What programming language to use for Offline/Online Webased Applications?

[Rashar]

Good morning,

I am currently looking to develop a sales force automation / call reporting application that I would like for the end users to be able to utilize offline and online. Is ASP / ASP.net the best way to go for those types of applications? Or should I be using something like MS Access, VB, C++ or java?

Thanks,

Rashar

[lmf232s]

Well this all depends on what you mean by online/offline.

FOr a online application that is accessed via a browser/intranet/intrernet, asp, asp.net, javascript, and vbscript pretty much sum it up.

By offline what do you mean?

[buntine]

ASP files are stored on the server. When you request them, they must be executed on the server, sending the output to the clients browser. So, you cannot use ASP when do not have a direct connection to the server.

However, if you were to have a Web Server set up on your local machine/network, you could serve up ASP pages regardless of whether your online/offline.

Regards.

[Rashar]

Thanks for your replies lmf232s and Buntine.

What I mean by offline is that the end user will not always have an internet connection. So when he or she visits a client, I would like them to be able to enter data into an asp application and store it on their laptops. When they have completed their visits, then have them export the data through the application via an internet connection.

So I'm thinking then from Buntine's remark that I could utilize Access for the backend database to hold the data from my asp pages, install IIS on the local machines so that the asp pages will be able to function and then when the time comes, make an online connection to export the data...

Rashar