Let me explain the concept behind this application.
Database
Naturally the information about the movies you own must be stored somewhere. Their are stored in XML file. I chose XML for several reasons:- XML is platform and programming language independent
- it is ideal for small databases (such as a movie database)
- it is a human- and machine-readable format (you can edit your XML database with a simple text editor)
- all browsers can display raw XML
- XML can be processed on client side by many browsers (there are incompatibilities though)
- XML database can be converted into other formats if needed
- you can write your own viewer or database editor in the programming language you like on the platform of your choice
The viewer
This is what you can download. It runs in your browser (only Internet Explorer is supported currently) and allows yuo to browse/search the movie database.Features
- highly customizable
- themes - anyone is welcome to create new designs (I call them views) for the viewer. You'll need CSS, HTML, and a bit XSLT knowledge.
- you can specify in the HTML file filters and their names
- anything can be amended as the code is open source
- you can share your movie database with your friends - it is enough to upload the code including the XML database to your web site (no server side scripting language is needed so it will work on any server)
Screen shots
