EP wrote:
>
[Client-only application with shared storage and concurrent access]
> Can I get there with MySQL? Or do I need to pair a pure python
> approach (including the database) with py2exe? Has anyone achieved
> this with a db framework like Dabo? Or is there another, entirely
> different
Larry Bates wrote:
> So what is going to be holding the "network drive" if it isn't a server?
> And what is MySQL running on?
The network drives are on a filer (a NAS array, I believe). The filer
will not execute any code, it just serves data by whatever protocols
(example: CIFS, NFS) it is set
EP wrote:
> I need to build a fairly simple application that will reside on remote
> storage, not on a server, and I am looking for any best practices and
> approaches that have worked for others. I believe py2exe may be part
> of the solution. Here's what I need to build:
>
> -- A database app
Tim Chase schrieb:
>> Access might really be the best solution. It is pretty good
>> for what it is supposed to do, and the quick prototyping and
>> UI-designing are strong arguments for it, especially if there
>> already is a bias towards it.
>>
>> I also _think_ that the whole "db on a shared vol
> Access might really be the best solution. It is pretty good
> for what it is supposed to do, and the quick prototyping and
> UI-designing are strong arguments for it, especially if there
> already is a bias towards it.
>
> I also _think_ that the whole "db on a shared volume" thing
> works compa
> -- A database application on a network drive
> -- A variety of users will access the database application at various
> times
> -- All computing is done on the client machines (Windows XP), as there
> is no server
> -- I'll not be able to install a database program, or Python, on the
> client
I need to build a fairly simple application that will reside on remote
storage, not on a server, and I am looking for any best practices and
approaches that have worked for others. I believe py2exe may be part
of the solution. Here's what I need to build:
-- A database application on a network
