Re: Database Connectivity via the WWW
Date: 1996/10/11
Message-ID: <53l3tf$svv_at_inet-nntp-gw-1.us.oracle.com>#1/1
"Nick DImitrakas" <dimitrakas.nick.nm_at_bhp.com.au> wrote:
>Greetings all,
>I am currently involved in an investigation of how best to access data in
>various database systems (primarily Oracle and Access) from the WWW.
>I am interested in finding out peoples experiences in trying to do this
>type of thing, how they did it and whether it was a success or not.
>At the end of the day I am looking to compile a list of alternatives that
>could be used to either query or manipulate data (in databases) from the
>web,
>what the implications of each are and hopefully where the technology is
>headed in the future.
>Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>TIA,
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>| Nick Dimitrakas
>| Technical Consultant
>| BHP Information Technology
>| Level 7, 120 Collins St. Melbourne 3000, Australia
>| Phone: +61 3 9652 7817 - Fax: +61 3 9652 7580
>| E-mail: dimitrakas.nick.nm_at_bhp.com.au
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Oracle provide now what is called a PL/SQL agent for Oracle Web Server
which allows PL/SQL to talk directly to the web. This is by far the
most efficient way of getting an Oracle database and the WWW together.
Otherwise there is oraperl which is kinda cool, and does give a lot
fof flexibilty and is cheap (unlike Oracle Web Server)
Perhaps have a look at
http://is.eunet.ch/WINGS/Circle/Papers/OraWWW/Welcome.html
Which was a presentation I gave in 94. It outlined the various options
then and some of them are still viable.
Tim Eyres