AppPage Builder: A Universal Web Connect application you use to
create and maintain the AppPages and multimedia objects that make up your
Web applications.
application pages (AppPages): HTML pages that contain AppPage tags.
These AppPages make up one or more Web applications stored in the Informix
database. When an AppPage is invoked in a Web browser, Universal Web Connect
selects the appropriate AppPage from the database, executes the SQL statements
in the AppPage tags, formats the results, and returns the expanded page
to the Web browser.
CGI (Common Gateway Interface) driver: A gateway script or program
that can be executed by a Web server.
Direct Connect: One of two possible ways of
maintaining a connection between a Web browser and a Universal Web Connect
application. Direct Connect uses the Web driver only for the initial Web
browser request. Subsequent requests bypass the Web driver and Web server
and connect the Web browser directly to your application. Use the Direct
Connect option when you want to improve performance and reduce the use of
machine resources. See also Managed Connect.
HTML (HyperText Markup Language): The formatting language used to
specify the structure of Web documents.
HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol): A simple protocol that allows
HTTP documents to be transferred over the Internet.
ISAPI (Information Server Application Programming Interface): Microsoft's
middleware for managing communication and providing application services
between a Web server and a database server.
Managed Connect: One of two possible ways of
maintaining a connection between a Web browser and a Universal Web Connect
application. Managed Connect uses the Web driver for all communication between
the Web browser and the application. Use Managed Connect when you want a
portable architecture that works with a variety of Web browser and Web server
combinations, secure HTTP connections, and more informative messages when
an application times out. See also Direct Connect.
NSAPI (Netscape Server Application Programming Interface): Netscape's
middleware for managing communication and providing application services
between a Web server and a database server.