Re: Need help

[Mike Wills <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If you are going Windows, .NET is your best choice. Typically, on the
Windows platform (from my experience) is .NET development. You have
VB.NET which I have heard is easier to learn. The syntax is more
RPG-like. <plug>You can get help on .NET on the System i .NET list
(http://murl.me/idotnet)</plug>. The focus there is using .NET with
your i, but in the end, you can ask just about anything .NET related.

Otherwise, you have PHP. I have heard PHP is similar to net.data. PHP
can hook up to Sql Server, but typically, most projects use MySQL.

You are never too old to learn something new.

--
Mike Wills
http://mikewills.me



On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 1:50 PM, Don Cavaiani <dcavaiani@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I will need to learn SQL Server and Windows programming concepts to further my
> career.
>
> My first question is what do I need to install on Windows Client PCs in order to
> access a SQL Server database?  I cannot figure out what kind of client
> installation, or authentication, or used ID setup I need to have in place.  At
> this time, I am just testing at my home - I have the SQL Server installed on a
> Windows 7 PC, and I have a Vista and an XP PC from which I would like to access
> the test database I have created on the the SQL Server Windows 7 PC.
>
> Also, I am used to using the LANSA 4th GL language on the IBM i, along with the
> net.data web access languange on the the IBM i.  Wondering what might be the
> closest tools to either of those on the Windows side of things.  I am not about
> to learn .net or anything that technical - I AM TOO OLD!
>
> TIA,
> Don C. If you don't behave as you believe, you will end by believing as you
> behave. --Abp. Fulton J. Sheen
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