@Jacques01
Theoretically: it should work, you can communicate to a db on a remote computer almost as easy as communicating to a db locally, there's no reason you would have to do anyting radically different, I just find web services very easy to troubleshoot and use.
Have not Tried Webbased before is one of my goals...we should I start? what application, etc . 100 of Questions
I switched to C# the same time I started writing web services, so I've never actually made a web service in VB, but it should be very easy. If I were you, I would start by downloading "Visual Web Developer" from microsoft, there is a free "express" version. You should be able to write web services in VB using VWD, just note the actual web service needs to be hosted like a web site (so make sure IIS is running on a computer that can reach the db).
Then google (or "bing" if you are so inclined) "web service VB tutorial", there are probably hundreds of code examples on the net. Basically the web service is a list of methods (functions or subroutines) that a remote computer can call via http. So all you have to do specify the methods that the client computer will call and program them in the web service. Once the web service is running, you reference it in your client program, and VB will pick up what arguments it needs to pass and what the response should be. Let me know how far you get, and I'll see what I can do to help move you along.
Many thanks
Really thanks a million - it's great to know there is someone who can help.
Jacques
No problem, Jacques. I hope I can be of help, and if not I might be able to refer you to someone who can.
Jared
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