website intergrated database???

[redblaze]

i was wondering how a database can capture information which is sent from a website. for example, when a person orders something, their details are automatically entered into the database. is there any way of doing this? at the moment the website is using securehosting.com to store the orders that come through, but how can i download orders, without having to enter everything manually into the database?

im new to database programming, and just needed to know if recieving orders in my email is an easier option for the above problem?

 

[jekirksey]

You can put your database online, which is a little advanced and would require a program like Dreamweaver Ultradev (or Dreamweaver MX). Or you could request that secure.com send you the information in comma delimited format in the same order as your database fields and write an import routine using the TransferText method (search TransferText) which is relatively easy as long as all the information goes into the same table.

 

[redblaze]

im sorry to say that im lost. i was with you up to the dreamweaver bit. if i do use dreamweaver untradev what are the security issues of having the database online and how can i get around them. which way would be the easiest, the sercure.com thing or dreamweaver? thanks for your help!!

 

[[nateobot]]

Sorry blaze I don't think I understand your problem.

Do you want to move a database of yours to the web or are you looking at linking up the information from this other company to your database?

 

[redblaze]

the company sells sporting goods... which can be ordered online. what i want is a system which will allow me to put orders made from the web into the database>>> Product details, credit card details ect...
At the moment we have to manually print out each order which is eating up a lot of our time. so instead of this, is there any way of getting orders submitted from the internet into the database automatically? what would be the simplest way of doing this, if there is a simple way!?