Thanks fellas, >1. will advice be based on a user's questions (what you wrote) or their >answers to questions (what I think you meant)? > > Yes, you got it. I wanted the system to respond to peoples' answers.
>If you have picked CFML, stick with it. A simple DSS or expert system can be >modelled using a database structure. > > I know it could be done. LISP supports conditionals and probabilities naively-- but I'd probably spend more time getting it working on my internet server than the time saved over using ColdFusion. So, I'll give CF a shot. If you want to see how it fares, www.bostonfreelance.com. Thanks for your help. Dustin >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Dustin Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "CF-Talk" <cf-talk@houseoffusion.com> >Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 4:10 AM >Subject: ColdFusion and Lisp > > > > >>Hello everyone, >> >>This is my first post to the list. I appreciate any replies in advance. >> >>I'm working on a ColdFusion project that requires an interactive 'expert >>system' that will allow users to receive advice based on the questions >>they provide. >> >>It's not as simple as static quiz, because the questions themselves will >>change based on earlier answers. >> >>I figured LISP is a good language to work with for this, but I don't >>have any idea how I could make it interact with a web application. >> >>Does anyone know if this is possible? Or, if not, any suggestions for >>alternatives would help. >> >>Thank you! >>Dustin >> >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:209764 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54