Oracle WebServer User's Guide

CHAPTER 5. Oracle Web Agent

The Oracle Web Agent uses the PL/SQL language to integrate the Oracle7 Server and the World Wide Web. It provides transparent access to Oracle7 directly from the World Wide Web (hereafter Web).

The Oracle Web Agent provides an easy-to-use environment for building applications in PL/SQL. These applications are then stored in the Oracle7 database. A programmer who has chosen PL/SQL as the language in which to implement a CGI application need only worry about implementing the logic specific to the application itself, because the Oracle Web Agent provides utilities which take care of the repetitive tasks associated with deploying a CGI application.

The HTML output generated by a PL/SQL procedure is sent from the Oracle7 Server to the Oracle Web Agent. The output is then passed on to the Oracle Web Listener. The Web Listener sends the generated HTML document back to the Web client.

The HTML administrative forms that simplify the task of configuring the Oracle Web Agent are documented, "Oracle WebServer Administration Utility."