Database Needed? (Was RE:Data Entry)

date posted 5th July 2000 11:46

Source OS *has* to be Windoze (i.e. The trained monkey will be entering the
data on a win platform). Target OS can be anything. Apps will be bought for
the job. Several thousand entrys, possibly as high as 20K. Budget is
ummm.....gimme some prices and I'll smile or scream ;o)

Opinions so far:
- Coldfusion is Pants, but no more so than badly handled MySQL/PHP...
- Access/Excel have been mentioned, but I assume they are no way near up to
this kind of volume....

If I rephrase the initial question.
1. Which would be the easiest for me to pick up, yet still suited to the
job? (Windows child im afraid, but some unix skills)
2. Which is best suited for the job if I contract it out and who wants to do
it??

Cheers,

Jon Hadley

Designdojo.com Ltd.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Lindsay Davies [EMAIL REMOVED]

>>Apologies in advance for a slightly dumb question, but I'm a Graphic
>>Designer, not a database monkey ;o)
>>
>>As part of a site I'm designing I need to collate a large number of
>>addresses, phone numbers and one extra field..What is the best program to
>>collate the information in, that will allow it to be easily presented on
the
>>web? Ease of entry and speed of presentation are the major factors.
>> You'll probably need to give the list a little more to go on here.
>>You give no indication of amount of data, source OS, target OS,
>> existing apps, data manipulation, integrity checking, budget...etc.
>> Have you tried it in excel,filemaker, access?