Re: Informix CGI Question

Chad Laity (wick@fast.net) wrote: : <FORM METHOD="POST" : ACTION="HTTP://server/directory/script"> : </FORM> : I wanted to use this statement in my web page ("index.htm") so I could : query data and return a dynamic page. Index.htm is residing on my : Netware Server and I want to access our HP Server that contains our : Informix database. So I altered the tag to contain our HP Server's : TCP/IP address, the directory, and the script name. It does not seem to : function at all. They are both connected to the same TCP/IP Network. : Questions: : Is this actually possible to do with the hardware that I have? : What additional steps am I missing to make this function? : Do I need an annonymous login on my HP Server? : If so, what are the security implications of an anonymous login (this is : our Intranet)? To do what you want to do, you will need a web server on your database server. Then once you have that, the CGI script will have to handle the database connectivity and report back a web page that your browswer can understand. As for security issues, if you can run this CGI, then everyone else can as well. This is assuming that they know what your form looks like, but with certain web servers, you can block access from certain sites or allow access from certain sites. You will have to contact your systems administrator. --- Travis Rayhons trayhons@dordt.edu Dordt College Computer Services (712) 722-6299 (w) Programmer/Systems Administrator