The Bottom Line
If you have an existing Microsoft Access database that you would like to get Web enabled, you can, with some work, use Gatsby software to do it.
Pros
- Straightforward and somewhat easy to use
- Point and click access to databases and files
- They even offer hosting for your database site
Cons
- Requires IIS and Access - not documented
- Clunky interface could be improved
- Doesn't run on Unix or Linux servers
Description
- Straightforward database integration with Access databases.
- Point and click access to your data and files.
- Gatsby will build forms for you.
- Hosting options are available if you don't have a Web site or Web ready database available.
Guide Review - Gatsby Database Access Software
On the surface, Gatsby is a slick database access software application for the Web. It's fairly straightforward to use and offers all the data access tools you would expect to create a dynamic Web site. It works well as a first version software effort. However, there are some missing links. Its reasonable price, at $395 for one Web site with one database makes it appealing to small businesses, but it only runs on Microsoft IIS. This wouldn't be a drawback except for two details, 1. Apache is the most popular Web server software on the Internet and 2. Nowhere in the documentation (on the Web site) could I find this requirement.
