Hi Ed, It is real-time, but the way we used it, at least, was in a *copy* of the DP database. We kept the two copies in sync using transaction logs. The engine and DP can both be working against the same data files concurrently if you need that. The engine can browse, edit records, create records, keep-a-total, etc. all under the direction of a C program.
Looking forward to being reminded of Brian's work as well. Best wishes, Bruce On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 10:49 AM, Ed Marfil, MAST UNITED < edmar...@mastunited.com> wrote: > Thanks Bruce, for the info. I’m not sure it is what I need as it doesn’t > seem to be real time data. However, I recall now that our friend Brian > Hancock had tackled this (or something similar) several years ago. He > mentioned a sometime back that he has not been getting emails from the DP > group so I am including him directly here. > > > > Hi Brian, > > I trust all is well with you and family down under? Still waiting for you > guys to come around and visit us again in SoCal. > > I recall you mentioned you developed a DPweb (application or interface?). > Is this still workable today? > > > > Thanks, > > Ed. > > > > > > *From:* Dataperf [mailto:dataperf-boun...@dataperfect.nl] *On Behalf Of *Bruce > Conrad > *Sent:* Thursday, October 06, 2016 9:02 AM > *To:* DataPerfect Users Discussion Group <dataperf@dataperfect.nl> > > *Subject:* Re: [Dataperf] mastering DP book from R. Alvy > > > > Tony Perez and I used to use the firestorm engine (provided by Lew > Bastian) for a DP backend. We switched his site over to a CMS-style backend > during the summer of 2012. After that, whenever he updated his DP database, > he ran a series of reports to create static HTML pages and then uploaded > these to the server using FTP, using the technique Geert explains. > > > > The firestorm engine is still available ( sanbachs.net/firestorm ) but > requires C coding to use. For over a decade, Tony's site ( knowmexico.com > ) was powered by it, without any known problems. Each kind of HTML page was > generated by a different CGI program, which used firestorm to get > records/fields from a copy of his DP database on the server. When he made > changes to his database, he sent me a transaction log, which I then > imported into the server copy his database. It even used keep-a-total to > count visitors to the various pages. > > > > Best wishes, > > Bruce > > > > On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 2:17 AM, <d...@debaets.be> wrote: > > Hi Ed ! > > > > What a coincidence indeed that you know the Belgian coast :) > > I myself happen to return there sometimes, but not very often: I've been > living in the south of France for the last 35 years and I have mainly > 'virtual' contacts with my homeland ... even while webmastering quite of a > lot of local Belgian web-sites! > > > > There is no 'online' interface for the sites I make with DP: they are > instead made with a DP 'CMS'-backend, that has a series of reports to > create static html-pages and a menu system on a local computer. These > static pages (featherlight and valid!) are then sent to the server by FTP. > The site layout is fully determined by a separate css stylesheet. > > > > I did some reading about the different 'hosted DP' solutions, but never > managed to find the time to actually try them out :( > > > > Best regards, > > Geert. > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 03 Oct 2016 18:45:22 +0200, Ed Marfil, MAST UNITED < > edmar...@mastunited.com> wrote: > > > > Hallo Geert, > > Thank you for the links. You have quite a large family! And it appears > quite close knit. I think perhaps your newsletter keeps everyone close and > informed. Congratulations. Very well done. > > This is a coincidence. My son used to spend his summers in De Haan with > his Oma and Opa. When I went with them once, I really liked Ostend (with > their seafood!) > > If you don’t mind, may I inquire how you handled the interface with DP? > > Thanks, > > Ed. > > > > > > > > *From:* Dataperf [mailto:dataperf-boun...@dataperfect.nl] *On Behalf Of * > d...@debaets.be > *Sent:* Saturday, October 01, 2016 1:18 AM > *To:* dataperf@dataperfect.nl > > > *Subject:* Re: [Dataperf] mastering DP book from R. Alvy > > > > Hi Ed, > > > > I still have a couple of web-sites with DP backends. They're located in > Belgium and the language is Flemish/Dutch. > > http://www.adegem.net/ : > Very popular community website of a small village in Belgium. > Check out the DP-made home page, the digital archives ( > http://www.adegem.net/archief.htm), the entire "Who's who" section and, > last but not least: our weekly "Gazette" : http://www.adegem.net/nieuws/ > > http://www.debaets.be/ : > Family website - exactly the same DP application as above, but with a > different stylesheet > > Appeltjes van het Meetjesland : historical society. This used to be a 100% > DP-site, but it's now mainly a WordPress site. > Only the cross-linked indexes of the annual "Yearbooks" and the library > index are still in DP, > these DP-coded pages run in an I-frame : > http://www.appeltjes-meetjesland.org/indices/ ( = http://www.appeltjes- > meetjesland.org/DPoutput/jaarboek.php) > http://www.appeltjes-meetjesland.org/bibliotheek/ ( = > http://www.appeltjes-meetjesland.org/DPoutput/bibliotheek.php) > > > > > > Regards, > > Geert > > > > > > > > On Sat, 01 Oct 2016 00:19:06 +0200, Ed Marfil, MAST UNITED < > edmar...@mastunited.com> wrote: > > > > Does anyone know if there is still a website running out there with a DP > backend? I’m curious to know how they did the interface. > > Thanks, > > Ed. > > > > *From:* Dataperf [mailto:dataperf-boun...@dataperfect.nl] *On Behalf Of *Bruce > Conrad > *Sent:* Friday, September 30, 2016 2:35 PM > *To:* Peter Boekestijn <futu...@inter.nl.net> > *Cc:* DataPerfect Users Discussion Group <dataperf@dataperfect.nl> > *Subject:* Re: [Dataperf] mastering DP book from R. Alvy > > > > Looks like you've since solved your problem. However, someone else was > asking me about Ralph's book, and I found it for them in the Internet > archives > > > > https://web.archive.org/web/20061014032117/http://dataperfect.nl/files/ > masteringdataperfect.pdf > <https://web.archive.org/web/20061014032117/http:/dataperfect.nl/files/masteringdataperfect.pdf> > > > > Hope this might be useful to you. > > > > Best wishes, > > Bruce > > > > On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 12:17 PM, Peter Boekestijn <futu...@inter.nl.net> > wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > As the dataperfect site is not reachable I’m looking for another way to > check some question in Alvy’s book Mastering Dataperfect. > > > > Can anyone give help on this? > > > > Kind regards, Peter Boekestijn > > > _______________________________________________ > Dataperf mailing list > Dataperf@dataperfect.nl > http://lists.dataperfect.nl/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dataperf > > > > > > -- > > > Vriendelijke groeten, > Geert De Baets > mailto:d...@debaets.be <d...@debaets.be> > Web: http://www.debaets.be > > Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ > > > ------------------------------ > > [image: Image removed by sender. 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