>A client wants users to be able to make FedEx-type status queries against VFP data. This is to be read-only at this point, no updates required.
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>- Clients are to be browsers only (no fat clients)
>- Clients must log in
>- Web server will be Apache on Linux
>- A W2K Pro or Server box will be available to run any required VFP7 app/component or anything else needed that runs on Win32
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>- Bonus points for an architecture that can paint decent-looking forms on the client browser.
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>I'm a newbie to Web development. What are the options? Is Web Connect a good choice in this scenario - I didn't find an obvious answer on the web site white papers.
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>All opinions appreciated.

Al, if you are going to run a Linux web server, most VFP options fly out the window. If the W2K Pro box can run the/a web server, then Web Connection is the way to go.

If you can only have a Linux based web server, check out www.miva.com. It is a scripting language that runs and can access DBF files. Although I am not sure if it will support VFP files. Last I used it you were limited to dbIII+ compatible tables.

Another great server side language the runs on Linux is PHP. I am not sure if it supports DBF files, but I am pretty sure it supports (J)ODBC.

BOb