RE: HTML DB - here to stay?

WebDB started of as a basic web driven design tool and rapidly turned into Oracle Portal - which is the full function multi tier application server now known as 9iAS. It looks like HTMLDB is a return to the basic roots of WebDB where they've simplified it, jazzed it up a bit and restricted the scope of it. We're starting to think of it as a sort of MS Access killer. It's ideal for small applications with a limited number of users, or for doing simple intranet style apps (staff directory, server inventories etc).

Dougie McGibbon

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From: stephen booth [mailto:stephenbooth.uk_at_gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 7:34 AM To: Rodd.Holman_at_gmail.com
Cc: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
Subject: Re: HTML DB - here to stay?

On 28/09/05, Rodd Holman <Rodd.Holman_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Yep, it was called WebDB.
> HTML DB appears to be a re-run of WebDB updated for current versions.
> I did a bit of work with WebDB. It was a useful little tool for quick
> data driven web reporting.
>

According to a talk Tom Kyte gave to UKOUG conference last year or the year before HTMLDB is, in concept at least, a descendant of WebDB. WebDB was a first stab at producing a development and deployment environment for simple web based apps that didn't justify a full AppServer system.

Stephen

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