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sbucareer:


Oky!! Let me start by defending web-based application to standalone. We have what we called FAT-CLIENT and THIN-CLIENT. Basically, it is used to depict if a web application is going to off-load its load to the server (thin client) or if the web application is going to do all the heavy work i.e sql statements and managing data base connection (fat client)

Before the birth of Server side computing applications (Standalone) use to be fat client, because all the programming and processing power it built-in in the standalone. That is why it was called standalone, it stands on its own. It does NOT depend on any other infrastructure for processing.

But there was problems with this implementation:

1. Maintenance issue
2. Scalability
3. Deployment
4.

Maintenance

Imagine you have 500 staffs using PC with standalone apps installed in them and there was a little requirement change. You are in trouble, it will take you days to walk around the office uninstall the old one and install the new one, dreadful.

Scalability

When user grow it does not manage database access very well since all fat client have their data access routine. No single point of reference to database manager. If Microsoft changes its OS (Operating System) to new one, which he does every year, i.e. extending the 32bit operating system API to 64bits operating system. You have to rewrite all you standalone else your company would be stuck with windows 95 haha.

Deployment

Like I said how are you going to install a software to 500 PC's when there is a need for requirement changes often frequent.

Mind you web application can be fat client, well it use to be. With the advent of MVC (Model View Controller) and other n-tier architecture deployment infrastructure, it was evident that thin-client will live for a long time, not only it has:

1. One single point of deployment (url)
2. Single point of access (url)
3. Single point of maintenace (web server i.e apache, xmapp)
4. It Scales well when users increase (Buy more server)
5. If microsoft change it OS get the newer apache from apache website and take all your .jpg, .htm, html, .php, .php3 etc into the new apache

There are many reason why you should consider web application to standalone. Mind you standalone could be thin-client but the issue of deploying 500 PC or even more depending on the company is not a joke, especially when you have to do it every week because of requirements changes.

beyonce1:
WORD !,

now this is no:-1 mistake, u guys make, if u haven't ofended a girl and u keep begging her---- she sees u as a sucker, bore. and too soft

do not trade your masculinity for a girl to drag it on the floor, if u really care 4 her, be strong enough 2 give her the space, IT'S A RUBBER BAND STAGE --,

If she cares enough and values your PRESENCE in her life she will find a way of staging a come back.

i know it's painstaking to wait, but if u DO need her back , keep yourself occupied with other activities while waiting, _{u might meet another girl} or just save your love till she 's wise to know you're da one .

chijioka:
the young man who posted that topic must be snooring away

instinct:
has anyone here tried the jazz moves? make una tell me make i implement

mizkay:
Follow your heart, see another guy when your heart tells you to. Be happy, it is the most important thing. I am sure you late boyfriend will be smiling above to know that you are happy. He'd be wishing it, beleive me. Stay strong.

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kazey:
You don't need a vbscript to do that.

A header meta tag would do. <meta http-equiv=refresh content="0; URL=http://">

change 0 to the seconds, and the url to what you want.