Re: [CODE4LIB] Putting several small databases online.

2012-06-28 Thread Matthew Zimmerman
, June 27, 2012 8:33 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Putting several small databases online. Drupal and Views fit for your needings, and it may also work as a framework for php-mysql apps. Enviado desde mi iPad El 27/06/2012, a las 14:03, Richard, Joel M richar...@si.edu

Re: [CODE4LIB] Putting several small databases online.

2012-06-28 Thread Paul Butler (pbutler3)
the mighty Dell Vostro 230. -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Matthew Zimmerman Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 1:37 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Putting several small databases online. Aside from the technical

Re: [CODE4LIB] Putting several small databases online.

2012-06-28 Thread Wilhelmina Randtke
;-) - Original Message - From: Chad Benjamin Nelson cnelso...@gsu.edu To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 10:41:21 AM Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Putting several small databases online. Hi Paul, If you're comfortable with php, which it sounds like you are, I'd

Re: [CODE4LIB] Putting several small databases online.

2012-06-28 Thread John Durno
-12 11:07 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Putting several small databases online. Hi All, Thank you all for your excellent replies. After sitting down with folks, listening to their current workflow, and future goals, I think we will likely move this type of collection

Re: [CODE4LIB] Putting several small databases online.

2012-06-27 Thread Richard, Joel M
@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Kevin Hawkins Sent: June 26, 2012 9:13 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Putting several small databases online. If these are working databases used by just a handful of people, not things you're trying to preserve for the long run

Re: [CODE4LIB] Putting several small databases online.

2012-06-27 Thread Edward Iglesias
There are tools that let you use Filemaker as a sort of front end to MySQL http://www.filemaker.com/support/technologies/mysql.html You could export the MS Accses into csv then import into Filemaker. Edward Iglesias On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 5:03 PM, Paul Butler (pbutler3)

Re: [CODE4LIB] Putting several small databases online.

2012-06-27 Thread Tomas Saorin
@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Putting several small databases online. If these are working databases used by just a handful of people, not things you're trying to preserve for the long run, then for the FileMaker one I would consider using FileMaker Pro's built-in instant web publishing

Re: [CODE4LIB] Putting several small databases online.

2012-06-27 Thread Chad Benjamin Nelson
, June 27, 2012 8:33 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Putting several small databases online. Drupal and Views fit for your needings, and it may also work as a framework for php-mysql apps. Enviado desde mi iPad El 27/06/2012, a las 14:03, Richard, Joel M richar...@si.edu

[CODE4LIB] Putting several small databases online.

2012-06-26 Thread Paul Butler (pbutler3)
Hi All, In the last week the library has been approached by two different departments across campus that have small databases, one FileMaker Pro and one MS Access, that they would like to make available online. The interfaces would be nothing fancy, with a backend that allows for

Re: [CODE4LIB] Putting several small databases online.

2012-06-26 Thread Cary Gordon
Drupal is our tool of choice for building CRUD apps. Depending on the data, you can either do an import, or you can connect directly to the data in an external database. Filemaker will likely need to be converted. Modern Access might be able to connect directly through PDO, although I would avoid

Re: [CODE4LIB] Putting several small databases online.

2012-06-26 Thread Kaile Zhu
for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Paul Butler (pbutler3) Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 4:03 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Putting several small databases online. Hi All, In the last week the library has been approached by two different departments

Re: [CODE4LIB] Putting several small databases online.

2012-06-26 Thread Kevin Hawkins
If these are working databases used by just a handful of people, not things you're trying to preserve for the long run, then for the FileMaker one I would consider using FileMaker Pro's built-in instant web publishing feature. More on this and other options are at:

Re: [CODE4LIB] Putting several small databases online.

2012-06-26 Thread Clinton Boyda
- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Kevin Hawkins Sent: June 26, 2012 9:13 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Putting several small databases online. If these are working databases used by just a handful of people, not things you're