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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>I have both the BDS2006 &
RAD 2007 versions of Delphi. I’m currently using the BDS2006 version as I
could never get the help feature to work with RAD 2007 for my windows order
entry application. This application uses dBase files. I’m also using the
following 3<sup>rd</sup> party components: Infopower 2007, AceReporter, JEDI, &
SMImport. The customer is a small manufacturing company which has a WinXP Pro
peer-to-peer network, the workstations are mostly WinXP with perhaps 1 or 2
Vista machines.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>I need
suggestions/recommendations with the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1)<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>I essentially have no database experience except for
dBase, Paradox and Access. If I eventually want to have this application so
that customers could enter orders on the web what do you recommend I consider
for a database<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2)<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>My customer would like for his customers to be able to
access the application to determine the status of their orders. What have you
found that enables concurrent users to do this?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3)<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>Has anyone been able to take a Win32 application and
make in work as a web application? Where do I start? What version of Delphi do
I use? What database? Was the conversion process very time consuming and
costly?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4)<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>I have tried viewing and studying the demos/examples
that came with my versions of Delphi to learn how to create a web application.
I guess I’m dense but I’m having a difficult time with these. A few
months ago I had the opportunity to work some with Visual Studio. I found tons
of tutorial videos and examples that help tremendously with the learning curve.
I haven’t found that with the Delphi examples that I have. Does anyone
have any recommendations?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5)<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>All I am is a guy that always wanted to be a
programmer but never really had the opportunity to program day in and day out. So
I’m always in these huge learning curves. I sincerely appreciate any
suggestions you can give me.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Thank you so much,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Charlie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Consolas;
color:#365F91'>Charlie Kerscher<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Consolas;
color:#365F91'>'A Magisterium Faithful Catholic'<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Consolas;
color:#365F91'>Williamson GA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Consolas;
color:#365F91'>Cell: 770.468.1757<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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