Re: Web Connection DBF or SQL - hosting

I am noticing another West Wind product "West Wind Web Service Proxy Generator" - is this the software that is added to Web Connection that now allows us to host Foxpro on low cost hosts?

I've been studying HTML,CSS with PHP recently because Foxpro, the language I've used exclusively for the past 20 years could only be used at expensive hosting company's that set up their servers to run Web Connection. Having the ability to now have more hosting options is a big plus.

In your videos, you mention using Visual Studio with ASP.NET. - Is this the same as using the free Visual Studio Express 2008 or 2010?

Thanks,

Jim

Hi Jim,

Web Connection 5.56 just introduced the ability to host on low cost hosts with a little bit of setup effort.

If you can talk GoDaddy into hosting in Full Trust you can host on GoDaddy. Discount ASP.NET (http://discountasp.net/) can host Web Connection applications in file mode with auto-start or using MTDLL mode. Basically any host that supports ASP.NET and Full Trust operation would work.

More info with what's involved in running on a low cost ISP:
wcdocs:_3c80pe77z.htm

As to FoxPro or SQL data: Not sure what most do but both work and we have customers that do either. For transaction critical apps I tend to prefer SQL Server myself because it's easier to maintain the data and less prone to data corruption, but for smaller applications or less critical ones foxpro data works just fine.

+++ Rick ---

Rick - Do you find most Web Connection developers use FoxPro Tables or are most using SQL? Will sites like GoDaddy host a Web Connection based site. Thanks
Jim in Madison, CT