FP / Access / Visual Web Developer ??

[Don Dean]

Hi all.
I'm a little confused as to what all I'll need to implement an access
database.

I'm currently downloading "MS Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition" to
use with MS Access 2003. Web Developer is a scaled down version of "MS
Visual Studio 2005" and is for building ASP.NET 2.0 Web Apps. It's free and
is a large download (312 MB which also includes MS .NET Framework 2.0 and
MSDN 2005 Express Edition).

It's supposed to be much better than Web Matrix and also has a built in Web
Development Server so you can build and test apps without IIS.
MS also says you can design databases and queries visually using a
drag-and-drop data designer.

Here's where I'm getting my info:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/support/faq/

This is all new stuff to me, which is a mouthful (and a head full), I'm
wondering if Visual Web Developer is all I'll need to setup an Access
database with FP 2003, write ASP code, test it on my PC, copy it to a host
server and make it work on a Website? It sounds to me like Visual Web
Developer will have everything I need.

There are other pieces that MS has available for download (for free):
› Visual Basic 2005 Express
› Visual C# 2005 Express
› Visual C++ 2005 Express
› Visual J# 2005 Express
› SQL Server 2005 Express
Will I need any of these pieces or something else to make things work?

Thanks for any help.

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

To use classic ASP and an Access DB you need none of them
- just use FP

If you want to use ASP.net and learn one of the languages, pick one of the languages

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| Hi all.
| I'm a little confused as to what all I'll need to implement an access
| database.
|
| I'm currently downloading "MS Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition" to
| use with MS Access 2003. Web Developer is a scaled down version of "MS
| Visual Studio 2005" and is for building ASP.NET 2.0 Web Apps. It's free and
| is a large download (312 MB which also includes MS .NET Framework 2.0 and
| MSDN 2005 Express Edition).
|
| It's supposed to be much better than Web Matrix and also has a built in Web
| Development Server so you can build and test apps without IIS.
| MS also says you can design databases and queries visually using a
| drag-and-drop data designer.
|
| Here's where I'm getting my info:
| http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/support/faq/
|
| This is all new stuff to me, which is a mouthful (and a head full), I'm
| wondering if Visual Web Developer is all I'll need to setup an Access
| database with FP 2003, write ASP code, test it on my PC, copy it to a host
| server and make it work on a Website? It sounds to me like Visual Web
| Developer will have everything I need.
|
| There are other pieces that MS has available for download (for free):
| › Visual Basic 2005 Express
| › Visual C# 2005 Express
| › Visual C++ 2005 Express
| › Visual J# 2005 Express
| › SQL Server 2005 Express
| Will I need any of these pieces or something else to make things work?
|
| Thanks for any help.
| --
| Don Dean
| *********

 

[Ronx]

Hosts that support .NET Framework 2.0 are not yet common, so there
may be a short term problem in finding a host for your site. Also,
Web Developer Express is geared more towards SQL Server and asp.NET
than Access and/or ASP.
Also note that ASP is not the same as asp.NET.
To create a simple ASP web application using FrontPage 2003 and Access
you need a minimum of FrontPage 2003, and a little knowledge of
VBscript. Nothing else. To test the application you will require a
Windows web server, either hosted or use IIS in WinXP Pro.

 

[Don Dean]

Thanks Stefan.
Looks like this will be easier than I thought.

 

[Don Dean]

Thanks Ronx.
Very helpful information.
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Don
*********

Hosts that support .NET Framework 2.0 are not yet common, so there
may be a short term problem in finding a host for your site. Also,
Web Developer Express is geared more towards SQL Server and asp.NET
than Access and/or ASP.
Also note that ASP is not the same as asp.NET.
To create a simple ASP web application using FrontPage 2003 and Access
you need a minimum of FrontPage 2003, and a little knowledge of
VBscript. Nothing else. To test the application you will require a
Windows web server, either hosted or use IIS in WinXP Pro.