Interactive Calendar

[balinor]

Greetings, I am trying to figure out how to add an on-line, interactive calendar to my client's web site. They would like their members to view this calendar, but also to be able to log in and add events. Does anyone know a good place to dig one of these up? There MUST be something out there. Not quite sure what the best method of creating this would be, but I'm guessing .js would be a good start. Any info would be most helpful. Thanks!

Regards,
Padraic Ryan

[txbakers]

Hi and welcome to the WEbmaster World.

There are TONS of free calendars to download and install in all types of coding formats.

I would take a look at www.cgi-resources.com for a good selection of Perl calendars, and www.aspin.com for a good selection of ASP calendars.

Most are usable without any tweaking, but all can be tweaked and integrated into your site.

An online calendar is a big plus for any community type of website.

[axisoftime]

Java Script would not be the best choice as it's best used for client-side interactivity. You need a login based site that accesses an events database to add, delete and modify events.

How to build? Depends on your client, skills, apps, etc. A few ways off the top of my head are with ASP/SQL Server, PHP/mySQL, ColdFusion... very easy to do with ColdFusion, but ColdFusion is expensive.

To buy or build? Depends on your client's situation. Outsourcing the development would be the most expensive; buying the software could be somewhat expensive; if your client has the skills and resources, develop it in house.

[balinor]

Thanks Txbakers, that is a great site that I had not stumbled upon before. Lots of great options there. Thanks again!

Axisoftime, I had thought about going with PHP/mySql but this is going to be overkill for this particular application. I'll go that route with the bulletin board, but not for the calendar. Thanks!

Regards,
Padraic

[axisoftime]

Wow, that is a great site. Check under Programs and Scripts/Perl/Calendars - CalendarScript looks nice.