Better way for accessing a database through the internet

[FM82]

Hi all,

i developed a series of applications that run in an intranet and update, in various ways, a database. Now i need to guarantee the visualization of the data, contained in the database, from internet at a restricted number of persons. So i need to manage a certain number of accounts and give to them the possibility to perform some, limited, sql interrogation.

My question is: is better to use HTML and ASP.NET or i can achieve the same result using LabVIEW WebServices? In the case of the second option must i buy a separate license?

Thank you very much.

Francesco

[Sam_Sharp]

You could do either - both would work. You could host the HTML/Javascript as static pages on the Web Service and use Javascript/AJAX to make calls to the Web Service to return the data from a database using LabVIEW.

Personally, I would probably go the HTML/ASP.NET route - I get a feeling it would have better performance (though that's purely speculative) as it's typically more suited as a front-end for displaying data from a database.

[FM82]

Do you know where to find guides on the internet that i can read. Because my knowledge is equal to zero on internet things...

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Sam_Sharp ha scritto:

You could do either - both would work. You could host the HTML/Javascript as static pages on the Web Service and use Javascript/AJAX to make calls to the Web Service to return the data from a database using LabVIEW.

Personally, I would probably go the HTML/ASP.NET route - I get a feeling it would have better performance (though that's purely speculative) as it's typically more suited as a front-end for displaying data from a database.

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[Sam_Sharp]

For what? LabVIEW Web Services or the ASP.NET route?

I think Google is probably your friend here - there's a whole bunch of resources on learning to program in ASP.NEt and RESTFUL APIs. If you have no experience of web development but you have experience in LabVIEW then I would probably stick with Web Services. For the LabVIEW option: https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=labview%20web%20servi...

[FM82]

ASP.NET, but you are right, Google is my friend...