On Friday 19 October 2007, Be Alert wrote: >>I played with this, probably abusing your server a bit a week or so >> ago. I've >> >> >also downloaded it to my emc machine, but I'm wondering if it will run on >> >inux? php & mysql we have, but ajax? > > Don't worry about the server - that's what it's there for. It does tend to >crunch a little. This is the first cut so it don't do much. Simply follows >the lines. > >I wrote it in PHP because it runs everywhere. The problem with PHP is it >requires server software like apache. Should be no problem with the AJAX >code. > I don't ATM recall if php is installed on that box or not, but I'll find out the next time I need to use it. Which seems fairly often, but not for exotic jobs. The last one was moving 16 bolt holes in a 1/8" thick fiberglass pcb to fit a newer, closer spaced, screw terminal capacitors in our tv transmitter. Drudgery standing there do it by hand for an old fart.
>The ajax code I wrote myself. It's already in the program. Ajax by any other >name is simply javascript calls. This is controlled by the Browser and they >work the same in linux or Apple. So all I do is point the browser at the unpacked file, neat. >Ajax simply makes your program interactive instead of the typical PHP batch >where you fill in a bunch of stuff and sent the screen, check the screen, >and turn it around if it's bad. Ajax lets you look at each entry on the >screen. It is faster since it only sends the data you enter. >The ajax code I worte is very simple to use and is documented at >http://ajax.andbest.info where you can download it. It uses standard calls >so you basically don't have to learn anything new. >I recently rewrote a winery management system. It required around 700 >programs. Using AJAX it dropped to about 80 programs and they were simpler >and smaller and therefore easier to debug and maintain. >http://www.andbest.info/winelite/ I have a friend with a small winery, <300 gallon batches, I'll ask him what he is using, or rather her, since Debbie is the brains of that pair. There's a small possibility they may be interested. Reply privately with more propaganda & prices & I'll relay it to them. Thanks Dan. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) In success there's a tendency to keep on doing what you were doing. -- Alan Kay ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
