Resource Logic Client/Server Development ServicesLegacy Maintenance'Classic' Active Server Pages (ASP) is the Microsoft Web Scripting language that emerged in the late 1990s. This is a very powerful system with a lot of quirks. It interfaces to SQL Server and other relational databases through ADODB and ODBC. A lot of complex systems have been developed that are a mix of Javascript, VBScript, VB6 COM and COMPlus objects, T-SQL stored procedures in the SQL Server database, and third party includes for menus, collapse/expand divisions, and other client side widgets. Many people end up with ASP installations by purchasing third party software, examples include Knowtia OASIS CRM, a Customer Relationship Management system sold as an add-on to Quickbooks. More... Visual Basic 6 was the point in language development where the 32-bit programming environment became useful to the run-of-the-mill business programmer. One can trace a path from the 1960s: Cobol on mainframes, various proprietary languages, many based on either C++ or Basic on minicomputers, GW and QuickBasic on microcomputers, and dBase and Foxpro on the larger networked PCs of the late 1980s and early 1990s. The 80386 CPU was introduced in 1986, although early boxes could easly cost $10,000. With the emergence of Windows 98 and NT 4.0, programmers could quit thinking about extended memory managers, 16-bit integer data types, and slicing programs into .DLLs and overlays. More... Microsoft Access was first released in 1992. The original version ran in Windows 3.1. Based on it's product positioning, it was to be used as a 'departmental' database where managers and administrative assistants could create their own tables, forms, and reports. With the inclusion of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), a combination of fully relational database and general purpose programming language, the platform was soon used far more aggressively. With the emergence of Access 97, it was possible to create full blown Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), or enterprise-wide custom applications. A number of companies created sophisticated (for the time) vertical market applications, in some cases superceding earlier versions written in QuickBasic, Foxpro, or C++. More... Disclamer: Third Party products referenced on this page are acknowledged as belonging to their respective publishers If you have any questions, you may eMail us at Info@ResourceLogic.Net |