problem with building forum..

[ayik]

hi all,

i'm a it student, i need to build a forum with javascript.

i'm stuck in displaying the message and the page to reply,
can somebody give me a tips?

i used ms access for my forum database, is it ok?

[mlseim]

A forum with Javascript?

Is this a homework assignment?

.... just curious why anyone would pick Javascript for a forum.
.... and can Javascript read and write files from the disk?

You might want to go to the Javascript section of this forum.

[ayik]

is not a homework, is a final year project.

actually i combine with asp language, vbscript.
but i stuck at reply page, can someone tell me how

but anyway, thanks for the reply...

[chilipie]

How the hell are you going to build a forum with JavaScript exactly? If you know what you're talking about, and the problem is JavaScript related, go ask in the JavaScript Forum (http://www.codingforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2).

[JamieR]

I've never seen a forum built with javascript, but I have with java applets. However, they are still unreliable compared to a server side language like cgi/asp/php which are faster. Javascript/Java can be easily disabled in your viewers browser so it makes it a bad choice for any dynamic work like a forum. You need something that is competant at writing/reading files and is server based, not client based.
I would suggest that you use PHP/MySQL for your forum. If you don't know much of this, then I would suggest that you search this website for a good tutorial - I have seen several good ones around here.

[ayik]

thanks for all the advises, i'll try another programming's language.

[JamieR]

no problem, we are here to help lol :D

[schotte]

If you know ASP, why don't you just code the forum in ASP? Or does it need to be programmed in ASP, VB and JS?

Frank

[ayik]

ok, thanks