2125_WebObjects_Development_Frequently_Asked

WebObjects Developer
Frequently Asked Questions

Title: WebObjects Developement Frequently Asked Questions
Entry Number: 2125
Creation Date: June 17, 1996
Last Updated: July 1, 1996
Valid for Release: 1.0
Keywords: WOF, WebObjects, Development, Programming, FAQ

....Returning Static URLs
....WebObject Hierarchy
....ODBC Access
....NS-API
....Additional FAQ's

Introduction

Welcome to Tech Support Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). This document is updated regularly to reflect Apple Enterprise Technical Support's most commonly asked technical questions. You can use this document as a quick reference guide for issues that may or may not be found in the documentation or otherwise be readily available.

When additional sources of information are available about a topic they are indicated in the See Also: section. Much of the information in this document is expanded upon in other NeXTanswers documents and in the on-line and printed NEXTSTEP documentation.

Returning Static URLs

Q. How do I return a static URL?

A. forthcoming

WebObject Hierarchy

Q. Can I implement my wo bundles in some sort of hierarchy?

A. WebObjects searches for a reusable component in these places and in this order:

1. The directory in which the WebObjects app executable is (only useful if that executable is in a .app or .debug, i.e. with Pro or Enterprise),
2. The app's directory under the WebObjects document root,
3. The WebObjects document root, <HTTPDocumentRoot>/WebObjects (this was meant as a way to share .wo's across different apps, but a more practical way to do that is to put the shared .wo's in a separate directory somewhere and symlink them to different apps' directories).

ODBC Access

Q. Is there an ODBC Adaptor for EOF and WebObjects?

A. A beta version of the EOF 2.0 ODBC Adaptor is currently available for downloading (NeXTanswer #2174).

NS-API

Q. Is the NS-API version of the web objects adaptor available for both Solaris
and NT versions of the Netscape server?

A. Yes, both are included with the Pro and Enterprise versions of WebObjects. The source for the CGI and the NSAPI adaptors are on the CD.

Additional FAQ's

Q. Where can I get additional FAQ's?

A. http://www.dcs.shef.ac.uk/~malc/NEXTSTEP/WWW/
http://www2.stepwise.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/WebObjects_FAQ

Q.	Can I implement my wo bundles in some sort of hierarchy?
A.	WebObjects searches for a reusable component in these places and in this order:

	1. The directory in which the WebObjects app executable is (only useful if that executable is in a .app or .debug, i.e. with Pro or Enterprise), 2. The app's directory under the WebObjects document root, 3. The WebObjects document root, <HTTPDocumentRoot>/WebObjects (this was meant as a way to share .wo's across different apps, but a more practical way to do that is to put the shared .wo's in a separate directory somewhere and symlink them to different apps' directories).

Q.	Is there an ODBC Adaptor for EOF and WebObjects?
A.	A beta version of the EOF 2.0 ODBC Adaptor is currently available for downloading (NeXTanswer #2174).

Q.	Is the NS-API version of the web objects adaptor available for both Solaris and NT versions of the Netscape server?
A.	Yes, both are included with the Pro and Enterprise versions of WebObjects. The source for the CGI and the NSAPI adaptors are on the CD.

Q.	Where can I get additional FAQ's?
A.	http://www.dcs.shef.ac.uk/~malc/NEXTSTEP/WWW/ http://www2.stepwise.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/WebObjects_FAQ