Setting up the Web Connection server interface

The Web Connection feature includes a component called the Web Server Interface (WSI). WSI provides the link between your Web server software and your VA Smalltalk application. The VA Smalltalk image where the application processing occurs can be running either on the same machine or a separate machine.

When you install the Web Connection feature, a subdirectory called webconn is created. This directory contains all of the WSI files you will need to set up your Web server interface. Before VA Smalltalk can receive requests from Web clients, you must install the appropriate files in the correct locations on your Web server. The files are divided by operating system. To find the correct files, go to the webconn directory tree and look in the subdirectory for your operating system (Windows, AIX, Linux, or Solaris). The files are:

•	abtwsi.cnf

•	abtwsi.jar

•	abtwsi.pro

•	abtwsi.htm

If your VA Smalltalk application and your Web server are on two separate machines running different operating systems, make sure you use the files that are appropriate for the Web server machine.

If your Web server is running an operating system other than those listed above, you will need to recompile the source code (located in the source subdirectory) to create an executable for your operating system. Sample make files (abtwsi.mak) are provided in the directories for the supported operating systems.

Note:

If you use the servlet interface and your web server supports the servlet interface, then you are not required to recompile the source. For more information on the servlet interface, see Setting up the Servlet interface.