Microsoft ASP.NET

Questions and Answers

Here at Winning Solutions, Inc. we answer many questions each day for our clients about how to make Microsoft ASP.NET work for them. On this page we are providing a free resource consisting of answers to some common questions people ask us about Microsoft ASP.NET. If you have a question that needs to be answered and do not see the answer listed here, you may contact us. WSI does charge a fee to answer some questions. If you do not have time to implement the answer we provide, WSI will implement it for you, but we also charge for this service.

Can I create a Microsoft ASP.NET Database that contains information about a person or an item that is linked to another record such as the a record containing information about the person's child or a related item?

Yes, you can create a Microsoft ASP.NET database record for a person or item with a related person such as a child or a related item's record linked to a parent's record using Microsoft ASP.NET.

Would like to have multiple users on different computers work with the same Microsoft ASP.NET database at the same time, do they have to be on the same computer network?

Yes, the users will need to be on the same computer network. If the users are not on the same computer network they can use software such as Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (requires Pro versions of Windows XP and higher) to log into a computer that is on the network from a computer that is not on the network via the Internet. Another option is to use remote ASP.NET software such as VNC, GoToMyPC, Team Viewer or LogMeIn to get connected to a PC on the network with the ASP.NET database from a PC that is not on the same network, via the Internet.

A more advanced option is to split your ASP.NET database into a separate Front End (Forms, Queries, Reports) and back end (tables that store data). Then place the Back End on a server that is ASP.NETible from the Internet. Next, you'll need to configure the front end of your database to connect via the internet with backend hosted on the Internet ASP.NETible server. (Note: WSI provides server hosting and Microsoft ASP.NET support services for a fee that will set this up, if you do not have time to do it yourself.)

How do you keep information private in Microsoft ASP.NET?

Maintaining the privacy of information stored in a Microsoft ASP.NET database is a challenge. One technique you may employee would be encryption of the data along with a user permissions system that would only decrypt records for authorized users. When handling confidential data in Microsoft ASP.NET it is best to deploy a runtime version of the database to users. Since Microsoft ASP.NET itself is a powerful data management and reporting environment, sophisticated ASP.NET user may be able to circumvent data security procedures when working with the data using the full version of Microsoft ASP.NET. (Note: WSI provides Microsoft ASP.NET support services for a fee that will set this up for you, if you do not have time to do it yourself.)