[ToXiC x SnIpEr]

Ok im working on a login for techMOd and i want to connect to a database, but i dont have sql or access, but i do have open office(free alternative to office) and it has almost rhe same database capabilities that access does. Does anyone know if i can connect to a open office database in vb.net?

[Influence]

Make a site then just web browsers to use the login base..

Sounds a bit confusing but its easy.
If you want a bit of help AIM me, i'll give you a bit of code.

itzelevatiionz2

[sgt frankieboy]

you want to run the database of your own computer?

[ToXiC x SnIpEr]

Yes

[sgt frankieboy]

Originally Posted by ToXiC x SnIpEr

Yes

That means you have to have your computer running 24/7 :S
quite silly.

[RDCA]

Implying Visual Studio is incapable of making databases.

Though I do suggest instead of using a p2p connection, make a secure connection through php. Keep all the info encrypted using an asynchronous encryption type. AES is one, and I think DES might be one as well.

But if you half to host the DB on your computer, I suggest you look into x.509 licenses and SSL connections.

[Hetelek]

Originally Posted by Influence

Make a site then just web browsers to use the login base..

Sounds a bit confusing but its easy.
If you want a bit of help AIM me, i'll give you a bit of code.

itzelevatiionz2

Using a web browser to do something like this is a terrible idea.


OT - You really don't want to have the database stored on your computer. If you own any domains, just get some ****ty free hosting(000webhost or something), make a SQL database stored on there, and then use PHP to access it. Accessing databases straight from your program is a really bad way of doing stuff, and if someone were to deobfuscate it, they could possibly corrupt your database.

[RDCA]

Originally Posted by Hetelek

Using a web browser to do something like this is a terrible idea.


OT - You really don't want to have the database stored on your computer. If you own any domains, just get some ****ty free hosting(000webhost or something), make a SQL database stored on there, and then use PHP to access it. Accessing databases straight from your program is a really bad way of doing stuff, and if someone were to deobfuscate it, they could possibly corrupt your database.

Not if you do it properly. Though I really do suggest you stay away from them hosted on your computer as well.

[sgt frankieboy]

Originally Posted by RDCA

Not if you do it properly. Though I really do suggest you stay away from them hosted on your computer as well.

Still it is stupid to use webbrowsers if you can use HttpWebRequests :S

[RDCA]

Originally Posted by sgt frankieboy

Still it is stupid to use webbrowsers if you can use HttpWebRequests :S

No no no no, I would never ever ever suggest to use a web browser for anything. It is the worse component in the toolbox.