Thursday, August 07, 2008
Stay Tuned for Web Dev Stuff
I'm doing the build of Westernstudioservice.com into a "customer oriented" web site. That means I'm taking the same marketing oriented basic website and changing it into a modern CSS based site with a logon for designated customers (several at first. . .possibly more later) who will be able to access a secure area to see PDF versions of their current inventory as printed by Michael Brittain.
Michael's database is based upon Filemaker, which is currently at version 9. I can see there is a web section to the filemaker product. It is possible I will ultimately have to either migrate the database to a SQL type engine like SQL Server or MySQL and have Michael's database talk to that, or to have the Filemaker work through the net with remote logons managed through the website.
For a first run, I'm interested in getting Filemaker reports available on a logged on basis, then I'll attack the redesign necessary to allow for up-to-the-minute access of a database of inventory specifics with possible online control of various queries and reports.
Meanwhile the CSS part of the redesign seems to be going well. I've got a template and an image that is fixed for the front page. I've come up with a set of verbiage for the promotional part. I'm in process of getting Google Maps signed up (that is how I wound up here for a few minutes).
Anyway, back to the battle.
Michael's database is based upon Filemaker, which is currently at version 9. I can see there is a web section to the filemaker product. It is possible I will ultimately have to either migrate the database to a SQL type engine like SQL Server or MySQL and have Michael's database talk to that, or to have the Filemaker work through the net with remote logons managed through the website.
For a first run, I'm interested in getting Filemaker reports available on a logged on basis, then I'll attack the redesign necessary to allow for up-to-the-minute access of a database of inventory specifics with possible online control of various queries and reports.
Meanwhile the CSS part of the redesign seems to be going well. I've got a template and an image that is fixed for the front page. I've come up with a set of verbiage for the promotional part. I'm in process of getting Google Maps signed up (that is how I wound up here for a few minutes).
Anyway, back to the battle.
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