<SALES> Will,
Yes, a Pick database can talk with a browser for under $5,000, using PixieWeb ($1,995 US). But, you also need a web server (eg. IIS, with W2000Pro, under $300) and some programming in Pick Basic to produce the HTML code read by the browser, and to process the HTML code returned by the browser as you would data returned by a dumb terminal. Since PixieWeb connects the web browser to the Pick database via a telnet connection, it works with any Pick database (and some non-Pick databases) the supports telnet connectivity regardless of the O.S. that the database is running on. To make the HTML generation in Pick Basic as easy a possible, PixieWeb includes Pick Basic subroutines that accept terminal cursor position arguments and return the HTML needed to send to the browser, so integrating HTML generation into existing Pick Basic code is very easy. Unlike almost all other web integration tools, PixieWeb offers you the choice of a persistent or a non-persistent connection. A non-persistent connection reduces the number of database User licenses needed using some databases but precludes the ability to offer the User the field-by-field interactivity provided by character-based terminal interfaces. A persistent connection offering the User full field-by-field interactivity with the database can be supported by PixieWeb with minimal increase in database User licenses, depending on the database you use. For extensive application software development projects, we also off our RAD 4GL tool, FabGen, which automatically produces menus, data screens and reports in both character-user-interface and browser-user-interface formats, without any need for HTML programming whatsoever. So, the total cost depends on the extent of the application and the cost of implementing whatever tool you choose, in addition to the cost of the tool. Please contact me with further questions and a demo if you wish. Rgds, Dave Dave Taylor Sysmark Information Systems, Inc. 49 Aspen Way Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274 800-SYSMARK (800-797-6275) (O) 310-544-1974 (P) 800-339-1497 (F) 310-377-3550 www.sysmarkinfo.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 9:50 PM Subject: [U2] Re: Once again and updated. Cheapest way to have Pick talk to Web ? > Ok let's hear some real numbers. > Can a Pick database (on Windows) talk to the Web for say... under 5 grand? > If so How ? > Will Johnson > ------- > u2-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.u2ug.org/listinfo/u2-users ------- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.u2ug.org/listinfo/u2-users
