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sdp
02-24-2003, 01:32 PM
I know nothing about ASP but it seems like it might possibly be the answer to my problem. I want to make a link to a MS Access database from my webpage. The database has a form which is used to query the database, and which appears when the file is opened. I am wondering if it is possible to have just this form appear when the link to the database is clicked, (i.e. for Access to appear not to open). If anyone can tell me if this is even possible, and if so how complicated/time comsuming it would be, I'd really really appreciate it.

And if I am way off track and there is no way to do this, can you let me know that too, so I can stop wasting my time trying to find one:)

Thank you so much for helping a beginner!

Ribeyed
02-24-2003, 02:11 PM
hi,
I think Access has the capabilities to produce ASP pages from within its self but this is not the normal way to connect to a database with ASP from within a Web Page. I think you need to turn your thinking around. You write ASP code in the Web page as if you where writing HTML, of course the syntax is different. Within your ASP pages you create forms to mimic the forms you have in access. Again by using ASP from within your web page you have access to all the same works as if you were using a form in Access.

Hope this helps