OK, I don't know if I'll ever get around to doing this, but *if* I 
decide to do it, I need a new tool for it...

Basically, I need to write an app that will store user submitted data in 
a database, create visual representations of said data, and query 
specific web sites based on the data selected.  In other words, a 
language that makes it easy to:

) Use forms to enter data
) Store data in a DB
) Query said DB through other forms
) Create graphical presentations
) Fetch a web page
) Process said web page, looking for specific information

Ideally I would also be able to format data for sending to a printer, 
but that's optional.

In this particular instance, I don't care about "the right way to do 
things", or efficiency (whether in terms of execution speed or memory 
use), or anything like that.  All I want is rapid & easy development of 
this tool.

Does anyone have any suggestions for a good language to handle these tasks?

-- 
...Ben Chambers
www.pacificwebguy.com

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