Newbie to web apps

Is it possible to develop a Plus web app that uses the same local tables being
used by another Plus non web app?  That is, the local tables being managed by
the non web app would be added to by the web app so the data would be
immediately available to the main, nonweb app.

I assume this would require both apps to be running on a server that was on a
LAN, and was also a web server.  Is there a problem with this configuration,
e.g., web servers should be made for web access only? or should not be made part
of a LAN?

Volume of activity for the web app would be very low, with only about 5 to 10
users per 24 hour period, and each spending less than 10 minutes in the app.

Thanks for any ideas on this,
Mark

Mark wrote:
> Is it possible to develop a Plus web app that uses the same local tables
being used by another Plus non web app?  That is, the local tables being managed
by the non web app would be added to by the web app so the data would be
immediately available to the main, nonweb app.

Yes, this is possible.

> 
> I assume this would require both apps to be running on a server that was on
a LAN, and was also a web server.  Is there a problem with this configuration,
e.g., web servers should be made for web access only? or should not be made part
of a LAN?

It is not required that both apps run on the same machine, but they can if you'd

like. Of course I'm sure you know that a desktop app runs on the local clients;

the server does not run the desktop app. So I will assume that you mean the
tables 
are stored on a file server within your LAN. The machine that is the file server

can also run a web server and the web server can access the tables. The web
server 
could run on another machine within your LAN and still access the tables (just 
like a desktop does).


> 
> Volume of activity for the web app would be very low, with only about 5 to
10 users per 24 hour period, and each spending less than 10 minutes in the
app.

Michael,

Cool. Yes I meant the stored data on the same server that is a web server and
also used to store the data for the non web app.  

I imagine this is just a matter of using UNC paths to get to the right server,
web or otherwise, right?

BTW, you are also just the man I was looking for.  I tried accessing your
tutorial site for creating web apps
http://econ2.potsdam.edu/dLearn/WEB/index.html but it appears to have moved. 

Does it still exist somewhere.  Heard it is a good way to get started with plus
web apps.

Thanks,
Mark



Michael Nuwer Wrote:

> Mark wrote:
> > Is it possible to develop a Plus web app that uses the same local
tables being used by another Plus non web app?  That is, the local tables being
managed by the non web app would be added to by the web app so the data would be
immediately available to the main, nonweb app.
> 
> Yes, this is possible.
> 
> > 
> > I assume this would require both apps to be running on a server that
was on a LAN, and was also a web server.  Is there a problem with this
configuration, e.g., web servers should be made for web access only? or should
not be made part of a LAN?
> 
> It is not required that both apps run on the same machine, but they can if
you'd 
> like. Of course I'm sure you know that a desktop app runs on the local
clients; 
> the server does not run the desktop app. So I will assume that you mean the
tables 
> are stored on a file server within your LAN. The machine that is the file
server 
> can also run a web server and the web server can access the tables. The web
server 
> could run on another machine within your LAN and still access the tables
(just 
> like a desktop does).
> 
> 
> > 
> > Volume of activity for the web app would be very low, with only about
5 to 10 users per 24 hour period, and each spending less than 10 minutes in the
app.
> 

Mark wrote:
> Michael,
> 
> Cool. Yes I meant the stored data on the same server that is a web server
and also used to store the data for the non web app.  
> 
> I imagine this is just a matter of using UNC paths to get to the right
server, web or otherwise, right?

Define a BDE alias on the web server and point it to the file server. UNC paths

will work. But ... be aware that the web server is the logged in user, so, that

user must have privileges (or premissions) to the share with the tables. Details

will depend on which web-server software you choose.

> 
> BTW, you are also just the man I was looking for.  I tried accessing your
tutorial site for creating web apps
http://econ2.potsdam.edu/dLearn/WEB/index.html but it appears to have moved. 
> 
> Does it still exist somewhere.  

http://www.mnuwer.dbasedeveloper.co.uk/dlearn/web/index.html

Good luck with this project.

Michael,

Thanks.  Am lookng forward to getting my feet wet with a web app.

Mark 

Michael Nuwer Wrote:

> Mark wrote:
> > Michael,
> > 
> > Cool. Yes I meant the stored data on the same server that is a web
server and also used to store the data for the non web app.  
> > 
> > I imagine this is just a matter of using UNC paths to get to the right
server, web or otherwise, right?
> 
> Define a BDE alias on the web server and point it to the file server. UNC
paths 
> will work. But ... be aware that the web server is the logged in user, so,
that 
> user must have privileges (or premissions) to the share with the tables.
Details 
> will depend on which web-server software you choose.
> 
> > 
> > BTW, you are also just the man I was looking for.  I tried accessing
your tutorial site for creating web apps
http://econ2.potsdam.edu/dLearn/WEB/index.html but it appears to have moved. 
> > 
> > Does it still exist somewhere.  
> 
> http://www.mnuwer.dbasedeveloper.co.uk/dlearn/web/index.html
> 
> Good luck with this project.
>