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 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is WhizBase Freeware? Are there any limitations compared to commercial version?
What is the easiest way to publish my database on the web with WhizBase?
How many licenses I need in order to use WhizBase on my web site and intranet sites located on various servers inside my organization?
Why should I pay for WhizBase when I can have many other server-side hypertext preprocessors (such as PHP or ASP) for free?
Will WhizBase run on 2008 server?
If someone would like to search my database, it seems that they have to buy one more license?
Does my visitor have to have the WhizBase file(s) on his computer to see my database located on my server?
What web servers are supported?
What operating systems are supported?
What databases are supported?
Does it serve only HTML pages?
If I decide to use WhizBase, do I have to abandon my old system completely?
What do I have to know before I start using the WhizBase?
What is WhizBase Freeware? Are there any limitations compared to commercial version?
WhizBase Freeware is fully functional free version of WhizBase.
It can be used for same purposes as commercial version on any domain (profit, non-profit, etc.), but it will always show "Powered by WhizBase 5 free version" logo:
Also, we are under no obligation to provide any support for users of free versions.
For WhizBase Freeware registration key please click here.
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What is the easiest way to publish my database on the web with WhizBase?
It takes single wbsp file with five lines of code:
[FormFields]
Wb_basename=dbfile.mdb
Wb_rcdset=tablename
Wb_command=q
Wb_tempname=$default$
This will list all records from table "tablename" separated in 20 records pages
To connect HTML page with graphic layout to the database, put these lines before <html> tag
[FormFields]
Wb_basename=dbfile.mdb
Wb_rcdset=tablename
Wb_command=q
<!--WB_BeginTemplate-->
And then add $wbdetail[t] where you want the table to be displayed inside your HTML page.
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How many licenses I need in order to use WhizBase on my web site and intranet sites located on various servers inside my organization?
Only one single domain license, provided that all your sites (Internet and intranet) use same domain name – for example, all these sites - intranet.whizbase.com, www.whizbase.com, appserver.whizbase.com, filemgr.whizbase.com can use WhizBase legally using a single domain license for whizbase.com domain.
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Why should I pay for WhizBase when I can have many other server-side hypertext preprocessors (such as PHP or ASP) for free?
Well, the main reason to choose WhizBase over the other hypertext preprocessors is in its simplicity. Any web author can learn in 30 minutes how to modify his ordinary HTML page into database-powered dynamic content, and that modifications can be done using any text editor. To do it with other hypertext preprocessors, you either have to be a skilled programmer, or to have some additional software that usually costs much more than WhizBase.
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Will WhizBase run on 2008 server?
Yes, WhizBase works on a Windows 95/98/NT/Me/2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008 with no problems.
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If someone would like to search my database, it seems that they have to buy one more license?
To publish any number of databases on a single Internet domain you need only one license. Your visitors do not need WhizBase license to search your database. They even can add/edit records (with your permission, of course).
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Does my visitor have to have the WhizBase file(s) on his computer to see my database located on my server?
No, he does not!
WhizBase and supporting files should be present ONLY on your server. Everyone else will receive normal HTML page generated by WhizBase on your server.
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What web servers are supported?
WhizBase works with most Windows®-based web servers which support standard CGI applications and filtering, including IIS, Apache, Xitami, OmniHTTPd, Netscape Servers, Abyss Web Server, MicroWeb.
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What operating systems are supported?
WhizBase is Windows® application and works on Windows® versions
95/98/NT/2000/Me/XP/2003/Vista/2008
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What databases are supported?
It supports almost any database type including Microsoft® Access versions 2.0 to 2007, dBase versions III, IV and 5.0, Paradox versions 3.x, 4.x and 5.x, FoxPro versions 2.0, 2.5, 2.6 and 3.0, Microsoft® Excel files, Text files in tabular format, all databases supporting ODBC connections and any database that can be accessed using ADO or DAO objects.
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Does it serve only HTML pages?
WhizBase is not limited to HTML reports only; rather it can be used to generate reports in DHTML, TEXT, RTF, RSS, XML, WML/WAP or any other text-based format.
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If I decide to use WhizBase, do I have to abandon my old system completely?
No you do not!
WhizBase can be installed and work together with any other hypertext pre-processor, and even interact with it.
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What do I have to know before I start using the WhizBase?
Well, you should be able to install (or, at least, upload) it on a web server (either local or public), you should know at least how to open the database to see the names of the tables, you should be able to build ordinary, static HTML page using WYSIWYG editor and you should be able to read the manual (usually hardest part). If you are thinking about building a web database, converting your MDB file to web page, building any kind of dynamic web content, this it the least you have to know, anyway.
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