MS Access into HTML!? Easiest way? Help!

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Hi all

What is the 'easiest' way to implement a MS Access database in a website (e-commerce) style.

The site does not have to be live, and it can not include any other software apart from Access and HTML.

What is the easiet way to achieve this!?

Thanks
 
I don't think it's possible. HTML is a markup language and doesn't have an ability to read a database. You'd need to use something such as PHP.
 
Hades said:
I don't think it's possible. HTML is a markup language and doesn't have an ability to read a database. You'd need to use something such as PHP.
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that is correct. asp or php are one of the easiest languages
 
Ok, so can you breifly talk me through it!?

I can build a standard website and then link to a .php style catalog?

The thing is, as I mentioned the site doesnt have to be live. Does php not have to be uploaded in order to be viewed? Or can it be 'localhost'ed?

Thanks
 
Best bet is to depending on what OS you're running use PWS (personal web server) on Win98 or IIS (is that the name?) for 2K/NT/XP. Use ASP, you can easily copy and paste a ASP script from the net to print out your database.
 
Sorry, how do you mean!

You see, I have to 'hand' this in on a disc. If those machines are not running a local server then it will not work will it?

EDIT: I'm installing IIS as i'm running XP Pro, i've found a tutorial online, so i'll see how I go
 
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Is this some kind of school project? Does it actually state that you need to use HTML and Access? If you do some kind of server scripting then handing it in on a CD is going to be a technical nightmare for whoever is marking all the projects.
 
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