Brian Hancock wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > > > I hate to be seen as the ever persistent evangelist, but here I go again. > > > > Here endeth my preaching. > > > > Brian > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi Brian, maybe you could start your preaching again and give me a few of your valuable tips. Since our last exchange I have been working slowly and consistently to continue web enabling DP according to my needs which I will succinctly summarize for your comments. I divide my use into local and online. My focus clearly lies on security meaning that files are held locally, online time is minimized and backup of all data is ensured locally under my control. Online is used to connect a distributed team first using local resources then networking them with online resources.
Right now I focus on implementing on the local installation that moves as much of the web research, project management and knowledge bases into the browser and e-mail client. As we discussed this is Internet Messaging. An optimum solution would center the work seamlessly in the browser and e-mail client. I assume that a user today will not use the outdated DP user interface and that a "modern" UI needs to be built. You offered some suggestions of which I reviewed the CPAN, Perl ... My limited resources force a principle of action that disregards anything that does not immediately jump out as being implementable (within my means). - Firstly I need a UI for DP that 1) enters typical table data as in DP panels. This is not currently the major obstacle. 2) Applications such as Sales Cycle Management or Sales Consulting are conceptual activities where the relationships between the information entered into text fields are critical. Typical for analysis and evaluation, the user needs space to enter the text and refer to information in other text fields. This is the challenge to give the user an overview of the fields to enter information and to develop the relationships between the data objects. I need a form. - I reviewed CPAN looking for Perl and CGI scripts and there were form processing systems but nothing as freeware or something that I could use to get started. My expectations may have been wrong. Maybe you could give some implementable tips on how to build a form that locally enters the information in a format that allows it to connect to DP and import it. My system concept includes the use of a conversion engine (DP?) so that can format form information. I am also trying to sort out the priorities of using (learning) Java and Perl. I appreciate you getting up on your soapbox and any tips you can provide. Thanks- Gary BTW- looking in the future could you recommend a web hosting provider that installs DOS EMU so that DP can be installed and used in an online application. _______________________________________________ Dataperf mailing list [email protected] http://lists.dataperfect.nl/mailman/listinfo/dataperf
