Ramon Tate wrote:
> In article
> ,
> wrote:
>
> > I'm just
> > trying to set up an in-house comment form, a sign up form, and maybe a
> > little more functionality,
>
> I will second the previous poster's suggestion re: FileMaker. If you've
> already thought out what fields you will need and what relationships
> need to exist to support applications like this, you can probably be up
> and running with most or all of these apps in a day - maybe even a few
> hours if the requirements aren't too extensive. I've used FM ever since
> version 1 for a host of small-to-medium jobs and have been
> well-satisfied with the results. Yes, you CAN use the heavy hitter dbs
> like mysql, etc. but if you aren't a REALLY experienced db programmer,
> there is no comparison in productivity between FM and the more
> traditional SQL dbs. In fact, you might even find that one or more of
> the example FM apps included in the package can be easily modified to do
> exactly what you need.
I'll third that recommendation.
The only restriction which might cause problems is that FileMaker Pro's
Instant Web Publishing feature is limited to five active web clients at
the same time.
This might be an acceptable limit for an internal database in a
relatively small organisation, but if you want more than that
(especially for public access via the Internet) you will need at least
FileMaker Server (with PHP code you need to write to implement the web
pages), or FileMaker Server Advanced (which can also do Instant Web
Publishing, which is much easier to set up).
The cost of a single licence of FileMaker Pro isn't too bad, but it
starts to add up if you need Server as well (much more for Server
Advanced). You might also need a dedicated computer to host the server
if it is getting heavy use.
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David Empson
dempson.RemoveThis@actrix.gen.nz
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