL version" for Oracle 8 and SQL Server 7. Anyone know anything about
> these?
>
> Would appreciate hearing from anyone with experience of this software
> package (even off-list if it not relevant to CF).
>
> Sue McNab
>
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