On 9 mrt, 20:46, Michael Austin <maus...@firstdbasource.com> wrote:
> Cats and dogs wrote:
> > Hi,
>
> > I am looking to set up a relational web database. The databases one
> > find as a buy and set-up (plug and play) programs don't have what I
> > find imperative in what I am looking for; namely: an email system
> > that
> > informs those who put search terms in the database and will be
> > informed once the term(s) is found. The database will be filled in by
> > another group of people.
>
> > Anyone knowing such program as a plug and play configuration? Or some
> > serious programmer able to set-up such a database at a "decent"
> > price?
>
> > I appreciate to read yu here or contact me directly at above email
> > address.
>
> > Thank-you.
>
> > Cats & dogs :-)
>
> Since you are unable to "articulate" any technical specifics as to
> platform (Windows, UNIX, others) or preferred relational database engine
> (posting in c.d.m. says you want it in MySQL) or the preferred
> programming language or accessibility (inTERnet vs. inTRAnet), give me
> all of the requirements and your budget for the project, and I will
> provide you with an estimate on what it would cost for me to write the
> application you cannot seem to find. *I can tell you it ain't going to
> be shrink-wrap-priced either - well that depends on what you consider
> shrink-wrapped - some auto-cad type apps go for > $2K...
>
> The preferred platform will depend on the hosting company (you, me - I
> use VAMP -VMS/Apache/MySQL/PHP and LAMP - Linux..., or some third party
> hosting company).

Michael,

I am looking for a database based in a third party hosting company for
the Internet. Honestly I have no idea if it would be better on Windows
or Unix. I imagine MySQL because I had something like that running but
the necessary "sendmail" option was unavailable. I am looking for a
database I can arrange the html myself. A full admin section,
passwords, several groups and something not complicated. The reason I
ask for a relational one is because people need to search on different
criteria (example: item,date, name, etc.) and the group feeding the
base should use an Excel sheet for many items or a singular form per
item. For both ways the posibility to include a pic should also be
included. The database should be able to contain several thousand
items at a time but I guess that has to do with the servers capacity.

I am looking on the Net later today to find the name of the web
database I used years ago. If I find it I will send you a link. It was
easy for non-programmers to set-up quite fast and construct the hml.
But I was told at that time the "sendmail" option was under
construction and to be used with the existing program soon. It
unfortunately never happened and the database was then useless for my
projects. I write you at your personal address once I remember the
name of the program. Maybe the core database an be used and the
sendmail cron option can just be added?

Pardon me all if I may be talking some nonsens here but I am a
neophyte (yes, I know, I repeat myself... ). :-)

Thanks.

Cats & dogs.