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Orrex

(63,215 posts)
Fri Oct 18, 2013, 01:21 PM Oct 2013

Simple programming(?) question

Forgive me, but I don't know the right terminology to phrase the question correctly.

I need to assemble some kind of online database that will contain multiple data points for each entry. A number of web pages will link to this database and will list several different data points as appropriate to each page. The data points are subject to change, so I'm hoping to centralize the changes, rather than having to edit each referring page every time a change occurs.

Can someone point me in the right direction to generate such a database? I can do it easily in Access, but I'm having trouble making the leap to an online format.


Thanks!

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Simple programming(?) question (Original Post) Orrex Oct 2013 OP
Maybe the 'Website, DB, & Software Developers Group' would be the place to ask... Make7 Oct 2013 #1
Good tip Orrex Oct 2013 #4
Do you have a website provider already? Do they give you any type of database as part of the site? PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #2
It's a hobby forum Orrex Oct 2013 #5
XML ? Just a guess jakeXT Oct 2013 #3
Interesting--I'll look into it Orrex Oct 2013 #7
There's already one out there... Callmecrazy Oct 2013 #6
You fool! You've just blown my cover! Orrex Oct 2013 #8
Does your ISP provide mySQL? TrogL Oct 2013 #9
Possibly. I'll have to check. Orrex Oct 2013 #10

Orrex

(63,215 posts)
4. Good tip
Fri Oct 18, 2013, 04:37 PM
Oct 2013

I'm sometimes reluctant to venture into the specific-theme groups with total noob questions, but I guess it's a good idea.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)
2. Do you have a website provider already? Do they give you any type of database as part of the site?
Fri Oct 18, 2013, 02:00 PM
Oct 2013

Will this be a low traffic or high traffic site ?

You can find website providers that support MS Access for low traffic sites.



Orrex

(63,215 posts)
5. It's a hobby forum
Fri Oct 18, 2013, 04:39 PM
Oct 2013

The idea is that there would be pages featuring info about aspects of the hobby, and rather than manually updating 10 pages when data changes, it would be easier to update the source.

Low traffic, by the way. I can ask the site admins, though, now that you mention it.

jakeXT

(10,575 posts)
3. XML ? Just a guess
Fri Oct 18, 2013, 02:06 PM
Oct 2013

In Access 2002 or later, you can output data to Extensible Markup Language (XML) by exporting to an XML document. You can also output schema files to specific the structure of the XML document as well as a style sheet to describe the presentation of your data.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/access-help/exporting-to-xml-from-access-HA001034561.aspx

Transforming Microsoft Access XML Files into HTML with XSLT
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/aa139949%28v=office.10%29.aspx

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