Sahrepoint yes or no?

[Guest]

Hi

I am building a web site with FP03 and I want it to have these features

-A form for users to register their CV details, and the possibilityto query those details online by a number of field
-Differents utilities, using web services (stock quotes, exchange rates, weather...
-Other online database
-The possibility of making it e-commerce enabled, with the capacity to receive online payments and building an online store with SSL

I am now using a trial site that is Sharepoint Services enabled. On one hand it is good because I can insert web parts in my site's pages and include XML and web services very easily and fast and without knowing any Web services or XSLT coding

But on the other hand, I cannot use Acces, I would have to buy MySQL, I do not have SSL, the Memory space they offer is much less than in other non-Sharepoint hosting services..

My question is: If I get on a non-Sharepoint web host service, will I be able to use the great functionality of FP03's web parts to connect to XML files and web services?

 

[Jim Buyens]

Like most "high level" development solutions, Windows
Sharepoint Services (or its big brother, Windows
SharePoint Server) can do certain things very easily.

However, when you need to exceed the built-in features,
high-level development solutions like SharePoint only get
in the way and make things harder.

The e-commerce, for example, strikes me as difficult to do
in SharePoint, unles sytou can get some pre-built Web
Parts somewhere.

As to Access, you can in fact use it if you wish. You jsut
have to set it up as an OLEDB data srouce.

Because SharePoint is a Microsoft product that runs on a
Windows Web server, you should consider Microsoft SQL
Server rather than MySQL.

However, you should also consider using SharePoint lists.

If you choose a non-Sharepoint web hosting service, you
will *not* be able to use FP03 (or SharePoint) web parts.
However, page design, e-commerce solutions, and custom
programming will all be easier.

Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
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[Tom Pepper Willett]

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| Hi,
|
| I am building a web site with FP03 and I want it to have these features:
|
| -A form for users to register their CV details, and the possibilityto
query those details online by a number of fields
| -Differents utilities, using web services (stock quotes, exchange rates,
weather...)
| -Other online databases
| -The possibility of making it e-commerce enabled, with the capacity to
receive online payments and building an online store with SSL.
|
| I am now using a trial site that is Sharepoint Services enabled. On one
hand it is good because I can insert web parts in my site's pages and
include XML and web services very easily and fast and without knowing any
Web services or XSLT coding.
|
| But on the other hand, I cannot use Acces, I would have to buy MySQL, I do
not have SSL, the Memory space they offer is much less than in other
non-Sharepoint hosting services...
|
| My question is: If I get on a non-Sharepoint web host service, will I be
able to use the great functionality of FP03's web parts to connect to XML
files and web services?

 

[JASON X]

you don't have to buy MYSQL, it's open source.

-----Original Message-----
Hi,

I am building a web site with FP03 and I want it to have these features:

-A form for users to register their CV details, and the

possibilityto query those details online by a number of
fields

-Differents utilities, using web services (stock quotes, exchange rates, weather...)
-Other online databases
-The possibility of making it e-commerce enabled, with

the capacity to receive online payments and building an
online store with SSL.

I am now using a trial site that is Sharepoint Services

enabled. On one hand it is good because I can insert web
parts in my site's pages and include XML and web services
very easily and fast and without knowing any Web services
or XSLT coding.

But on the other hand, I cannot use Acces, I would have

to buy MySQL, I do not have SSL, the Memory space they
offer is much less than in other non-Sharepoint hosting
services...

My question is: If I get on a non-Sharepoint web host

service, will I be able to use the great functionality of
FP03's web parts to connect to XML files and web services?

 

[Guest]

Thanks to both

How would I consume web services in a non-sharepoint site? Does it take a lot of programming learning

Do you know ant good web site with info on web services and how to use them

Thanks again

 

[Tom Pepper Willett]

1) yes
2) www.google.com
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Tom Pepper Willett [Microsoft MVP - FrontPage]
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Microsoft FrontPage:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/frontpage/prodinfo/default.mspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/understanding/frontpage/

=====================================================
| Thanks to both,
|
| How would I consume web services in a non-sharepoint site? Does it take a
lot of programming learning?
|
| Do you know ant good web site with info on web services and how to use
them?
|
| Thanks again

 

[Jim Buyens]

Thanks to both,

How would I consume web services in a non-sharepoint site? Does it take a
lot of programming learning?

Define "a lot".

If you're developing ASP.NET pages in Visual Studio .NET, consuming
Web services is easy. You just enter the WSDL URL as a project
reference, and then you can call the service as if it were a local
class.

So, right about now, you're rolling your eyes because programming in
Visual Studio .NET seems miles above your head. But if you eventually
need to develop a custom Web part to use in your SharePoint site, I
guarantee you're going to become very familiar with Visual Studio
..NET.

Do you know ant good web site with info on web services and how to use them?
Thanks again

Here's one:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/vsent7/html/
vbwlkwalkthroughusingwebservicewithmanagedcode.asp

And here's another that's more FrontPage specific:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnfp2k2/html/odc_fpwsvc.asp

Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
Author of:
*----------------------------------------------------
|\---------------------------------------------------
|| Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
||---------------------------------------------------
|| Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
|| Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
|| Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
|| (All from Microsoft Press)
|/---------------------------------------------------
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