Re: Dynamic Web Page

Ben Truong wrote: > > I'd like to develop an application that would access database for the > information and post it on the client web page. In addtion, if the > information in the database change, I want the new change > automatically 'push out' to the clients dynamically. Does anyone > know whether Informix or any third party products have the tool to > broadcast data from database to the Web client dynamically in that > fashion?. > > Many thanks to any comment/suggessions If I understand the question ( and I probably don't) then Illustra has the concept of a Web Blade. This stores web pages in the database as a defined type of HTML. There is a provided function called expand and a new set of HTML tags. The software then reads the page using :- select expand(Page) from pagetable where pageno = somevalue. The expand function then reads the page and executes the SQL statements returning the data to the browser. A page defined as follows :- <p> Your name and address is <SQL> select name,address from customer </SQL> would have the obvious effect of displaying the customers name and address. The customer number being passed in via CGI. I don't know what Informix's position is on the addition of blades to the Universal Server, however, I am sure someone out there does ! Regards Steve -- Steve Weet steve@weet.demon.co.uk Ensigndata Ltd Office: +44 01634 577054 Informix and Tetra consultancy Mobile: +44 0468 301927 and programming services