Access and FrontPage for info management ?

[John]

OK this is way outside the norm. I'm not talking about www.webdevelopment in the
normal context. As some of you know, I am a photographer. I have literally hundreds of
thousands of images. I also have a ton of info that I can't seem to get/keep organized.
For instance I have 100GB of digital music, 35GB of digital images, my site (however
pathetic it's current state) and probably over 400 documents that I haven't even had the
time to locate and get into HTML or PDF.

I was wondering if it's possible to create a personal web (think single station
"intranet") using MS Access and FrontPage to put some order to the chaos ?


Regards,

John S. Douglas, Photographer - http://www.puresilver.org

Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and
societies; but the most compelling force of all times has been the force of originality
and creation profoundly affecting the roots of human spirit.
Ansel Adams

 

[Kevin Spencer]

Hi John,

It's not outside the norm at all. You would be surprised how many
data-driven web sites there are out there. And you're right - using a
database for content organization is an excellent idea.

I took the liberty of doing a search on the Microsoft MSDN (Microsoft
Developer Network) library. The following link has a number of articles that
might be helpful to you:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/understanding/frontpage/techarticles/default.aspx

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
Sometimes you eat the elephant.
Sometimes the elephant eats you.

 

[John]

Hi John,

It's not outside the norm at all. You would be surprised how many
data-driven web sites there are out there. And you're right - using a
database for content organization is an excellent idea.

I took the liberty of doing a search on the Microsoft MSDN (Microsoft
Developer Network) library. The following link has a number of articles that
might be helpful to you:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/understanding/frontpage/techarticles/default.aspx

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
.Net Developer

Thanks Kevin. So much to do, so little time . I see this is going to be a very
long term project which may only be exceeded by the 120 year-old home we bought a couple
of years ago ;>))

In your opinion, would I be best using Access or some other database ? Do most
databases have translators to allow for migration ?

JD - www.puresilver.org

 

[Mike Mueller]

One thing of note is that if you are going to be creating a
data-driven sitem, you will need to use a web server that
can do asp or some other server-side scripts. This may be
the local machine if it is Win 2000 or XP Pro, but not
xp-home.

Mike


Kevin Spencer wrote:
: Hi John,
:
: It's not outside the norm at all. You would be surprised
: how many data-driven web sites there are out there. And
: you're right - using a database for content organization
: is an excellent idea.
:
: I took the liberty of doing a search on the Microsoft
: MSDN (Microsoft Developer Network) library. The following
: link has a number of articles that might be helpful to
: you:
:
:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/understanding/frontpage/techarticles/default.aspx
:
:
: <John> wrote in message
: :: OK this is way outside the norm. I'm not talking about
:: www.webdevelopment in the
:: normal context. As some of you know, I am a
:: photographer. I have literally hundreds of
:: thousands of images. I also have a ton of info that I
:: can't seem to get/keep organized.
:: For instance I have 100GB of digital music, 35GB of
:: digital images, my site (however
:: pathetic it's current state) and probably over 400
:: documents that I haven't even had the
:: time to locate and get into HTML or PDF.
::
:: I was wondering if it's possible to create a personal
:: web (think single station
:: "intranet") using MS Access and FrontPage to put some
:: order to the chaos ?
::
::
:: Regards,
::
:: John S. Douglas, Photographer -
:: http://www.puresilver.org
::
:: Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and
:: boundaries, shape destinies and
:: societies; but the most compelling force of all times
:: has been the force of originality
:: and creation profoundly affecting the roots of human
:: spirit.
:: Ansel Adams

 

[John]

One thing of note is that if you are going to be creating a
data-driven sitem, you will need to use a web server that
can do asp or some other server-side scripts. This may be
the local machine if it is Win 2000 or XP Pro, but not
xp-home.

Mike

Thanks. I do have WinXP Pro and also WinXP x64 Pro. Do you have any suggestions or
links to online docs for setting this up ? I can forsee ordering several good books on
..NET. Recommendations for someone just dipping his toes in the water ?

JD - www.puresilver.org