what is the best way to develop simple web apps?

[bookouri]

I need to provide basic web pages to allow users to query an oracle database - for example I want them to be able to put in a name and get an address, phone number whatever. (Database of approximately 200,000 names). I've been researching this for some time and I just keep getting more and more confused. ASP?, XML? CGI, Oracle web server and cartridges, beans, jdbc, jinitiator? ????

Can anyone steer me in the right direction? Any suggestions would be appreciated...

 

[hilbrink]

Have you concidered Oracle WebDB or Oracle Portal? This is an easy to use tool for creation of web sites on an Oracle database. Oracle WebDB is included in Oracle 8i. Oracle Portal is included in Oracle 9i.

Good luck,

Hilbrink

 

[Bastien]

Hi

It would depend on what the OS for the server is. If you are running NT, then I would consider ASP. It is fairly simple to code, as it based on VB. Using Visual Interdev, the data connection is easy to set up and you can create all the queries in the code. If you are going to use stored procedures, they can also be called and executed through VI.

If you're running in Linux/Unix, PHP would be the best way to go. Again, simple to code and powerful enough to do what you need.

Bastien

 

[bookouri]

Is OracleWebDB different from Oracle Web Application Server? Where does Oracle Web Portal fit into the Oracle mess?

Im running on NT Server.. Does Visual Interdev do more than Front Page in making Database Reports?

thanks for all responses...