I just did that, went out and bought an iPad, ok so you can link your database via a web form, no doubt you can build an iPad app that will connect to the database through SQL I'm not clever with iPad apps but for sure there are lots of possibilities and they are pretty cool, involves a lot more programming though.
On a windows xp professional machine you can install internet information services and broadcast a web page, something in asp will work to show, update, delete, edit records stored in an access database. You're limited to 10 concurrent connections though but you can connect via wi-fi on an intranet or Internet connection and it does exactly what you're wanting.
So this forum here for example is linked to a database and this message is stored in some table within that database, I would imagine they use mysql and php to obtain this, though I could be wrong.
Anyway you can use web forms or apps to connect to access and apple iPads though they lack camera and ability to print direct from the pad are not sooo bad though my opinion, by the way I was kinda anti apple till I bought this, also the auto replace is kinda annoying as is 1 handed typing, though I do also have a keyboard. Hope that helps
On a windows xp professional machine you can install internet information services and broadcast a web page, something in asp will work to show, update, delete, edit records stored in an access database. You're limited to 10 concurrent connections though but you can connect via wi-fi on an intranet or Internet connection and it does exactly what you're wanting.
So this forum here for example is linked to a database and this message is stored in some table within that database, I would imagine they use mysql and php to obtain this, though I could be wrong.
Anyway you can use web forms or apps to connect to access and apple iPads though they lack camera and ability to print direct from the pad are not sooo bad though my opinion, by the way I was kinda anti apple till I bought this, also the auto replace is kinda annoying as is 1 handed typing, though I do also have a keyboard. Hope that helps