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Implementing Web data access using sirweb.cgi

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Dave Doulton

University of Southampton


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Agenda

• Install SIR2000.

• Install PWS.

• Copy files from SIR2000 to PWS.

• Demonstrate web access.

• Demonstrate General Purpose Web Access

• Summary


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Install SIR2000

• Run Setup.exe.

• Install licence file.

• Add SIR2000 to path in autoexec.bat.


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Install Personal Web Server -1

• Run setup.exe in either

• c:\windows\options\cabs\pws

• or

• \add-ons\pws on Windows 98 CD


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• Choose typical install

• Leave default directory as suggested.

• Install

• Reboot system


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• If mstdcw causes a fault on reboot

• run msconfig from run button

• choose startup tab

• unclick entry MSTDC mstdcw -start

• restart machine


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Copy files from SIR2000 to PWS.

• Copy sirweb.cgi from SIR2000 directory to c:\inetpub\wwwroot\cgi-bin

• Copy red.gif from SIR2000\images toc:\inetpub\wwwroot\images

• Copy your html and your pql files to c:\inetpub\wwwroot


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Demonstrate web access - 1

• Click on publish icon, check server running.

• Start web browser

• enter http://localhost/cgi-bin/sirweb.cgi?sirapp=sysproc.cgi.go&sirmem=Run&sirtxt=descrip

• localhost can be machine’s name


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• More friendly to make a form and allow to choose what to run.

• Using simple HTML


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<html><head><title>SIR demo </title></head><body><form action="/cgi-bin/sirweb.cgi" method="post"> <input type="hidden" name="sirmem" value="Run"> <input type="hidden" name="sirapp" value="sysproc.cgi.go"> <select name="sirtxt" size="1"> <option value="fcache">flush cache</option> <option value="default">default</option> <option value="stdout">stdout</option> <option value="hello">hello</option> <option value="call">call</option> <option value="menupic">welcome picture</option> <option value="splash">splash</option> <option value="runfile">run file</option> <option selected value="descrip">descriptive</option> <option value="entry">data entry</option> <option value="report1">report</option> <option value="freport">full report</option> <option value="table1">table</option> <option value="tables">tables</option> <option>excel</option> <option value="spss">spss</option> </select> <p>File to execute <input type="text" size="20" name="RUNFILE"> </p> <p><input type="submit" value="submit"> </p></form></body></html>


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• Most useful option is sysproc.cgi.runfile

• uses parameter RUNFILE to specify source PQL

call sysproc.tools.htmlcodeprogramwrite(cgi)'<h3> <sirver> <date>

<time> </h3>'end program


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• Simple form to run file<html><head><title>Run SIR PQL </title></head><body><form action="/cgi-bin/sirweb.cgi" method="post"> <input type="hidden" name="sirapp"

value="sysproc.cgi.runfile"> File to execute <input type="text" size="20"

name="RUNFILE"> <input type="submit" value="submit"> </form></body></html>


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• You can have a form that does not look like a form and always does the same thing

<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Run Descriptive </TITLE></HEAD><BODY><A HREF="javascript:document.forms[0].submit()">run

desciptive</A><BR> <form name=descrip method=post action="/cgi-bin/sirweb.cgi"><input type=hidden name=sirapp value=sysproc.cgi.go><input type=hidden name=sirmem value="Run"><input type=hidden name=sirtxt value="descrip"></form></BODY></HTML>


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• Source of descripRETRIEVALPROCESS CASES ALL. PROCESS REC EMPLOYEE. GET VARS CURRPOS. PERFORM PROCS. END PROCESS RECEND PROCESS CASESDESCRIPTIVE VARIABLE=CURRPOS / FILENAME=CGI/END RETRIEVAL


ServicesDemonstrate General Purpose Web Access -1

• Based around idea from data sysproc.cgi.entry

• Has two versions show and update based on hidden value on form

• DB_WR=yes means update

• anything else just show


ServicesDemonstrate General Purpose Web Access -2<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>General Purpose SIR2000 Database Access Forms </TITLE></HEAD><BODY><form method=post action="/cgi-bin/sirweb.cgi"><table><tr><th>Database Name</th><td><input type=text name=DB_DB></td></tr><tr><th>Password </th><td><input type=password name=DB_PW></td></tr><tr><th>Read Security</th><td><input type=password name=DB_RS></td></tr><tr><th>Write security</th><td><input type=password name=DB_WS></td></tr><tr><th>Database Prefix</th><td><input type=text name=DB_P></td></tr><tr><th>Database Master</th><td><input type=text name=DB_MS></td></tr></table><input type=submit value=Go><input type=hidden name=sirapp value=sysproc.cgi.runfile><input type=hidden name=RUNFILE value="edit.pql"><input type=hidden name=DB_WR value="yes"></form></BODY></HTML>


ServicesDemonstrate General Purpose Web Access -3<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>General Purpose SIR2000 Database Access Forms </TITLE></HEAD><BODY><form method=post action="/cgi-bin/sirweb.cgi"><table><tr><th>Database Name</th><td><input type=text

name=DB_DB></td></tr><tr><th>Password </th><td><input type=password name=DB_PW></td></tr><tr><th>Read Security</th><td><input type=password

name=DB_RS></td></tr><tr><th>Write security</th><td><input type=password

name=DB_WS></td></tr><tr><th>Database Prefix</th><td><input type=text name=DB_P></td></tr></table><input type=submit value=Go><input type=hidden name=sirapp value=sysproc.cgi.runfile><input type=hidden name=RUNFILE value="edit.pql"></form></BODY></HTML>


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Summary - 1

• Install SIR2000

• Install PWS

• Set up files

• Test forms


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Summary - 2

• Check security

• Be careful with sirweb.isa

• Check sysproc.cgi.runfile for source of files

• Make site available


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The End

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