Re: FLASH: Flash postcards

[Robert Koberg]

Personally, I would use Active Server Pages.  This is probably the easiest

to get into - server side programming system available for free (since you

already have NT server).  There is plenty of good documentation all about.

They should also be running Internet Information Server 4 with at least

Service Pack 3 (SP4 if they want more security).  You could also buy

something like Macromedia's new partner that creates ASP with minimal

knowledge from the user (I forget the name and I don't see any mention on

the web site). I think it would be pretty easy to do.  You could probaly get

away with using an Access database, unless you expect alot of hits (around a

particular time like valent. day).  Then access would start to choke so you

might want to check what DataBase capabilities they have. Hope they have

Oracle or MS SQL.  Whenever I have needed DB read/write I have used ASP.


Another option might be ActivePerl.  This is probably the best way to run

Perl on an NT machine.  There are plenty of free perl scripts out there that

will run on ActivePerl with no modifiacation (other than the hardcoded

variables).  I have only used Perl where I could get the script for free and

modify it with my limited knowledge.  I have never used it with a DB.


Some people really like python.  I have not done anything more than buy a

book on python so I can't speak to that.  I am hoping the python developers

keep discussing what they are doing so I can learn from them.


These last two options would probably requires your admin to install the

programs.


HTH,

Rob


> It's an NT server and they allow use of cgi's.

>

>

> >For answers to these types of questions you should first find out what

type

> >of server you are running and what server side software they allow.

Answer

> >is totally dependant on the server you need to use.

> >

> >Also find out if they will install anything for you if the software was

free

> >or if it cost money.




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