I am learning ASP, using "Learning Active Server Pages 3.0".

I'm up to the part where it deals with databases. It appears I need 

Access

or SQL server to continue (neither of which I have). Is there any reason 

why

I can't use FileMaker or Lotus Approach? And, if so, how do I connect to 

the

data. Although the book is supposed to be for beginners it bizarrely 

assumes

that you will know the names of the data engines and how to set them up

through ODBC. The documentation for the databases gives no clue on how 

to do

this.

You should be able to run an ASP website without using Access. If you can

set up a DSN or an OLEDB connection for either Lotus Approach or FileMaker

you should be able to use them. The only problem with using non-MS databases

with ASP is the reduced support.



If none of these work you can always set up a connection to a CSV file, but

that really isn't a relational database.



regards

David Cameron

nOw.b2b

dcameron@i...



-----Original Message-----

From: Ed [mailto:ed@p...]

Sent: Monday, 10 September 2001 8:50 PM

To: ASP Databases

Subject: [asp_databases] Help with setting up





I am learning ASP, using "Learning Active Server Pages 3.0".

I'm up to the part where it deals with databases. It appears I need Access

or SQL server to continue (neither of which I have). Is there any reason why

I can't use FileMaker or Lotus Approach? And, if so, how do I connect to the

data. Although the book is supposed to be for beginners it bizarrely assumes

that you will know the names of the data engines and how to set them up

through ODBC. The documentation for the databases gives no clue on how to do

this.