I would normally set up an interbase system anyway due to the reasonable
cost but it's not necessary as I am currently running a web app using
DBISAM - just ensure that you dump the BDE.
You don't need the V6 upgrade or the enterprise version if you forget the
fancy "WebSnap" buzzword. You can do everything required in D5 professional.
Steve
At 05:51 pm 26.07.01, you wrote:
>I have a customer based in the US who wants a database which to start with
>will be LAN based. 18 months from now he wants to make it a web based app
>so that reps can access it from anywhere in the US.
>
>Is there any point in designing the LAN based version and then porting it to
>web based or is it a major shift?
>
>The reason I ask this is that in order to set up a web based app we need to
>invest lots of money and upgrade to Delphi 6 Enterprise (I currently use
>Delphi 5 Professional). This means that the customer will also be investing
>a lot more money up front in order to make purchasing Enterprise affordable
>for us and the project worth doing.
>
>Also is there any point in looking at other packages that allow an app to be
>web based (apart from Delphi Enterprise) that is cheaper?
>
>As an aside - the reason they are asking for a NZ based company is the
>exchange rate. i.e. $120 an hour here is a lot better than $120 an hour over
>there... Maybe we're not charging enough :)
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Steve Aish
>OCOM
>
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