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Debugging server applications 

 

About Web Broker and WebSnap 

Part of the function of any application is to make data accessible to the user. In a standard application you accomplish this by creating traditional front end elements, like dialogs and scrolling windows. Developers can specify the exact layout of these objects using familiar form design tools. Web server applications must be designed differently, however. All information passed to users must be in the form of HTML pages which are transferred through HTTP. Pages are generally interpreted on the client machine by a Web browser application, which displays the pages in a form appropriate for the user's particular system in... more 

HTTP server activity 

 

Creating Internet Applications: Overview 

Web server applications extend the functionality and capability of existing Web servers. A Web server application receives HTTP request messages from the Web server, performs any actions requested in those messages, and formulates responses that it passes back to the Web server. Many operations that you can perform with an ordinary application can be incorporated into a Web server application.
The IDE provides two different architectures for developing Web server applications: Web Broker and WebSnap. Although these two architectures are different, WebSnap and Web Broker have many common elements. The WebSnap architecture acts as a superset of Web Broker. It... more 

Terminology and standards