NEW To Site Design ASP.net questions.

[sharkchaser]

I am brand new with web design. I no little about HTML and CSS. Enough to get in trouble I suppose.

On XP Pro I use MS Access (2003) data tables, reports and queries for PRINT purposes.

I also generate charts in FL Graphics from these queries which I then convert to .jpg’s and upload to my Internet site

http://www.PropertiesWithStyle.com.

Tedious with less than stunning clarity.

I now realize that I must be able to generate matrix data tables and data supported charts directly to my Internet site from Access.

At this time I do NOT wish to have the user interact with my Internet site.

My question is regarding ASP.net.

Is this the best approach? Visual Studio has videos where a table is created within the program but it doesn’t seem to be able to read Access tables or queries directly. Do I need to learn SQL? How different is SQL from Access queries?

Please review my site to see the charts I’m referring to.

Most charts are under the MARKETING ACTIVITY button but also under the LOCAL AREAS PICTURES & PRICING MODELS and VERIFY REAL ESTATE VALUES buttons.

I will also need a new Internet Site hosting site. What do I need to look for that is compatible with ASP.NET, PHP or anything else?

I’m a firm believer that less is more.

Thanks much.

Rick

 

[Turkbear]

Hi,
Lots of learning curve is in your future!

Start here, maybe for .NET stuff

http://www.w3schools.com/ASPNET/default.asp

and here for general tutorials:

http://www.w3schools.com/default.asp

You can do a Google search for hosting sites
( I use

http://www.myhosting.com)

To Paraphrase:"The Help you get is proportional to the Help you give.."

 

[jmeckley]

if you are designing a site, then you will want to learn html javascript and css. that is web development. once you understand how that works you can then take a look at server side languages. with .net you have 2 avenues to choose from for web development.
1. webforms
2. an MVC framework
both are built on top of asp.net. the are drastically different in how they solve the problem of controlling work flow and rendering html.

if you like wysiwyg, drag-n-drop or code generation then webforms will be to your liking. I believe MVC adheres to "less is more", but you will be writing code.

access is not meant for website data persistence. especially if the site is public facing. Most hosting companies offer a MS Sql package, or you could use a database like Sqlite (not SqlExpress). depending on the type of data a relational database may not be needed at all, either a document database or presistant hashtable solve the problem better. but I digress.

all this said I would recommend talking to web site design/application developer company in your area. Contracting out the work will cost more up front, but I the results will be better and delivered quicker than if you try to figure this out as you go along.

Jason Meckley
Programmer

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