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Hi Nicolas,

May I suggest an alternative to step 4, below?

You can check out www.enhydra.org and use the Enhydra Java application
server instead of a web server and servlet engine combination.

Best of luck!

Delbert


Peter Hearty wrote:
> 
> Nicolas
> 
> It's nice to hear of someone who understands the usefulness of databases,
> especially in the construction of web sites. I've attached what is probably
> about the simplest working Java database program that you could have.
> However, before you dive in at the deep end, I would recommend that you
> complete a few more steps first.
> 
> 1. If you need to refresh your memory on basic programming techniques then
> it may be worth popping along to your local book store to find a short
> introduction to programming. If it uses Java then even better. Don't go for
> one of the massive 1,000+ page books on the shelf, go for something a bit
> thinner that you can read through in a week or so.
> 
> 2. If you need more help on Java, visit http://www.javasoft.com/. This is
> Sun's Java web site and it has tutorials on Java as well as the Java
> Development Kit (JDK) which will let you get started with Java.
> 
> 3. Once you're comfortable with the Java programming language, you can start
> to learn about Java DataBase Connectivity (JDBC). There is a perfectly good
> introduction to JDBC in the JDK as well as some simple example code.
> 
> 4. To start building web pages you're going to need a web server (such as
> Apache http://www.apache.org/), and a servlet engine that can retrieve data
> from the database using JDBC and produce the correct HTML to generate pages.
> Again, you can find information on servlets on Sun's web site.
> 
> Have fun!
> 
> Regards
> 
> Peter Hearty
> Lutris Technologies UK Ltd.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nhenrion <nhenrion@wanadoo.fr>
> To: instantdb@enhydra.org <instantdb@enhydra.org>
> Date: 02 July 2000 23:13
> Subject: InstantDB: Our mission
> 
> >Hello,
> >          I read your page = "Our Mission" and was very interested. If I
> >understood well (maybe I didn't because I'm french ?)
> >Ten years ago, I worked with a developer in C language on P.C.I was
> >programer and it was a very interesting job, my boss made a librairy with
> >functions in C language wich are wery usefull for Databases Management
> >but I'm not as good as he is and without his librairy, I can't program
> >Database.
> >Now, I'm working as administrative clerk and was always surprised when I
> >see, they have a lot of computers and they use it only for Word or Excell.
> >Never they use computer for data (or information) processing. I tried to
> >show the utility of databases. I could program :
> >("4° dimension" the database of ACI www.aci.fr and Acces)
> >but any time I only found persons unable to understand. I found only one
> >executive who seemed to understand but alone he could'nt very much ??
> >So, I had the idea to promote database utility by the web and I'd like to
> do
> >some databases and to propose it on line but I haven't any tool to succes
> >(I thought it's possible with "4° dimension") but I don't want to spend
> >money for a database.
> >First I wan't to try it and see if I'm able to program and I want to know
> if
> >people are interested by database, if they can understand the avantages of
> >RDBSM and data (or information) processing in management. I beleive, I've
> >found what I was searching for, for a long time.
> >Java is a good solution because it's a language especially made for the
> web,
> >but i'm only beginning and I looked to the "demo on line" but I only found
> a
> >backgammon ??
> >Could you send me a program in java (with the source code) wich can create
> a
> >file, create and open records - this records have a structure (for example
> >the
> >record of a person is made with his name, his vorname, his adress, etc.
> >..) -
> >al this information are recorded in a data file on a disk,
> >wich can display them on the screen and can print a list of them.
> >
> >Could you explain me how your instant DB work because I need some help to
> >start and I will do some database applications you display show in your
> >"demo on line".
> >
> >Now I find it's enough, if you're interested by my idea, or you're OK to
> >help me to realise it, I thank you and I will write you more next time.
> >
> >Bye Bye !!
> >
> >   |\/\/\/\/\/|
> >   |          |
> >   | (o ) (o)
> > C         _)   Nicolas :
> >   | ,_ __|  __/ nhenrion@wanadoo.fr
> >   |        /         ICQ = 30507126
> >  /____\         Espace de chat WebOrama = OptiDev
> >/            \
> >
> >Venez me visiter !!
> >http://www.multimania.com/nhenrion
> >
> >
> >
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