tkt8763-01: International database

["Larry S. Anderson -- NCTP" <lsa1@ra.msstate.edu>]

Here's a thought....

What if, instead of sending a bunch of stuff to our international
contacts, we just made contact with them and directed them to a particular
web page where they could enter information for which we are looking?
That web page could be tied *directly* to our Filemaker Pro4 database, so
their information would be updated instantly and we could have a
processing of data immediately and at any time we desired.

Now, this might take some "doing," but Gloria has graciously volunteered
to lead us through the FM Pro "programming" so we can have the database
looking just like we want it.

When it's working to our satisfaction, I'll put a big promotional banner
on the NCTP page so it might direct visitors from other countries directly
to that database.

We might need to put in place some safeguards so that multiple, repeat
visitors to a particular country's database record couldn't change the
original information.  We'll just have to ponder that a bit.

Anyway, I wanted to share with y'all the thoughts going through my head on
that matter so you could help me think through it.

Also, I encourage you....shoot, I *beg* you...to visit the Filemaker Pro
web pages so you will have a better idea of what this database is and what
some of the capabilities are.  Here are some URLs:

www.filemaker.com
  (then click on the "What's Your Problem" arrow for more info)
www.fmpro.com

There are others, but this will give you a start.

Larry S. Anderson, Ed.D.                              LSA1@Ra.MsState.Edu
Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Technology & Education       Voice: (601) 325-2281
Founder, National Center for Technology Planning      Fax: (601) 325-7599
                    Mississippi State University
Chair, Council for Education Technology              State of Mississippi
         My personal home page URL-- http://www2.msstate.edu/~lsa1
                    NCTP web page -- http://www.nctp.com

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