[thelist] Help Me (asp cart)

Patrick Forsythe fuse at toto.net
Tue Jul 24 15:43:19 CDT 2001


yes i was thinking even something like a dbf but i am not sure how to get 
the asp pages to access it. on my db conection page it has a connection 
string that sets up the communication with the mdb my question is more how 
do i change the connection string to connect to my dbf?



At 09:39 PM 7/24/01 +0100, you wrote:
>I assume an windows based host is out of the question??  would solve the
>problem :]
>
>Alternatively, I suppose another database is an option, what does your
>current host support??  I've never used databases on a linux system, or
>chiliasp so I'm guessing, but isn't the database only the storage medium,
>it's format (access or whatever) should be fairly independent provided that
>tables names etc. remain the same and connection information is supplied??
>Or have I made a wrong assumption??
>
>cheers
>
>Alastair
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>:[mailto:thelist-admin at lists.evolt.org]On Behalf Of Patrick Forsythe
>:Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 12:09 PM
>:To: list at webdesign-l.com
>:Subject: [thelist] Help Me
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>:I need help. I have an ASP cart that works beautifully, except for the
>:latest customer. They are hosted on a linux server with chilisoft asp. The
>:problem is that my cart uses a  Microsoft Access Database.  And I
>:have read
>:that they are not compatible with this setup.  And sure enough it does not
>:work.  http://www.sunbuddy.com/asp/  so what I am asking for is any
>:solutions to this current problem.  I would rather not go with a cgi
>:shopping cart I like the way this one flows.  Ideally I would like
>:a way to
>:maybe just convert the database I have now and change my connection string
>:in the asp pages to work with the new format. I will continue to look but
>:any solutions would be greatly appreciated.
>:
>:
>:Thank you,
>:Patrick
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