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zinpin
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 Posted - 13 August 2005 : 09:35:12
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Hi all :) a while back i made a website for a company that now wants to have most of that factionality as an self contained executable file. My database is access and most of the work on it is already completed in terms of tables queries and such.
What do you guys think I should use to help me convert this into a exe file?
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Podge
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HuwR
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 13 August 2005 : 15:15:55
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depends whether you want to maintain two sets of code or one, the only means I know of doing it succesfully with one code base is to use Delphi and Intraweb.
This site http://www.dipex.org is exactly what you describe, it is a standalone executable which is basically a custom webserver, so it can be used to run the website, or put on a cd and run locally as an executable, the web site uses a SQL backend, but by changing a line in an ini file can be pointed at any ADO compliant database like access |
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HuwR
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13 August 2005 : 15:27:43
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| actually, to see the executable part you need to go to the experiences link from the menu and then choose an illness, the front few pages are a html gateway which jumps you into the actual exe. The pages are all template based so can be skinned for different audiences, for example http://www.dipex.org/lungcancer looks totally different to http://www.dipex.org/sexualhealth but is exactlt the same exe and data |
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zinpin
Junior Member
Australia
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Posted - 13 August 2005 : 18:05:36
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Great work Huwr he he are you free for a month or so  ? anyway this looks very much what they have in mind. In the case of the executable how is the database handled? Is it tamper proof in any way? Does it run as a totally stand alone application without the need of internet access?
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pweighill
Junior Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14 August 2005 : 14:02:28
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Take a look at the "Visual Studio Tools for the Microsoft Office System": http://msdn.microsoft.com/howtobuy/vsto/default.aspx
"Microsoft Office Access 2003 Developer Extensions. The Access 2003 Developer Extensions provide the tools and resources developers need to more quickly and easily create, test, and deploy sophisticated Access solutions. The Developer Extensions also include a royalty-free Access Runtime enabling distribution of Access solutions."
You would need to convert your whole application so that it all works from within the Access database though. |
Edited by - pweighill on 14 August 2005 14:06:17 |
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pdrg
Support Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 15 August 2005 : 05:42:02
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are you sure you want an exe? Or would a rich client do? You could arcitect your app to use web services to provide the underlying data and business logic, then your website can call those webmethods, and the rich app would just provide pre-built desktop forms to access the same webmethods.
Or go one further, and build an exe with (say) VB which just contains an instance of the browser component pre-set to start at your website page... ;-) |
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HuwR
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Posted - 15 August 2005 : 06:49:33
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Originally posted by zinpin
Great work Huwr he he are you free for a month or so ?
anyway this looks very much what they have in mind. In the case of the executable how is the database handled? Is it tamper proof in any way? Does it run as a totally stand alone application without the need of internet access?
Yes, it runs totally standalone, it does not require a net connection. The access db can be secured, or you could use an embedded database like dbisam for greater security |
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zinpin
Junior Member
Australia
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Posted - 16 August 2005 : 08:46:23
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| Thanks all. So Huwr even though this will sound very simplistic, on a scale from 1 to 10 what would you rate the difficulty of creating /converting what I got to an exe. |
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HuwR
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 16 August 2005 : 11:05:09
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quote:
Originally posted by zinpin
Thanks all. So Huwr even though this will sound very simplistic, on a scale from 1 to 10 what would you rate the difficulty of creating /converting what I got to an exe.
a simple question, but not so simple to answer
For me I would say 1, but then I have done it quite a few times, if you've never used Delphi or Intraweb then probably 10+ just depends on your ability and confidence as a coder. Not very helpful I know. |
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ruirib
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