Calling images from a local database?

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I want to develop a CD-ROM architectural walkthrough using html as a front end and calling a database of photos. I want image maps (up, down, left, right etc) to be produced on the fly according to the parameters recorded in the database for each image (in particular, what linked photos there exist and in which direction). I don't know how to pass calls to a local (not server-side) database that would be on the CD-ROM. I also don't want users of the CD-ROM to need to instal Access. I have Access 2000 and would much prefer not to have to hard-code all the parameters in Javascript. The reason I want to use HTML is I don't want to be stuck in 800 * 600 land or anywhere specific. I also want a solution I can generalise to other photoshoots easily. Anyone with similar experiences please be in touch.