Re: Web pages

Edward W. Earle (mailto:edearle@UCRAC1.UCR.EDU)
Mon, 2 Oct 1995 10:05:12 -0700

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Date:         Mon, 2 Oct 1995 10:05:12 -0700
From: "Edward W. Earle" <mailto:edearle@UCRAC1.UCR.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Web pages
To: Multiple recipients of list IMAGELIB

>Nigel Young wrote:
>I am trying to connect a database to a Homepage
>in order to give true searching access to images that I have here. Can I
>therefore use HyperCard as the database?

I guess the first question is what is your web server? Since you make reference to HyperCard as a db source, I assume you are using or plan a Macintosh server, presumable with WebStar software http://www.starnine.com/ This is a very effective program and like most Macintosh programs, you can tie-in other software applications called cgi's or agci's (common gateway interface or asyncronous gateway interface). These will let you call an external program; your clients on the Web can send search criteria to the external program to complete a search. You might want to use FileMaker Pro from Claris or Butler from Everyware (http://www.everyware.com) as your DB engine.

Good luck,

Ed

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