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Johny
Is access the best way or should I look towards learning another application
to implement my project??
I am trying to create a database for a friends talent agency. The specs
are:
Password protected form on our web site where the talent can enter there
info and paste a picture.
Ability for talent to manage and update this info.
Ability to query this info and generate a report that will be their online
resume (including pic).
Make this report (resume) searchable by the clients.
Allow all the info to be searchable by the agency owner/staff.
And a few more things that in my naivety I suggested.
I assumed the best choice for the project was Access 2003 (plus the agency
already has a copy). What I believed should be logical and simple in
creating this project using Access has been anything but. Not having used
Access since the 97 version (and never to develop a web based application) I
new there would be a learning curve. The learning curve has become a 10
foot wall with only one way to overcome ("And were going to hide the answer
unless you can ask the exactly right question.", says Microsoft.
I'm obviously going to need to learn some different applications (like VB)
to make this work. Will I run into any, "you can't do that in Access" or
"it can be done if ... but ...". Wrote Assembly language programs 20 years
ago so syntax and structure are easy for me to grasp. Just need to focus on
learning the right syntax and structure?
My concern has a precedence. Used FrontPage 2003 to develop the web site.
Tried to use a custom theme to customize the colors of a hyperlink border
around a picture. Seems simple and logical? After a month of trying to
figure it out or get an answer from a newsgroup I finally contacted
Microsoft. There answer, "Can't be done. We never thought of doing that."
As the saying goes, "been there, done that", so any thoughts or imput would
be greatly appriciated.
Johny
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to implement my project??
I am trying to create a database for a friends talent agency. The specs
are:
Password protected form on our web site where the talent can enter there
info and paste a picture.
Ability for talent to manage and update this info.
Ability to query this info and generate a report that will be their online
resume (including pic).
Make this report (resume) searchable by the clients.
Allow all the info to be searchable by the agency owner/staff.
And a few more things that in my naivety I suggested.
I assumed the best choice for the project was Access 2003 (plus the agency
already has a copy). What I believed should be logical and simple in
creating this project using Access has been anything but. Not having used
Access since the 97 version (and never to develop a web based application) I
new there would be a learning curve. The learning curve has become a 10
foot wall with only one way to overcome ("And were going to hide the answer
unless you can ask the exactly right question.", says Microsoft.
I'm obviously going to need to learn some different applications (like VB)
to make this work. Will I run into any, "you can't do that in Access" or
"it can be done if ... but ...". Wrote Assembly language programs 20 years
ago so syntax and structure are easy for me to grasp. Just need to focus on
learning the right syntax and structure?
My concern has a precedence. Used FrontPage 2003 to develop the web site.
Tried to use a custom theme to customize the colors of a hyperlink border
around a picture. Seems simple and logical? After a month of trying to
figure it out or get an answer from a newsgroup I finally contacted
Microsoft. There answer, "Can't be done. We never thought of doing that."
As the saying goes, "been there, done that", so any thoughts or imput would
be greatly appriciated.
Johny
Reply to newsgroup or email:
(e-mail address removed)