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[David Krings]

selyah wrote:
> thanks for the input.  it has to be independent of the browser.

Why? I don't understand why that restriction is in place. Sure, you need a web 
server then as well because PHP is server side scripting, but there are plenty 
of very simple web servers that could be used. If it has to be OS independent 
and Java is present (which is a given as you need it for the backend) you can 
use a small Java web server like this one: http://tjws.sourceforge.net/

Is the no browser rule something you chose or is that a requirement of the 
end-user / customer? I find it much easier to use the browser as UI container 
because you already know how that works using PHP. Since an inventory program 
is mainly input driven anyway making it a browser based app is typically the 
way to go. So if you are more comfortable coding for a browser interface then 
I'd recommend doing that.

David