Writing Servlets to Access Reality via RealWeb

RealWeb provides the web developer with access to a Reality database by making it possible to call a DataBasic subroutine from a web browser by entering a URL. For an overview of the capabilities of RealWeb, please refer to the Introduction in the RealWeb help.

RealWeb provides a standard reality servlet to connect to a Reality database and run the DataBasic subroutine specified in a URL. A second servlet, realityis, enables any item held in a Reality database (for example a graphic) to be sent from a file directly to a browser. For more information on the standard servlets, reality and realityis, refer to Calling a RealWeb Subroutine in the RealWeb help.

This guide provides information for programmers wishing to write servlets to be used in place of reality or realityis, see Constructing a Servlet.

For information on the different types of connections that can be made to a Reality database, see Managing Connections.