Re: ODBC database on IIS question. Where do I start?

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Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 18:39:49 -0400

Hi Charles,

I do not believe it can be done natively. Sorry

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"Charles C." <binstar@aei.ca> wrote in message
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> Hello Jonathan,
>
> I didn't think you could map a drive, but I wasn't sure.  I know there are
> products out there that will allow you to use a database on a WebServer
like
> I would like to do.  One of these is FileMakerPro.  However I would like
to
> make the most out of the MFC apps I already have.
>
> Thanks.
>
> "Jonathan Maltz [MS-MVP]" <jmaltz@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:eIpNlwPREHA.2936@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I don't think IIS is what you're looking for.  You can't "map a drive"
to
> an
> > IIS website/served file.  You'd use IIS if you wanted to display an
> editable
> > DB or if you wanted to show the entries - but not the actual file.
Maybe
> > you're interested more in a VPN than a web server?
> >
> > -- 
> > --Jonathan Maltz [Microsoft MVP - Windows Server, Virtual PC]
> > http://www.visualwin.com - A Windows Server 2003 visual, step-by-step
> > tutorial site :-)
> > http://vpc.visualwin.com - Does <insert OS name> work on VPC 2004?  Find
> out
> > here
> > Only reply by newsgroup.  I do not do technical support via email.  Any
> > emails I have not authorized are deleted before I see them.
> >
> >
> > "Charles C." <binstar@aei.ca> wrote in message
> > news:%2388%23H9NREHA.1160@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I currently have several MFC apps using databases through ODBC.  I
would
> > > like to be able to put a database on IIS and have workstations in
> > different
> > > regions access it through the internet.  Ideally I would be able to
have
> > > workstations map a drive to this IIS database.
> > >
> > > I have an empty WebServer going.
> > >
> > > How do I accomplish the above?
> > >
> > > Do I have to use ASP or HTML or can I just have MFC apps accessing the
> > > database?
> > >
> > > What do I need to learn? Where do I learn it? What newsgroup should I
be
> > > looking in?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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