Re: [slug-chat] OT Perl, Python and Windows

[Peter Hardy <peterhardy@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Apr 18, 2001 at 01:18:32PM +1000, Michael Lake wrote:
> Basically I have a MySQL database being run by Perl on a Linux server.
> This will shortly be extended to be able to provide web based editing
> features so that users can update the database of several thousand caves
> in Australia. I want to work out some way that windows users while
> OFF-LINE can edit/update the data and later either upload it when they
> connect or post it off on a floppy. I want something that can
> validate/check the data they enter (Excell could edit the csv data but
> hard to get it to validate all the fields).

Umm.  Java applet?
/me ducks

Needs nothing on the clients apart from a web browser, and I think that
an applet running locally can get permission to read/write local storage.
Would be possible to use the same applet on the web server, and for
offline usage.  I think it's a reasonable option if you have to learn a
new language.  Comments?

Cheers,
Peter