Hi folks,
First, if the goals I describe here are NOT possible with ASP.NET, the please tell me now:
I have been searching for months for some kind of credible discussion that will reveal to what degree it is possible to re-create MS Access data form functionality, layout and performance in a web environment using ASP.NET 3.5. Perhaps I've just missed it, but, while I have found a ton of stuff on using grid styles of data presentation, I have found almost nothing that indicates it is practical to even try to recreate MS Access style functionality for classic single record or one-to-many data forms that are bound to ANY kind of database (Access, MS SQL, MySQL, etc). We do intend to use MS SQL Server for the DB backend.
I assume there will be some compromises to be made. However, It is critical that we be able to re-create the basic look and feel, field and record validatio ...
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