The JDBC server calls the DB2 Client Application Enabler to connect to local, remote, or host databases. See Figure 5 for an example of Java-enabled browsers accessing data from remote DB2 databases. Data to create applications that are stored on a Web server and viewable from any Web browser. While viewing these documents, users can either select automated queries or define new ones that retrieve the specified information directly from a DB2 database. These links can be triggered repeatedly to access current DB2 data.
Customized queries require user input.
Users define the search characteristics on the Web page by selecting options from a list or by typing values in the entry fields. They submit the search by clicking on a push button. Data uses the information that is supplied by the user to dynamically build a complete SQL statement, and it sends the query to the database. A demonstration of Net. Data can be installed with a DB2 server to allow local access to databases.