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[crisdecuba]

Hi all,

I'd like to implement an web-browser based program that would interact with (open/parse/write to) a text-based database. Here are my limitations, tho:

1. Can't be online - has to be run locally.
2. Can't install perl or php on the comp.

If I could do either 1 or 2, then I'd just do a cgi or php script. Anything you guys can think of to work around these limitations? I thought of javascript, but I wasn't able to find that type of functionality in the language. Any ideas?

~Cris

 

[Nerevar]

vbscript. Run all the code client-side. It ain't pretty, but I think it can get the job done.

 

[alejob]

Can you run IIS or Tomcat?

 

[crisdecuba]

vb... hehe I didn't wanna have to learn something new. But yeah, that might be a good appreach, thanks!

IIS... not sure... I'll check on that as well.

And of course, no way to do this by way of javascript, correct?

~Cris

 

[Nerevar]

Can you run IIS or Tomcat?

If he can't install PHP, I doubt he can run IIS or Tomcat on the system - I'm thinking it has to run on a school computer or something. Am I right?

And of course, no way to do this by way of javascript, correct?

No clue, there are plenty of resources out there on javascript though, so you should be able to find out easily enough. I suggested vbscript because IE more or less natively supports it, PLUS you can run code client-side, so you'll be fine if you go that route.

 

[Phoenix]

Java HTMLTextEditor maybe 2 hours to implement it. Won't support much funky javascript and complex CSS, but if you just need to build a browser style program you could crank out something in Java in an afternoon, easy.

 

[alejob]

If he can't install PHP, I doubt he can run IIS or Tomcat on the system - I'm thinking it has to run on a school computer or something. Am I right?

Well, I thought the limitation about PHP and Pearl was imposed by his teacher, not about being able to install things on the computer, which makes no sense if they are programming.

You can use serverside javascript, check this out http://www.javeriana.edu.co/unidad_web/Documentacion/Javascript/Output/contents.htm
chapter 8.

However you need to have some type of server running, I've never done that so I'm not sure how it works. IIS comes with XP Pro and you can download Tomcat from suns website. Thats what I'm familiar with.

 

[crisdecuba]

hehe I like how everyone thought this was for school. This is for work, but the restrictions are insane.

Thank you for all the input, I appreciate it.

~Cris