Re: XML and Access 2003

Jeff...

> MS Access was not designed for this task. Period. Your friend has as
> much chance of success as I have of mastering psychology.

Now that was helpful.  =P

Seriously,

If you could add options, I think the list would be better served than the path 
suggested in your note.

One thing we have been doing is to work on web-i-fying our access database 
information for a handheld application.  While I truly understand the reasoning 
that no layperson would be able to connect these applications without some 
magic fairy dust and a lot of hard work, there are some potential tools or 
resources out there that might be of help.

Deb:

Try DreamWeaver4 UltraDev.  It has a lot of info on how to connect web pages to 
a database, including ASP, JSP and ColdFusion.

Actually we have it running on a couple sites connected using ASP to calendar 
events here: http://www.billiard-zone.com/specials.asp (don't blame us for the 
design) 

So connecting to an access databse is possible using HTML, but for more on XML 
you might want to take it up on the XML list.

HTH

Jon


Quoting Jeff Nelson <nelson_j(at)speakeasy.net>:

> On Mon, May 10, 2004 at 01:36:30PM -0700, Debbie O'Meara wrote:
> > Hi all--
> > 
> > I spoke with a non-Web designer who's setting up his own site.  Part of
> > his intent is to sell access to an on-line questionnaire.  Buyers will
> > complete this questionnaire and receive an evaluation based on their
> > answers.  He said Access 2003 has an XML capability that can handle this,
> > but he doesn't know how to set it up.  I'm not familiar with it at all
> but
> > promised him I'd be a good citizen and see if I could find him some
> > input--what experience does everyone else have with this?  Can he (a
> > psychologist, no techie) reasonably expect to figure this out on his own?
> 
> 
> MS Access was not designed for this task. Period. Your friend has as
> much chance of success as I have of mastering psychology.
> 
> Your friend would be best served by a competent web designer with
> experience in database design. The skill set involved in such a project
> requires specialized expertise.
> 
> Have a great day!
> -jeff
> 


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