Re: Relational Databases

I get the feeling that I don't understand some of the terminology being 
used here, esp db transparency, but if you're worried about not seeing the 
underlying code don't use CF Studio for your development. I'm learning to 
talk to the CF Express server using Notepad. The cf tags are embedded 
within your html code and look much like sql but with much less complexity. 
As someone previously mentioned, what takes 10 lines of code with ASP can 
take only 3 or 4 with CF. Of course I'm using the free Express server which 
doesn't have all the functionality of its big brother but its more than 
enough to satisfy my corporate intranet needs.
Also, CF doesn't generate the pages that are ultimately shown to the user. 
CF server sends the requested data to a template html file and the web 
server sends it to the user.
Apologies if I'm not understanding the discussion. I'm still learning this 
web db stuff.
Regards,
Dave G.

At 03:21 PM 4/7/00 +0000, you wrote:
 ><stephen>I just want people to realize that CF is not the answer 
for >database transparency, it is really good coding and knowledge of 
the >cross DB capabilities exposed by ODBC that allow for this</stephen>
 >
 >I have been looking into the possibility of working with HTML 
generated >from databases for some time and following this discussion has 
been a >great help to me- thankyou everyone.
 >
 >I like the idea of database transparency aluded to in the above 
posting. >I've been looking at using Cold Fusion (as someone said, the $500 
price >tag for just the development kit is fine if you can recover it in 
time savings >later) but I don't want to surrender control (or 
understanding) of the >processes going on underneath. For much the same 
reasons I don't use >Home Site. In order to get my head round this database 
thing I think I am >finally going to have to bite the bullet and learn more 
about SQL. I'm pretty >hot on Access and general relational database 
theory, but have no idea >whatsoever how to use SQL.
 >
 >Does anyone have any good suggestions for online tutorials etc.?
 >
 >Any other related information I need to look for? (I'm considering 
taking >the long route, like Ben Ocean, and using PHP and MySQL)
 >
 >TIA
 >
 >-Matt
 >
 >PS- Go easy on me with the tutorials- I'm new to this. Just a foot on 
the >ladder is all I need to start with.
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