Off the VB track!!??

[turfbult]

Hello,

I need some help on something OTHER than VB!! I hope you guys dont mind. I searched for other forums, but had no luck!!

I am interested in web development and connecting to a database via the net ie - a website where a user will enter a product description, click search and a database will be searched for all products matching the description entered by the user - the list can then again be displayed on the webpage - or something along these lines!!!

My questions are...

1. How difficult is this..
2. What language is most commonly used..
3. What database is most commonly used...
4. Where can I find out more about this eg books, websites etc etc.
5. I am starting with an Interdev course in 2 weeks time - is Interdev the thing to use - will this be the answer to all my questions above!!

I hope you dont mind me going off the VB track - on a VB forum!!

Thanks

[kovan]

ya this can be done with vb's little *****, which is vbscript
and vbscript can be used throu ASP
check out the forum about asp
all above you mentioned can be done in asp, and should be done in asp, unless you wanna do it in php, *throws up*
http://forums.vb-world.net/forumdisplay.php?forumid=4

good luck

[Clunietp]

vbscript is vb's little *****? funny :D

[Mensa]

Sounds like you are looking for a web development environment like Perl.

Although web-development like that can be done through VB or VB/script, it will take you a heck of a time to build all the libraries you will need for it.

Hope this helps.

[Clunietp]

Originally posted by Mensa
Sounds like you are looking for a web development environment like Perl.

Although web-development like that can be done through VB or VB/script, it will take you a heck of a time to build all the libraries you will need for it.

What libraries are you referring to? VBScript/ASP development is the easiest way for a VB programmer to start in web development -- no libraries required :)