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Connecting to Oracle Database server from Applet

Connecting to Oracle Database server from Applet

Post by Mike Taylo » Wed, 23 Aug 2000 04:00:00



if an applet can only communicate with the host from which it was
downloaded, how is it possible to connect to a database server that is
located separate from the web server?

In our scenairo the database server is located behind the firewall and we
certainly wouldn't want to store the data on our web server.

 
 
 
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Connecting to Oracle Database server from Applet

Post by dala » Wed, 23 Aug 2000 04:00:00


Either sign you applet so it will have additional priviledges or create
a "server" process (socket based,servlet based,etc) that runs on your
web server to serve as the intermediary between the applet and the database.


> if an applet can only communicate with the host from which it was
> downloaded, how is it possible to connect to a database server that is
> located separate from the web server?

> In our scenairo the database server is located behind the firewall and we
> certainly wouldn't want to store the data on our web server.

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Connecting to Oracle Database server from Applet

Post by Joseph Weinstei » Wed, 23 Aug 2000 04:00:00



> if an applet can only communicate with the host from which it was
> downloaded, how is it possible to connect to a database server that is
> located separate from the web server?

> In our scenairo the database server is located behind the firewall and we
> certainly wouldn't want to store the data on our web server.

Hi Mike. You need a type-3 driver. A type-3 driver is all Java, like a type-4,
so it can be used in applets, but it doesn't connect *directly* to the DBMS.
Instead, it connects to an accompanying middle-tier which acts as a proxy,
connecting to the DBMS (using a type-2, type-4 JDBC driver or whatever, maybe
even vendor-specific C calls), and ferries your applet requests to the DBMS(se),
and sends results back to the applet.
   This middle tier component *does* have to run on the webserver but it is free
to connect to any DBMS anywhere. Some smart middle-tire components (like WebLogic)
can do a lot more. The protocol between client applet and the middle-tier can be
secure (SSL or HTTPS to cross anyone's firewalls), and can supply connection
pooling for speed and management etc. The middle tier can even run queries
asynchronously to client requests, caching and sharing frequently needed data
so the DBMS is not burdened with multiple repeat queries from all the clients.

Joe Weinstein at BEA, the home of WebLogic

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