Tracey Running any 2 tier app thru a low speed connection (VPN'd or not) is a bit of a dogs breakfast, The problem is that the latency introduced tends to kill the app, you need some methodology for batching updates
HTH Neven ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andreas Toth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Multiple recipients of list delphi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 3:07 PM Subject: RE: [DUG]: something other than isapi - your opinions please > Not that I've really used them, but for anything TCP/IP I would say use the > Indy suite of components. It is open source and comes with Delphi 6+. For > more information and the latest version go to http://www.nevrona.com/indy/. > > For security I would simply use a VPN. > > > -Andreas > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-delphi@;delphi.org.nz]On > Behalf Of Tracey Maule > Sent: Wednesday, 23 October 2002 14:56 > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi > Subject: Re: [DUG]: something other than isapi - your opinions please > > > > Here's a couple of options: > > > > 1. If it's intended to be GUI on both systems, you could use straight > > TCP/IP for a back-end like Interbase. Internet transfer speeds and > > latency may or may not be a problem, depending on the quality of your > > connections and the nature/volume of the data you are passing. The > > advantage is obviously that you're really just creating another C/S > > app from your perspective. > > yeah sounds great, i use interbase at present, but what components would u > advise using? ( i guess i really need to know what part of delphi to look > at.. what should i type into google to locate documentation?) > Perhaps webbrokers clientsocket etc??? > > > > > 2. Where a browser interface is desirable -- usually when we want > > connection pooling for variable load, etc., we generally use WebHub > > for Delphi (http://www.webhub.com) to create a state-ful server app > > which ties directly to the database, and run the Web clients against > > that. We've also run GUIs against that kind of back-end where > > required, using HTTP requests/posts to transfer the information. All > > more work than (1), but very flexible/scalable, and far better at > > coping with real-Internet conditions. > > this sounds very interesting, do u have any documentation/links to that > could give me a kick off? what components did u use for these GUI's?? > > > . > > > > cheers, > > peter > > > > =========================================== > > Peter Hyde, SPIS Ltd, Christchurch, New Zealand > > * TCompress/TCompLHA component sets for Delphi/Kylix/C++ > > * TurboNote+: http://TurboPress.com/tbnote.htm > > -- top-rated onscreen sticky notes > > * Web automation for online periodicals: http://TurboPress.com > > Find all the above and MORE at http://spis.co.nz > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > > New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz > > To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with body of "unsubscribe delphi" > > Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz > To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with body of "unsubscribe delphi" > Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz > To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with body of "unsubscribe delphi" > Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body of "unsubscribe delphi" Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/
