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INFORMIX-Universal Web Connect Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows NT
Chapter 1: Preparing to Install
Contents

Your Application Package

Your application package includes the Universal Web Connect product components delivered on a single CD-ROM. Use Universal Web Connect to build and manage your Informix Web database applications.

Universal Web Connect consists of a Web component, installed on your Web server system, and a database component, installed on your database server system. The Web and database components can be installed either on the same Windows NT system or on separate Windows NT systems.

The following table describes the Web component elements.

Element Description

AppPage tags

A set of SGML-compliant tags for creating dynamic, intelligent Web applications without having to write external scripts in C or some other programming language. The HTML pages (known as AppPages) you create using these tags can extract from an Informix database not only text and numbers, but also multimedia content such as audio and video.

Universal Web Connect API

A C/C++ API that developers can use to extend the Web services of Universal Web Connect. A developer could, for example, use this API to develop e-commerce applications.

AppPage Builder

A sample Universal Web Connect application for creating and maintaining the AppPages that make up your Web applications. You can use it to create AppPages with any Web browser that supports forms and tables as defined in the HTML 3.0 specification. If you use a Web browser that supports client file upload, you can also use AppPage Builder to manage multimedia content in the Informix database.

Web drivers

A CGI, ISAPI, or NSAPI middleware application to integrate your Web server and database. The Web driver automatically manages multiple client connections, preserves the application state between browser sessions, manages database connections, and provides security services for your applications. You can extend these middleware functions and services with the Universal Web Connect API.

Universal Web Connect
Administration Tool (UWCAT)

An HTML client application to manage Universal Web Connect. It allows you to stop and start Universal Web Connect; edit the configuration file; show information on sessions, application configuration, and shared memory; and view the log file with filtering criteria.

Product documentation

In addition to this manual, the Universal Web Connect documentation set includes an on-line user's guide in HTML format.

Connectivity software

Connectivity software enables the Web component to communicate with the database component. On Windows NT, Client SDK provides connectivity between the Web and database component.

The following table describes the database component element.

Element Description

AppPage Builder database schema

A set of batch, executable, and data files that create a schema in an Informix database so that you can use AppPage Builder with that database.

Decide where to install each component according to your needs and the capabilities of your systems. See the next section to determine the hardware and software requirements for the Web and database components.



INFORMIX-Universal Web Connect Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows NT, version 9.1
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