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I want to create a server that queries another web service every 5 mins and stores the result in SQL database.
I also want web functions exposed that run queries against the database.
Im not expecting a huge amount of trafic and the code should not be too complex. It a small side project.
I do not know much abou servers, I have a little experience with .NET and MS SQL server, however I want something free (or al least cheap!)
What language should I use and what IDE's and tools might I find useful?
I would use ASP.Net, Visual Web Developer Express Edition, and Microsoft SQL Server Express Edition. They are all powerful toolsets, and all free. Also, SO has a lot of questions in .NET for dealing with web services and databases that you can reference as you are developing your project.
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Closed 10 years ago.
Can I use free SQLServer Express in my commercial windows project? Are there any license issues? How many nodes it supports in multiuser environment ?
Quick answer is Yes. I have heard of MS themselves say it is OK. See this MSDN forums thread.
SQL Server Express is distributed for free and can be used reliably in any small business application.
The Wikipedia article is quite good at highlighting the key drawbacks of using an Express edition compared to a commercial SQL Server instance. Most notable perhaps is the lack of a SQL Server Agent process, which is usually used for job scheduling.
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So I am working on a mini-project for the summer to keep my coding skills sharp. I will be using the Qt4 and C++ to make a classroom management system for college professors. I just came up with the idea like 10 minutes ago so I don't have much.
One question I have is what is the best way to store student/class/assignment information so that the software could still be portable and used my different schools.
My first guess would be a MySQL database. I need a gurus opinion on this one though.
Since different sites have different database preferences you might wish to use a layer such as ActiveRecord or PDO or ODBC to abstract out the specific database that your end users want to use. This would allow people to deploy onto PostgreSQL or MySQL or whatever they prefer.
A good choice for single-process server systems could be SQLite3. It's not suitable for all systems, but if your system is designed to scale to a few dozen users at most, it'll probably work fine. (The amount of work you'd need to put into a server to make SQLite3 scale into the hundreds or thousands might argue for planning for a database server environment instead.)
http://www.sqlite.org/
might be a good option. It is embeddable so you don't need a specific database instance running wherever you deploy it
also, http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2005/en/us/compact.aspx is an option
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I am developing a windows phone 7 app which will need some basic database functionality. I came across the following projects on codeplex. Has anyone tried any of these projects and can help me decide to choose one, please?
http://rapidrepository.codeplex.com/
http://winphone7db.codeplex.com/
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We use SQLite since you can design the database ahead of time using standard SQL commands. It works pretty well on the phone.
I've written a quick start guide here: http://wirebear.com/blog/2010/11/12/using-sqlite-in-your-wp7-app
UPDATE:
This was a valid solution pre-Mango but it is NOT what I would recommend now and it is not what we are doing. With Mango Microsoft has given new ways to use SQL CE with LINQ to SQL and is the better way to have a database in your app. A good guide to getting started can be found here: http://www.jeffblankenburg.com/2011/11/30/31-days-of-mango-day-30-local-database/
There also are other databases available for the phone (see Local Sql database support for Windows phone 7).
What's best for you will depend on your requirements:
Do you need anything in particular? transactions? relations or objects?
What's most important? reliability, performance, etc.?
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We are currently investigating using Scimore in place of SQL Server for one of our desktop applications.
The biggest reason is that installing SQL Server is a pain as part of a deployment since we cannot control the target desktop environment. This results in a ton of failed installations due to all kind of reasons.
So, Scimore is what we are looking at right now. Has anyone got any experience in it?
SQL Server Compact Edition is a very nice product. Its mature and deeply integrated with developer studio. But its restricted:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb896140.aspx
Scimore has its advantages too.
exactly as you write, then different usage models - in process/out of process/service/distributed.
no restrictions in terms of cpu usages, database sizes, features...
easy deployment, just bundle dll's (<5Mb)
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Closed 11 years ago.
I am referring to a truly visual environment, and not something that claims to be visual but requires mountains of hand-coded script, or a code generator that farts out a Web site and leaves you to start editing in Visual Studio. Are there any truly visual Web dev platforms out there?
You might try FrontPage or something, but you would probably be better served becoming more comfortable with the code, or hiring a web developer to do it for you.
Clarion products from Softvelocity are great round trip code generators. They have tools for ASP, PHP, and ASP.NET. I have only used their win32 tools with great results. Their tools are a bit pricey but well worth them in the long run.
You might try an online forms-building service, such as Wufoo.
You might want to try something like Microsoft Expression Studio which for its capabilities seems to also be somewhat lightweight. I have the Web 2 edition installed and it works rather well.
As Servio said above (can't Vote Up or Comment yet), but with some more info.
Clarion 6 + Nettalk provides template-driven rapid application development. You can create browse/form web systems very quickly.
I'm the Clarion Evangelist (Clarion Folk), so take this with a grain of salt.
Have just realised there are no decent videos up showing Clarion 6 + Nettalk. Will remedy that shortly.
Cheers