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<blockquote data-quote="compufunk" data-source="post: 539369" data-attributes="member: 288741">Hi HB13DISH,Sorry but I have no experience with off the shelf products. We only use open web developement software like PHP, MySQL, JS, some Java etc.My only input would be that, while I can understand why you don't want to spend time learning php. I would be of the thinking that, in the long run you'd be better off doing so. The more you go down the route of using standards / software like ASP or access the more you are tied into paying for server / database technology from people like Micro Soft.There's a lot of interesting development going on on the net with the likes of AJAX at the minute, It can all be achieved using free open software. Plus there is plenty of support out there. PHP is a powerful language, its structured like C, so any experience in programming with C or C++ would ease the learning curve.I dont know if this is any use to you, but Joomla might be worth a look, I've only had a play with it for an hour or two once, but I believe there are plugins/extensions available for catalogs&nbsp; and more.C</blockquote>

[QUOTE="compufunk, post: 539369, member: 288741"] Hi HB13DISH, Sorry but I have no experience with off the shelf products. We only use open web developement software like PHP, MySQL, JS, some Java etc. My only input would be that, while I can understand why you don't want to spend time learning php. I would be of the thinking that, in the long run you'd be better off doing so. The more you go down the route of using standards / software like ASP or access the more you are tied into paying for server / database technology from people like Micro Soft. There's a lot of interesting development going on on the net with the likes of AJAX at the minute, It can all be achieved using free open software. Plus there is plenty of support out there. PHP is a powerful language, its structured like C, so any experience in programming with C or C++ would ease the learning curve. I dont know if this is any use to you, but Joomla might be worth a look, I've only had a play with it for an hour or two once, but I believe there are plugins/extensions available for catalogs and more. C [/QUOTE]

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