[Zope] Your thoughts about Zope-based database apps
Alonso Rhenals
Alonso Rhenals" <rhenals@ieee.org
Tue, 7 Nov 2000 10:49:14 -0500
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I'm considering implementing a web-based database application with MySQL =
as a back-end and a Zope-based front-end. I wonder if you could provide =
your thoughts on the following questions:
1. Is Zope a good tool to quicky build an efficient & effective user =
interface for a database application?=20
2. In particular, what would be the best way to implement the inserting =
and updating of records along with input data validation? (Retrieving =
data from a database to show on a web page using Zope is straightforward =
as you know.)
3. In several cases I'd like to implement a main form/subform, where the =
subform allows the user to enter several items related to only one =
record in the main form. Since every item might have many fields (say =
20) I'd like to present just the most important fields on a table, and =
allow the user to view/enter/update all the fields for each item in a =
different web page. Those of you familiar with Microsoft Access know =
that in Access it is straightforward to implement this main form/subform =
interface. I wonder what would be the best way of implementing this =
using Zope?=20
4. Do you know of any existing Zope-based app similar to this?. =
Obviously, the back-end doesn't have to be MySQL.
5. Finally, if somebody is interested in further discussing this type of =
applications, I'll be glad to participate. Just e-mail me to =
rhenals@ieee.org
Thanks in advance for your inputs.
Alonso Rhenals
Miami, FL, USA
Please reply to: rhenals@ieee.org
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I'm considering implementing a web-based database =
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with MySQL as a back-end and a Zope-based front-end. I wonder if you =
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provide your thoughts on the following questions:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>1. Is Zope a good tool to quicky build an efficient =
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effective user interface for a database application? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>2. In particular, what would be the best way to =
implement the=20
inserting and updating of records along with input data validation? =
(Retrieving=20
data from a database to show on a web page using Zope is straightforward =
as you=20
know.)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>3. In several cases I'd like to implement a main =
form/subform,=20
where the subform allows the user to enter several items related to only =
one=20
record in the main form. Since every item might have many fields (say =
20) I'd=20
like to present just the most important fields on a table, and allow the =
user to=20
view/enter/update all the fields for each item in a different web page. =
Those of=20
you familiar with Microsoft Access know that in Access it is =
straightforward to=20
implement this main form/subform interface. I wonder what would be the =
best way=20
of implementing this using Zope? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>4. Do you know of any existing Zope-based app =
similar to=20
this?. Obviously, the back-end doesn't have to be MySQL.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>5. Finally, if somebody is interested in further =
discussing=20
this type of applications, I'll be glad to participate. Just e-mail me =
to <A=20
href=3D"mailto:rhenals@ieee.org">rhenals@ieee.org</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Thanks in advance for your inputs.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><BR>Alonso Rhenals</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Miami, FL, USA</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Please reply to: <A=20
href=3D"mailto:rhenals@ieee.org">rhenals@ieee.org</A></FONT></DIV></BODY>=
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