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Conference gyro::internet_toolss

Title:	Internet Tools
Notice:	Report ALL NETSCAPE Problems directly to kdlucas@netscape.com.rnet? Read note 448.L for beginner information.
Moderator:	teco.mro.dec.com::tecotoo.mro.dec.com::mayer

Created:	Fri Jun 25 1993
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4714
Total number of notes:	40609

4478.0. "VMS-HTTPserver: CGI and CDE" by ZUR01::JAUNIN (www2000: click and dispair) Mon Feb 17 1997 09:24

The people from MOTIF and DECWINDOWS conference (crossposted there) pointed me
here to adress the following questions:

I got a good question from customer. They are evaluating a project for an
INTRAnet at a site based on an VMS HTTP Server under Motif 1.2-4 CDE. He will 
use Netscape for VMS, but I think the main question is not the Browser...

Since the Situation (and question) might be complex. I tried to track it down 
to some simple questions:

  - What could be used to create cgi-bin scripts (on VMS!)? PERL,...?

        example: create cgi-bin scrips for database-queries, forms,... 

  - Any chances to control CDE applications directly? 

        example: to offer an online help document (HTML) with pointers to 
                 application-examples starting up.
  
Customer has a lot of experiences in programming and all the Internet-stuff. But
he has too less informations what is possible under VMS...

We don't need a solution, just some hints, tips or contacts to other groups
(people) doing consulting in that area. 

thanks
andre

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
4478.1		LGP30::FLEISCHER	without vision the people perish (DTN 381-0426 ZKO1-1)	`Mon Feb 17 1997 09:32`	15
	re Note 4478.0 by ZUR01::JAUNIN: > - What could be used to create cgi-bin scripts (on VMS!)? PERL,...? > > example: create cgi-bin scrips for database-queries, forms,... Essentially any available programming or scripting environment. Some people use Perl. I use DCL and C. Depending upon which VMS web server you use, you have an additional, higher performance and functionality alternative to CGI. With Purveyor you have ISAPI, and (I assume) with Netscape you have NSAPI. Bob
4478.2	No NSAPI on OpenVMS	STAR::BLAKE	OpenVMS Engineering	`Tue Feb 18 1997 06:58`	9
	> Depending upon which VMS web server you use, you have an > additional, higher performance and functionality alternative > to CGI. With Purveyor you have ISAPI, and (I assume) with > Netscape you have NSAPI. In the current version of the Netscape Server on OpenVMS (V1.12) we don't support the NSAPI interface. Colin.
4478.3	Thanks...but...what about DTKSH	ZUR01::JAUNIN	www2000: click and dispair	`Mon Mar 03 1997 10:02`	9
	Thanks but customer wants to build a concept for different platforms where CDE is running. So they thought about doing everything _once_ and implementing all this with DTKSH (desktop korn shell). Is/will be DTKSH available for OpenVMS? Thanks andre
4478.4	No DTKSH; Other Choices...	xdelta.zko.dec.com::HOFFMAN	Steve, OpenVMS Engineering	`Mon Mar 03 1997 10:55`	3
	Use PERL, Java, or the POSIX shell.
4478.5		CFSCTC::SMITH	Tom Smith MRO1-3/D12 dtn 297-4751	`Mon Mar 03 1997 11:02`	7
	Even though I often use sh or ksh for simple CGI scripts, as a general recommendation I'd suggest Perl rather than a shell scripting language. It _is_ available on VMS, it _is_ portable, and it does not suffer from the same potential security holes as shell languages (things like "DELETE .;*" don't go straight to the shell interpreter as easily). -Tom