Cross platform scripting language and database

[Chong Yu Meng]

Joel Hammer wrote:

>I haven't considered either of those. What I am thinking of is a simple
>GUI based interface where the user types in some key words, say:
>     lung carcinoma
>and up pops a bunch of photos of lung carcinoma. The database would
>present each picture with the dx encoded in the comment section of
>the jpg. Or, the database could return just the verbiage, and then the
>enduser could pick which photos he wants to see. 
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I strongly recommend Delphi ! You can get an application like that up 
and running in under a day. Of course populating the database is 
probably going to take a lot longer. The Fish tutorial bundled with the 
Client-Server edition of Delphi teaches you how to develop a database 
app that even displays the graphic. On Linux, Delphi's equivalent is Kylix.

The downside, of course, is that it's not free. But the time saved, both 
in learning curve and deployment can really help you.

Regards,
pascal chong