I have written several macros in excel, some very basic statements in SQL for correcting data in an Informix database environment, I have some basic Access knowledge, and very little Visual Basic. I understand very well database structure, and know Crystal Reports/Business Objects very well. I want to study programming code to write basic applications.

I would really like to serve the application up an an intraweb type of scenario...

I want to get in to programming but would like your input on a couple of things:

I would like to write some basic applications that would for example create a payroll check or create a billing for a client. I would eventually like for these to be access by multiple users and have the expandability for growth to more users.

Three questions:

Development: What language should I learn? .net, JAVA,...