frontpage vs dreamweaver - Forms

Hi there Iyabode,

I've never heard of a case in which server side scripting is avoided while capturing form information to a database.

In my opinion, server side scripting is required for any database entry not only at technical level, but also at a security level.

This page might give you some insight as to how CGI works.
http://www.wdvl.com/Authoring/Scripting/WebWare/Server/
As you can see in the diagrams, two layers of Web Server Software (IIS, Apache etc.) and CGI scripts sit between the web site and a database.

Might I also suggest checking out http://www.bravenet.com as they may be able to assist you with pre-written scripts and services, usually free.

Otherwise, I'd recommend hiring a developer or learning some server side scripting languages such as ASP or PHP.

Oh, and you may like to look into the possibility of sending the form data to an e-mail address, and when Outlook (or similar) receives the e-mail, it is automatically inserted into the database.

Good luck, and thank you for your question.

Regards, Rich