Lasso to replace Claris HomePage

[Pesinos]

I currently use Claris Homepage to create the CDML needed for hosting our databases on the web. I know that this is no longer supported and although everything is working well and the sollution is not difficult to use, I am looking for a replacement. I am not sure if Lasso is that replacement. I would like to know how difficult it is to use Lasso to generate the CDML that Claris does. If so, which of Lasso's many products is the right sollution. I am looking for ease of use. We will potentially be having novice FM users creating database that are web enabled.

Thanks

Sherry

[scratchmalogicalwax]

Hi

This information is based on my knowledge of Lasso 3.6, I assume blueworld will have kept similar features for Lasso V

Lasso has a module which supports CDML (nearly all tags, but a few are not supported and have to be replaced with the Lasso equiv. ) you will also have to change the form action to

action.lasso

or

response_page_name.lasso

(depending on how u use Lasso: see earlier posts) with CDML i think it is FMPro

As far as the FMPro databases.......my web databases are very very simple I do all the work with Lasso (because of the greater amount of tags u can) and only really use the database to store results of the Lasso processing so the onus is on the web developer not the DB guy.

As a replacement of Claris Homepage can purchase Lasso studio for Dreamweaver and Go-Live (Plug-In) which automates many processes, I don't use these, not because I don't think they are good, just that i enjoy coding. I have heard that these products take much of the work out of getting a Lasso solution up and running and are ideal for the novice.

There is a learning curve with Lasso especially when using developing methods such as the Corral Method

http://www.corralmethod.org

http://www.corralmethod.org/pdf_docs/corral_v1.pdf

but the beauty of it is that u can start using your existing stuff fairly quickly with a few modifications (most web design packages have a find and replace function ) and then develop new and more powerfull solutions as u familiarise ure self with the Lasso tags.

In short u wont have to go through to much of a painful process to get ure existing stuff working with Lasso and u will have a large number of new and powerfull features...the only draw back is that for some it is a substantial investment.....but for commercial use there is a very good business case...

some useful sites to get more info

http://www.blueworld.com

http://www.lassodev.com

http://www.lassodevelopment.com

hope this helps

[ February 21, 2002, 08:50 AM: Message edited by: scratchmalogicalwax ]