Progress Webspeed

PROGRESS
OPENEDGE 10
OpenEdge Getting Started:

WebSpeed Essentials
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Introducing WebSpeed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WebSpeed architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WebSpeed components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WebSpeed request round-trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Before the first request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Web request round-trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Web programming and WebSpeed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WebSpeed and the OpenEdge platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OpenEdge Reference Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WebSpeed and the OpenEdge Reference Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Configuring WebSpeed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WebSpeed configuration overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Configuring your Web server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Specifying the location of static files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Configuring virtual directories for the IIS Web server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Configuring virtual directories for the Apache Web server . . . . . . . . . . .
Testing the Web server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Supported Web servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Supported Web browsers and preference settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WebSpeed administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AdminService . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ubroker.properties file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unified Broker framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NameServer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Setting up the WebSpeed environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Creating a working application directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Moving application files to appropriate directories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Compiling Web objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Setting environment variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maintaining the WebSpeed Transaction Server and
NameServer log files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Configuring a WebSpeed Transaction Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Managing the WebSpeed Transaction Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Configuring a WebSpeed Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Configuring a Messenger-only installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing the Messenger executable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Editing the Netscape Web server configuration file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Where to place the Messenger executable file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Managing the WebSpeed Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Tools and ABL Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

AppBuilder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Visual and nonvisual objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WebSpeed wizards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Templates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Code Section Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Starting the AppBuilder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AppBuilder documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WebSpeed Error Customization Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WebTools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Running WebTools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Language support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SpeedScript and CGI wrappers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WebSpeed global variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WebSpeed preprocessors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WebSpeed API. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
XML . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
JSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WebSpeed source files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Running and Deploying WebSpeed Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Distributed WebSpeed environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Single-machine configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Development network with a central WebSpeed machine . . . . . . . . . . . .
Development network with a dedicated Web server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Multiple LAN development environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deployment configuration with a dedicated Web server . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Development and deployment shared configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WebSpeed security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Making your application secure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Securing your network traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Securing your Web server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Securing your WebSpeed server machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Securing your WebSpeed application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Firewalls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Firewall configuration and debugging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Firewall configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Debugging firewall configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Optimizing WebSpeed performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
How requests affect performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Browser (HTTP) response times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HTTP/S performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using different Messengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Multiple Web servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Domain Name System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Multi-homed servers (multiple IP address servers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Running sample applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Overview of sample applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Running the SportsPro Sales Advisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Configuring a WebSpeed broker to connect to a database . . . . . . . . . .
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WebSpeed Configuration and Management Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Utility command syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WSCONFIG utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WTBMAN utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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WebSpeed deployment architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

How WebSpeed processes a Web request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OpenEdge Reference Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WebSpeeds use in OpenEdge Reference Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . .
AppBuilder main window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Development Mode button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WebSpeed Error Message Customization Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WebSpeed WebTools menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Configuration for single developer on a single machine . . . . . . . . . . . .
Development network with a central WebSpeed machine . . . . . . . . . .
Development network with a dedicated Web server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Multiple LAN development environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deployment configuration with a dedicated Web server . . . . . . . . . . . .
Development and deployment shared configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deployment model with separate machines for the Internet
Production, Intranet Production, and the Development/Test servers . .
Deployment with two NameServers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Changing agent parameters to reference new-web-disp.p . . . . . . . . . .
Firewall with DMZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Secure firewall configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Firewall configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Setting host name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Setting minimum and maximum agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Multi-homed server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Register with NameServer setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Utility syntax conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Secure web-disp.p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Passing unique identifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Configuring ubroker.properties file for firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Directory structure for static files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Browser preferences and settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Weight factors based on percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Weight factors based on arbitrary sums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Windows NT WebSpeed Messengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Netscape Web server configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WebTools menu items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WebSpeed preprocessors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Command components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WSCONFIG syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WSCONFIG command examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WTBMAN syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WTBMAN command examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Preface
This Preface contains the following sections:
Purpose
Audience
Organization
Using this manual
Typographical conventions
Example procedures
OpenEdge messages
Third party acknowledgements
Preface
Purpose
This manual introduces you to the WebSpeed environment for developing Web
browser-based business applications that support real-time database access and management. It
explains the structure of a WebSpeed environment and how transactions are processed. The
manual discusses configuring WebSpeed environments and the development tools to which you
have access. Finally, the manual gives basic information on deploying WebSpeed applications
and securing your WebSpeed environment.
Audience
This manual is for anyone interested in learning how to create applications with the WebSpeed
development environment. Knowledge of WebSpeed or SpeedScript programming is not
required. However, you should also have a working understanding of the Internet and of the
World Wide Web, and some experience creating and editing HTML pages.
Organization
Chapter 1, Introducing WebSpeed
Introduces the WebSpeed architecture, including general information on the WebSpeed
round trip process, Web programming, and the Progress OpenEdge platform.
Chapter 2, Configuring WebSpeed
Provides information about configuring WebSpeed environments. The chapter also
includes basic information about configuring your Web server.
Chapter 3, Tools and ABL Support
Describes the tools and utilities used in WebSpeed application development.
Chapter 4, Running and Deploying WebSpeed Applications
Provides information on launching WebSpeed in various environments, starting
information on securing your WebSpeed environment, and how to access the WebSpeed
sample applications.
Appendix A, WebSpeed Configuration and Management Utilities
Describes the syntax for commands and utilities documented in this manual. If this manual
provides the primary documentation for a command or utility, the syntax for that
command or utility appears in this appendix.
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Using this manual

OpenEdge provides a special purpose programming language for building business
applications. In the documentation, the formal name for this language is ABL (Advanced
Business Language). With few exceptions, all keywords of the language appear in all
UPPERCASE, using a font that is appropriate to the context. All other alphabetic language content
appears in mixed case.
For the latest documentation updates see the OpenEdge Product Documentation Overview page
on PSDN: http://communities.progress.com/pcom/docs/DOC-16074.
References to ABL compiler and run-time features

ABL is both a compiled and an interpreted language that executes in a run-time engine. The
documentation refers to this run-time engine as the ABL Virtual Machine (AVM). When the
documentation refers to ABL source code compilation, it specifies ABL or the compiler as the
actor that manages compile-time features of the language. When the documentation refers to
run-time behavior in an executing ABL program, it specifies the AVM as the actor that manages
the specified run-time behavior in the program.
For example, these sentences refer to the ABL compilers allowance for parameter passing and
the AVMs possible response to that parameter passing at run time: ABL allows you to pass a
dynamic temp-table handle as a static temp-table parameter of a method. However, if at run time
the passed dynamic temp-table schema does not match the schema of the static temp-table
parameter, the AVM raises an error. The following sentence refers to run-time actions that the
AVM can perform using a particular ABL feature: The ABL socket object handle allows the
AVM to connect with other ABL and non-ABL sessions using TCP/IP sockets.
References to ABL data types

ABL provides built-in data types, built-in class data types, and user-defined class data types.
References to built-in data types follow these rules:
Like most other keywords, references to specific built-in data types appear in all
using a font that is appropriate to the context. No uppercase reference ever
includes or implies any data type other than itself.
UPPERCASE,
Wherever integer appears, this is a reference to the INTEGER or INT64 data type.
Wherever character appears, this is a reference to the CHARACTER, LONGCHAR, or CLOB data
type.
Wherever decimal appears, this is a reference to the DECIMAL data type.
Wherever numeric appears, this is a reference to the INTEGER, INT64, or DECIMAL data type.
References to built-in class data types appear in mixed case with initial caps, for example,
References to user-defined class data types appear in mixed case, as
specified for a given application example.
Progress.Lang.Object.
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Typographical conventions
This manual uses the following typographical conventions:
Convention
Description
Bold
Bold typeface indicates commands or characters the user types,

provides emphasis, or the names of user interface elements.
Italic
Italic typeface indicates the title of a document, or signifies new

terms.
SMALL, BOLD
CAPITAL LETTERS
Small, bold capital letters indicate OpenEdge key functions and

generic keyboard keys; for example, GET and CTRL.
KEY1+KEY2
A plus sign between key names indicates a simultaneous key

sequence: you press and hold down the first key while pressing the
second key. For example, CTRL+X.
KEY1 KEY2
A space between key names indicates a sequential key sequence:

you press and release the first key, then press another key. For
example, ESCAPE H.
Syntax:
Fixed width
A fixed-width font is used in syntax statements, code examples,

system output, and filenames.
Fixed-width italics
Fixed-width italics indicate variables in syntax statements.
Fixed-width bold
Fixed-width bold indicates variables with special emphasis.
UPPERCASE
fixed width
Uppercase words are ABL keywords. Although these are always

shown in uppercase, you can type them in either uppercase or
lowercase in a procedure.
This icon (three arrows) introduces a multi-step procedure.
This icon (one arrow) introduces a single-step procedure.
Example procedures
This manual provides numerous example procedures that illustrate syntax and concepts. You
can access the example files and details for installing the examples from the following locations:
The Documentation and Samples located in the doc_samples directory on the OpenEdge
Product DVD.
The OpenEdge Product Documentation Overview page on PSDN:
http://communities.progress.com/pcom/docs/DOC-16074
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OpenEdge messages
OpenEdge displays several types of messages to inform you of routine and unusual occurrences:
Execution messages inform you of errors encountered while OpenEdge is running a

procedure; for example, if OpenEdge cannot find a record with a specified index field
value.
Compile messages inform you of errors found while OpenEdge is reading and analyzing
a procedure before running it; for example, if a procedure references a table name that is
not defined in the database.
Startup messages inform you of unusual conditions detected while OpenEdge is getting
ready to execute; for example, if you entered an invalid startup parameter.
After displaying a message, OpenEdge proceeds in one of several ways:
Continues execution, subject to the error-processing actions that you specify or that are
assumed as part of the procedure. This is the most common action taken after execution
messages.
Returns to the Procedure Editor, so you can correct an error in a procedure. This is the
usual action taken after compiler messages.
Halts processing of a procedure and returns immediately to the Procedure Editor. This
does not happen often.
Terminates the current session.
OpenEdge messages end with a message number in parentheses. In this example, the message
number is 200:
** Unknown table name table. (200)
If you encounter an error that terminates OpenEdge, note the message number before restarting.
Obtaining more information about OpenEdge messages

In Windows platforms, use OpenEdge online help to obtain more information about OpenEdge
messages. Many OpenEdge tools include the following Help menu options to provide
information about messages:
Choose Help Recent Messages to display detailed descriptions of the most recent
OpenEdge message and all other messages returned in the current session.
Choose Help Messages and then type the message number to display a description of a
specific OpenEdge message.
In the Procedure Editor, press the HELP key or F1.
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On UNIX platforms, use the OpenEdge pro command to start a single-user mode character
OpenEdge client session and view a brief description of a message by providing its number.
To use the pro command to obtain a message description by message number:
1.
Start the Procedure Editor:
OpenEdge-install-dir/bin/pro
2.
Press F3 to access the menu bar, then choose Help Messages.
3.
Type the message number and press ENTER. Details about that message number appear.
4.
Press F4 to close the message, press F3 to access the Procedure Editor menu, and choose
File Exit.
Third party acknowledgements

OpenEdge includes AdventNet - Agent Toolkit licensed from AdventNet, Inc.
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its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without
specific prior written permission. Software distributed on an AS IS basis, WITHOUT
WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific
language governing rights and limitations under the License agreement that accompanies the
product.
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(http://www.apache.org/). Copyright 1999 The Apache Software Foundation. All rights
reserved (Xerces C++ Parser (XML) and Xerces2 Java Parser (XML)); Copyright 1999-2002
The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved (Xerces Parser (XML); and Copyright
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this software may not be called Apache, nor may Apache appear in their name, without
prior written permission of the Apache Software Foundation. For written permission, please
contact [email protected]. Software distributed on an AS IS basis, WITHOUT
product.
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Rights Reserved. -Neither the name of or trademarks of Sun may be used to endorse or promote
products including or derived from the Java Software technology without specific prior written
permission; and Redistributions of source or binary code must contain the above copyright
notice, this notice and the following disclaimers: This software is provided "AS IS," without a
warranty of any kind. ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF
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OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST REVENUE, PROFIT OR DATA, OR
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LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE SOFTWARE,
EVEN IF SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGES.
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Corporation and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates. All Rights Reserved. (DataDirect Connect for
JDBC Type 4 driver); Copyright 1993-2009 Progress Software Corporation and/or its
subsidiaries or affiliates. All Rights Reserved. (DataDirect Connect for JDBC); Copyright
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Reserved. (DataDirect Connect for ODBC); and Copyright 1988-2007 Progress Software
Corporation and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates. All Rights Reserved. (DataDirect Connect64
for ODBC).
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software, which include ICU software 1.8 and later - Copyright 1995-2003 International
Business Machines Corporation and others All rights reserved. Permission is hereby granted,
free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, and/or sell copies of the Software,
and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, provided that the above
copyright notice(s) and this permission notice appear in all copies of the Software and that both
the above copyright notice(s) and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation.
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software, which include software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL
Toolkit (http:/www.openssl.org/). Copyright 1998-2006 The OpenSSL Project. All rights
reserved. And Copyright 1995-1998 Eric Young ([email protected]). All rights reserved.
OpenEdge includes DataDirect products for the Microsoft SQL Server database which contain
a licensed implementation of the Microsoft TDS Protocol.
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Lucent Technologies (dtoa.c); Copyright 1991, 1996 by Lucent Technologies (g_fmt.c); and
Copyright 1991 by Lucent Technologies (rnd_prod.s). Permission to use, copy, modify, and
distribute this software for any purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire
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WARRANTY. IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHOR NOR LUCENT MAKES ANY
REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE
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PURPOSE.
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Technologies All Rights Reserved (decstrtod.c; strtodg.c); Copyright 1998, 2000 by Lucent
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can be found in the installation directory, in the c:/OpenEdge/licenses folder. Permission to use,
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OF THIS SOFTWARE.
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Copyright 1994-2002 World Wide Web Consortium, (Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics, Keio
University). All rights reserved. This work is distributed under the W3C Software License
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Machines Corporation and others All rights reserved. Permission is hereby granted, free of
charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
"Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit
persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, provided that the above copyright notice(s)
and this permission notice appear in all copies of the Software and that both the above copyright
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www.snowbound.com.
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Infragistics, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Reserved. Software distributed on an AS IS basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing rights and
limitations under the License agreement that accompanies the product.
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OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org/). Copyright 1998-2007 The OpenSSL
Project. All rights reserved. This product includes cryptographic software written by Eric
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reserved. The names "OpenSSL Toolkit" and "OpenSSL Project" must not be used to endorse
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permission, please contact [email protected]. Products derived from this software may
not be called "OpenSSL" nor may "OpenSSL" appear in their names without prior written
permission of the OpenSSL Project. Software distributed on an "AS IS" basis, WITHOUT
product.
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House. All rights reserved. Software distributed on an AS IS basis, WITHOUT
product. This product uses and includes within its distribution, software developed by the
Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org/).
OpenEdge includes code licensed from RSA Security, Inc. Some portions licensed from IBM
are available at http://oss.software.ibm.com/icu4j/.
OpenEdge includes the RSA Data Security, Inc. MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm. Copyright
1991-2, RSA Data Security, Inc. Created 1991. All rights reserved.
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Foundation (http://www.apache.org/). Copyright 1999-2000 The Apache Software
Foundation. All rights reserved. The names Ant, Axis, Xalan, FOP, The Jakarta
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endorse or promote products derived from the Product without prior written permission. Any
product derived from the Product may not be called Apache, nor may Apache appear in
their name, without prior written permission. For written permission, please contact
[email protected].
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sell this software and its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided
that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this
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the suitability of this software for any purpose. It is provided "as is" without expressed or
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(http://www.exolab.org/). Copyright 2000 Intalio Inc. All rights reserved. The names
Castor and/or ExoLab must not be used to endorse or promote products derived from the
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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and
associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction,
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product. Except as contained in this notice, the name of a copyright holder shall not be used in
advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior
written authorization of the copyright holder.
OpenEdge includes Sonic software, which includes the JMX Technology from Sun
Microsystems, Inc. Use and Distribution is subject to the Sun Community Source License
available at http://sun.com/software/communitysource.
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derived from this software without prior written permission. Products derived from this
software may not be called ModelObjects, nor may ModelObjects appear in their name,
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OpenEdge includes Sonic software, which includes code licensed from Mort Bay Consulting
Pty. Ltd. The Jetty Package is Copyright 1998 Mort Bay Consulting Pty. Ltd. (Australia) and
others.
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code, released March 31, 1998. The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Netscape
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reserved. Neither the name of OpenSAML nor the names of its contributors, nor Internet2, nor
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distribute this software for any purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire
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ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE
MERCHANTABILITY OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
OpenEdge includes Vermont Views Terminal Handling Package software developed by
Vermont Creative Software. Copyright 1988-1991 by Vermont Creative Software.
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OpenEdge includes XML Tools, which includes versions 8.9 of the Saxon XSLT and XQuery
Processor from Saxonica Limited (http://www.saxonica.com/) which are available from
SourceForge (http://sourceforge.net/projects/saxon/). The Original Code of Saxon
comprises all those components which are not explicitly attributed to other parties. The Initial
Developer of the Original Code is Michael Kay. Until February 2001 Michael Kay was an
employee of International Computers Limited (now part of Fujitsu Limited), and original code
developed during that time was released under this license by permission from International
Computers Limited. From February 2001 until February 2004 Michael Kay was an employee
of Software AG, and code developed during that time was released under this license by
permission from Software AG, acting as a "Contributor". Subsequent code has been developed
by Saxonica Limited, of which Michael Kay is a Director, again acting as a "Contributor". A
small number of modules, or enhancements to modules, have been developed by other
individuals (either written especially for Saxon, or incorporated into Saxon having initially been
released as part of another open source product). Such contributions are acknowledged
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installation directory, in the c:/OpenEdge/licenses folder. Software distributed under the
License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either
express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
under the License.
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subject to the DSTC Public License (DPL) Version 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this
file except in compliance with the License. A copy of the license can be found in the installation
directory, in the c:/OpenEdge/licenses folder. Software distributed under the License is
distributed on an "AS IS" basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or
implied. See the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the
License. The Original Code is xs3p. The Initial Developer of the Original Code is DSTC.
Portions created by DSTC are Copyright 2001, 2002 DSTC Pty Ltd. All rights reserved.
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source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the
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notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 2. Redistributions in binary form
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SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN
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Introducing WebSpeed
WebSpeed is an ABL (Advanced Business Language) development and deployment
environment. It allows you to build applications that use HTML, XML, WML, DHTML, and
most other mark-up languages (MLs) as the user interface. This means that WebSpeed can be
used for applications where users are accessing the application using:
A Web browser (HTML, DHTML, or XML).
A mobile/cell-phone (HTML, WML).
A system making requests for information using XML and HTTP or HTTP/S as the
transport protocol.
In addition to building Web-based applications by design, you can use WebSpeed to

Web-enable existing OpenEdge applications that previously ran stand-alone or as an OpenEdge
AppServer-based application.
With WebSpeed, you can develop and deploy:
Intranet applications that allow internal users to access and modify data.
Internet applications that allow external, consumer access (for example, a shopping cart
application).
Extranet, business-to-business applications.
This chapter covers the following topics:
WebSpeed architecture
WebSpeed request round-trip
Web programming and WebSpeed
WebSpeed and the OpenEdge platform
The WebSpeed environment is similar to the OpenEdge AppServer environment. A
transaction server, which consists of brokers and agents, execute requests from a client. The
unique piece of the WebSpeed environment, the WebSpeed Messenger, is a process that runs
on your Web server capturing and redirecting client requests. Figure 11 illustrates the
complete architecture for a WebSpeed deployment environment.
WebSpeed Server
Host
*ML Client
AdminServer
Internet or
Intranet
NameServer
ubroker .properties
WebSpeed
Broker
Web Server
WebSpeed
Messenger
Figure 11:
WebSpeed
Agents
OpenEdge
Database or
DataServer
WebSpeed deployment architecture
The dashed arrows in Figure 11 indicate connections that do not occur in all WebSpeed
configurations. The WebSpeed agents might not have direct access to a database or a dataserver.
Depending on how you architect your application, the procedure that the agent runs in response
to a Web request might call another procedure over an AppServer to process database requests.
The Progress NameServer might not be used in all configurations, as described in the
NameServer section on page 14.
WebSpeed components
The components of the WebSpeed environment are the WebSpeed Workshop, the WebSpeed
Messengers, and the WebSpeed Transaction Server. The WebSpeed environment can also
include a NameServer, which can support both AppServer and WebSpeed transactions.
A default WebSpeed installation provides one predefined WebSpeed broker and one predefined
NameServer. You can use these predefined components as templates from which you create and
configure additional instances of the WebSpeed broker and, if needed, the NameServer.
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WebSpeed Workshop
The WebSpeed WorkShop contains the tools that you use to develop and test WebSpeed
applications. The default WebSpeed Workshop installation also includes a version of the
WebSpeed Transaction Server scaled to support a single developers activities. The Workshop
includes the following:
AppBuilder The AppBuilder is a multi-purpose application development environment

that supports a broad, integrated range of application and development options. You can
use it as a visual programming environment to create character- or GUI-based client/server
applications. In addition, you can use the AppBuilder for WebSpeed to create
HTML-based Web applications.
The AppBuilder only runs in Windows platforms. You can configure it to work with a
WebSpeed Transaction Server installed on a separate UNIX machine.
WebTools You use the browser-based WebTools to access information on your server,
such as the status of CGI Variables. You can also access database information, use the
WebSpeed File tools, and access virtual system table data. You can use the Scripting Lab
to write and test WebSpeed code, such as HTML that includes Embedded SpeedScript,
and send operating system commands. With the Editor WebTool, you can create, open,
save, and print files; check syntax; and compile code.
PRO*Tools PRO*Tools is a set of utility programs that are useful for developing and
running OpenEdge applications. For example, one of the PRO*Tools allows you to edit
your PROPATH. The Color Changer, Screen Scaling Utility, and ProtoGen PRO*Tools
do not apply to WebSpeed.
WebSpeed Transaction Server

The WebSpeed Transaction Server consists of the processes that handle the server-side activity
of your WebSpeed applications:
WebSpeed agent An application process that can execute Web objects, perform
database transactions, and dynamically merge data into HTML format. The agent is the
standard character ABL client running in batch mode. An AppServer agent is a single
AVM instance running on the AppServer.
Note: The agent process is inherently stateless. This means that the agent is only busy
when a request is being processed. It will be idle at all other times.
WebSpeed broker An application that can do the following:
Register with a NameServer the application services that it provides to fulfill

requests from HTML clients.
For information on running WebSpeed from a client other than the HTML client (for
example, an ActiveX page or a Java application), see the Progress Communities
WebSpeed Forum:
http://communities.progress.com/pcom/community/psdn/openedge/webspeed
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Manage connections between clients and a pool of WebSpeed Agents.
Maintain the status of each agent in its pool and dynamically scale the number of
agents according to changing demand.
Note: If you start a WebSpeed broker without specifying a username, the Broker inherits
the account that the AdminServer is using. This is generally the system account,
which might not have access to network drives.
WebSpeed Messenger
The WebSpeed Messenger listens for WebSpeed requests coming in to the Web server. The
Messenger asks the NameServer where to send each request. Alternately, the Messenger can
bypass the NameServer as described in the NameServer section on page 14. The Messenger
then handles the transfer of data between the Web server and the WebSpeed Agent. There are
Messengers for use on different Web servers: a CGI Messenger, an ISAPI Messenger, and an
NSAPI Messenger.
There is also a Messenger that works with Microsofts Active Server Pages, the WSASP
Messenger. Using the WSASP Messenger, you can call out of an Active Server Page to a
WebSpeed application.
The WebSpeed Messenger always resides on the same machine with your Web server. Because
the Messenger is not itself an OpenEdge application, it is sometimes the only part of the
WebSpeed environment installed on a Web server machine. This is sometimes incorrectly
described as a Messenger-only deployment. Your WebSpeed applications cannot run without
a WebSpeed Transaction Server. Messenger-only installation is a more appropriate term for
this setup.
NameServer
The NameServer is a basic part of the OpenEdge architecture. It maintains a list of available
AppServers and WebSpeed Transaction Servers. Those servers register the application services
that they provide with the NameServer. The NameServer can then direct client connection
requests to a broker that supports a requested application service. This provides scalability and
location transparency to your applications.
The NameServer can also provide load balancing and fault tolerance for OpenEdge server
applications. Load balancing allows you to balance client workload among multiple brokers that
support the same application service (that is, the same set of procedures and resources). This
ability makes the NameServer very useful in deployed applications that handle large volumes
of requests.
The NameServer works through the UDP network protocol. For various reasons, some network
administrators might not want UDP on their networks. To accommodate this preference, the
OpenEdge architecture includes a No NameServer connection procedure. If you employ the
No NameServer connection procedure in a WebSpeed application, you must configure the
WebSpeed Messenger to point directly to a specific WebSpeed broker. This approach can limit
the scalability of your application. For more information, see Chapter 2, Configuring
WebSpeed.
Language support
The WebSpeed development environment also includes a programming language, SpeedScript,
and a number of pre-coded conveniences, such as global variables, preprocessors, and APIs, to
simplify your development. For more information on these elements, see Chapter 3, Tools and
ABL Support.
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Before you begin architecting a WebSpeed application, you should learn how information
passes between the components when they process a request. How information passes between
the components impacts such considerations as which components are installed together, how
you manage session context, and how you apply security.
Before the first request

Before the first Web request is processed, the components have to start and pass some basic
information. In general, this process runs as follows:
1.
2.
Start an AdminServer.
Start a database in multi-user mode with properties supplied by the AdminServer from the
file.
conmgr.properties
3.
Start a NameServer with properties supplied by the AdminServer from the

file.
ubroker.properties
4.
Start a WebSpeed broker with properties supplied by the AdminServer from the
file.
ubroker.properties
5.
The broker spawns its WebSpeed agents using the information it received from the
AdminServer.
6.
The broker registers itself and the application services that it provides with the
NameServer.
By default, the broker sends a message every 30 seconds to notify the NameServer that it
is still available to accept requests. If the NameServer does not get a message, it deletes
the broker from its available list. These messages are not part of the request process.
7.
Start a Web server, which makes its WebSpeed Messenger available to transfer Web
requests.
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Web request round-trip

The common administration mechanism provided by the AdminServer lets you spread the
WebSpeed components across your network. This flexibility gives you choices in how to set up
your WebSpeed configuration. In the configuration shown in Figure 12, the Web server and
the WebSpeed Messenger are on the same machine, as required. The AdminServer, the
NameServer, and the WebSpeed Transaction Server (consisting of a WebSpeed broker and its
WebSpeed agents) reside on a second machine.
AdminServer
W eb Server
W ebSpeed
Messenger
HTML
C lient
2
NameServer
3
4
5
W ebSpeed
Broker
6
7
Figure 12:
W ebSpeed
Agent
How WebSpeed processes a Web request
The numbered steps of a Web request in Figure 12 are explained in the following sequence:
1.
The HTML client, running in a Web browser, generates a connection request. The request
is in the form of a URL and is sent to a Web server, which forwards it to a WebSpeed
Messenger.
2.
The Messenger sends a request to the NameServer for an available WebSpeed broker that
supports the required application service.
Note: In a No NameServer configuration, the Messenger is hard-wired with connection
information for a single WebSpeed broker. The Messenger passes all Web requests
directly to that broker.
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3.
The NameServer selects a broker, which supports the requested application service, from
the pool of brokers that have registered with it. The NameServer sends the brokers host
name or IP address and the brokers port number to the Messenger.
4.
Using these details, the Messenger connects to the broker and requests a WebSpeed agent
to process the request. This request is put in a queue by the broker, so requests are not lost
in peak load times.

5.
If there are requests in the queue, the broker checks for an available agent in its pool. The
broker allocates the next available agent to the request and marks that agent as busy. The
broker then returns that agents port number to the Messenger.
Note: If there are no free agents and the brokers maximum number of agents has not
been reached, the broker starts a new agent to process the request.
6.
The Messenger connects to the agent through that port and passes the Web request to the
agent.
7.
The agent executes the Web request and creates an HTML page that it returns to the
Messenger.
8.
The agent informs the broker that it is available again.
9.
The Messenger passes the HTML page to the Web server, which passes it back to the
HTML client.
Step 2 through Step 5 create only small amounts of network traffic, usually less than 500 bytes.
The large amounts of data are in the final request and response, Step 6 and Step 7. The data sent
from the Messenger to the WebSpeed agent includes all of the environment variables, as well
as the input parameters from the URL or HTML form. The environment variables alone can be
up to 3000 bytes. When the response comes back from a WebSpeed agent, it could be a simple
HTML page of around 1000 bytes, but it also could be a large.ZIP file or similar. With special
programming, WebSpeed can send binary files to the Web browser.
All of these components (the Web server, the WebSpeed Messenger, the WebSpeed broker, the
WebSpeed agents, and the NameServer) can reside on a single physical machine. However, you
can also distribute them on separate machines, with the following restrictions:
The Web server and the WebSpeed Messenger must reside on the same physical machine.
The NameServer can reside on any machine, but requires an AdminServer.
The WebSpeed Transaction Server (the WebSpeed broker and the WebSpeed agents)
requires an AdminServer on its machine. The broker and the agents that it supports must
reside on the same physical machine. You can have multiple WebSpeed Transaction
Servers spread over several machines, but registered with a single NameServer.
See Chapter 2, Configuring WebSpeed, for examples of how to distribute the components
across a network. You can also distribute the databases over a network. For more information
about distributing OpenEdge databases across a network, see OpenEdge Data Management:
Database Administration. For information on accessing a non-OpenEdge data source, see the
appropriate OpenEdge DataServer guide. When you read these manuals, which describe a
typical client/server environment, substitute the term Agent for Client.
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Web programming and WebSpeed

WebSpeed is used to manipulate, customize, and automate facilities for Web-based
applications. It allows you to develop and deploy Internet-based applications that use XML,
HTML, DHTML, WML, and Java by embedding SpeedScript directly into your HTML pages,
or by using HTML mapping to bind HTML files to business logic.
WebSpeed can be deployed in environments leveraging:
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Provides a simple mechanism for adding style
characteristics to Web documents. For more information, refer to
http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS.
Extensible Markup Language (XML) XML is a simple and flexible text format
derived from SGML. It was originally designed to meet the challenges of large scale
electronic publishing, but it is also playing an important role in the exchange of a wide
variety of data on the Web. For more information, refer to http://www.w3.org/XML.
Wireless Markup Language (WML) WML inherits traits based on HTML and XML
and is used to run simple code on the client. For more information, refer to
http://www.w3.org.
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) HTML is the standard language for

publishing hypertext on the Web. It is a nonproprietary format based on SGML, and can
be used to process a wide range of tools.
Dynamic Hypertext Markup Language (DHTML) DHTML allows you to control

the display and positioning of HTML elements in the browser. This language is a
combination of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Web-based applications developed using WebSpeed are run in a Web browser. A Web browser
provides the host environment of client-side computation, including objects representing
windows, menus, pop-ups, dialog boxes, text areas, anchors, frames, history, cookies, and
input/output functionality. In addition, the Web browser provides a means to attach scripting
code to events such as a change of focus, page and image loading, unloading, error and abort,
selection, form submission, and mouse actions. WebSpeed coding appears within the HTML,
and the displayed page is a combination of user interface elements and fixed and computed text
and images.
For information on supported browsers, see the Supported Web browsers and preference
settings section on page 26.
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As a part of OpenEdge, WebSpeed applications can connect to the rest of the OpenEdge
application server platform. For instance, a WebSpeed application can call other OpenEdge
applications across an AppServer. You should become familiar with the other parts of the
OpenEdge platform, as well as WebSpeed. For a basic look at all the pieces of the application
server picture, see OpenEdge Getting Started: Application and Integration Services.
At their core, WebSpeed applications are ABL applications. Generally speaking, most things
you can do with the ABL you can do with WebSpeed. However, coding your entire application
as a WebSpeed application is not necessarily the best practice. When you plan to deploy an
application on multiple clients, you should modularize the code so that only tasks that differ
between clients are duplicated. Business logic that is not client-specific should be shared by all
clients. The more modular your code is, the easier it is for you to maintain and reuse the code.
Modularization is just one practice that makes your initial development efficient and eases later
efforts to adapt to changing technology and business needs.
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OpenEdge Reference Architecture

The OpenEdge Reference Architecture is a recommended approach to designing business
applications according to current best practices. The reference architecture views an application
as a set of layers that provide services to each other, as shown in Figure 13. This model allows
your business and support logic to be modularized for flexibility and reusability. You can use
the reference architecture as a whole, or adopt it a piece at a time to fit your needs. The reference
architecture separates business tasks into a set of layers.
Enterprise
Services
Users
Presentation Layer
Integration Layer
Business Servicing Layer
Data Access Layer
Managed Data Stores
Figure 13:
Unmanaged Data
Stores
OpenEdge Reference Architecture
The procedures in the Data Access layer manage handling data from your data stores. These
procedures retrieve information from wherever it resides in the physical data stores and arrange
the data into logical datasets that meet the business needs for the procedures in the Business
Servicing layer. Other procedures in the Data Access layer extract the data changes from the
logical datasets and commit the changes to the proper places in the physical data stores.
The procedures in the Business Servicing layer act on requests received from users through the
Presentation layer or from enterprise services through the Integration layer. These procedures
handle the business tasks required to fulfill an order, for example. The procedures in the
Business Servicing also push data changes in the data sets back to the Data Access layer.
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The procedures in the Presentation and Integration layers pass requests from external sources
(users or enterprise services) to the Business Servicing layer. Procedures in these layers might
prevalidate that user requests are complete and in the proper format. The main work of these
layers is to transform incoming data into the form needed by the business logic of the Business
Servicing layer and to properly present the results for the consumers.
This is only a brief sketch of the OpenEdge Reference Architecture. For more information, see
Progress Communities: Architecture, SaaS & Cloud Computing Community at
http://communities.progress.com/pcom/community/psdn/openedge/architecture.
WebSpeed and the OpenEdge Reference Architecture

If you adopt the OE Reference Architecture, you must consider where WebSpeed applications
are appropriate choices. Before coding a task into the WebSpeed part of your application, you
should consider if it really belongs there. What is the essential difference between a WebSpeed
application and an equivalent ABL application?
A WebSpeed application and an equivalent ABL application use the same data to complete the
same business task. So, they would use the same modules in the Data Access layer. To perform
the same task, both applications would use the same business logic. So, they would use the same
modules in the Business Servicing layer.
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The essential difference between WebSpeed and ABL applications is how they gather
information from and present results to the user. A WebSpeed application uses an HTML client
(or a client based on some other markup language). This point positions WebSpeed applications
as elements of the OE Reference Architectures Presentation layer, as shown in Figure 14.
Enterprise
Services
Users
Presentation Layer
Integration Layer
Business Servicing Layer
Data Access Layer
Managed Data Stores
Figure 14:
Unmanaged Data
Stores
WebSpeeds use in OpenEdge Reference Architecture
In an application built according to the reference architecture, a WebSpeed component passes

user requests to the appropriate procedures in the Business Servicing layer and passes the results
back to the user. This role limits the kinds of tasks that you would code into WebSpeed
procedures.
For example, the following tasks are generally appropriate for the Presentation layer:
Validating that the fields in a form are filled in with appropriate values.
User interface control tasks, such as populating a secondary combo box based on the
selection in the primary combo box.
The following tasks are generally not appropriate for the Presentation layer:
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Calculation routines, such as figuring price totals or sales tax.
Direct database access for anything other than a UI control task.
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Configuring WebSpeed
This chapter provides configuration information for the WebSpeed environment, including
aspects of your Web server, as described in the following sections:
WebSpeed configuration overview
Configuring your Web server
WebSpeed administration
Setting up the WebSpeed environment
Configuring a WebSpeed Transaction Server
Configuring a WebSpeed Messenger
WebSpeed configuration overview

You must perform the following preliminary tasks before you can begin configuring
WebSpeed:
Install a Web server and verify connectivity.
Install the necessary WebSpeed components. You can distribute WebSpeed components
over a number of machines, but the WebSpeed Messenger must be installed in the scripts
directory of your Web server.
Configure the machines where WebSpeed components are installed. This includes setting
the appropriate environment variables and setting up your Web server.
For more information on installing WebSpeed, see OpenEdge Getting Started: Installation and
Configuration.
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WebSpeed uses a Web server to host the WebSpeed Messenger and the static HTML, images,
and other files used by the Web browser to render the HTML. This section provides general
guidelines about both tasks. It also provides specific information about configuring the
Microsoft IIS and the Apache Web servers. If you are running a Web server other than IIS or
Apache, you must refer to the documentation for that Web server for configuration information.
Specifying the location of static files

Static files include HTML, JavaScript, Cascading Style Sheet, application, and graphics files.
The Web server can find these files through the use of virtual directories, or it can find them
when they are installed under the Web Servers Document Root directory. You choose where
to put the static files during the installation of WebSpeed, either copying them to the Document
Root Directory or creating a virtual path to them. The actual location of the Document Root
Directory depends on your Web server.
Rather than physically moving static files into or below the Document Root, you can set up a
virtual directory that points to the directory (install_dir\tty\webtools) that contains the
static files. For more information on setting up virtual directories, see the Configuring virtual
directories for the IIS Web server section on page 24 or the Configuring virtual directories
for the Apache Web server section on page 24. Refer to individual product documentation for
other Web servers.
The static files for Web applications reside under a relative path structure with main module
files separated into subdirectories, as shown in Table 21.
Table 21:
Directory structure for static files
Directory
Contents
path
Link pages for testing and tools (index.html, default.htm)
path\dhtml
DHTML files: .css, .htm, and .js
path\img
Images
Note:
In table Table 21, path can be either a virtual directory

install_dir\tty\webtools, or a document_root_dir\
that points to
(where document_root_dir
is the Document Root directory of your Web server).
Caution: These files are only used for the WebSpeed Workshop. For security reasons, they
should not be available in nondevelopment environments.
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Configuring virtual directories for the IIS Web server

You create a virtual directory for WebSpeed static files so that the Web server can find them.
(The other alternative is to copy the static files to the Web servers Document Root directory.)
You can think of a virtual directory as an alias for install_dir\tty\webtools, the directory
where the WebSpeed install places the static files.
You can use the IIS Web servers Internet Service Manager to set up virtual directories. The
Internet Service Manager can usually be found under the Administrative Tools section of the
Windows Control Panel. When it is running, select Default Web Site. Then select Action
New Virtual Directories. A wizard takes you through the process of creating a virtual
directory.
Note:
These directories should not be marked as executable.
Configuring virtual directories for the Apache Web server

You create a virtual directory for WebSpeed static files so that the Web server can find them.
(The other alternative is to copy the static files to the Web servers Document Root directory.)
You can think of a virtual directory as an alias for install_dir\webspeed, the directory where
the Progress Dynamics install places the static files.
For the Apache Web server, edit (apache_install_dir/conf/httpd.conf) and create a
webspeed alias for OpenEdge_install_dir/webspeed. The following example shows the entry:
Alias /webspeed/ "OpenEdge_install_dir/webspeed/"

<Directory "OpenEdge_install_dir/webspeed">
Options Indexes MultiViews
AllowOverride None
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>
Note:
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The Apache Web Server must be restarted after you make configuration changes.
Testing the Web server

Before you can test the Web server, you must have at least one WebSpeed broker. In addition,
make sure that the Web server is running, and that the NameServer and AdminService is
properly configured.
To verify that your Web server has been set up correctly:
1.
Verify that the Web server is running.
2.
Start a Web browser. (Internet Explorer Version 6.0 or later is recommended.)
3.
Use ping functionality to determine if connectivity exists between the Web server and
WebSpeed components. To accomplish this, conduct a round-trip test from the browser to
a WebSpeed agent using the CGI Messenger (cgiip.exe). This test instructs the
Messenger to make a connection to the broker and an available agent.
An example of ping for a Web server in Windows follows:
http://localhost/scipts/cgiip.exe/ping.
An example of ping for a Web server on Linux or UNIX follows:
http://localhost/scipts/cgi-bin/wspd_cgi.sh/ping.
Note: The host name (identified as localhost in the example) differs depending upon the
environment in which WebSpeed operates; your installation choice (for example,
on a local machine) dictates the path.
Supported Web servers

For WebSpeed application development, you can use any Web server that supports one of the
following interfaces:
CGI 1.1 For example, Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS), Apache, Netscape
Enterprise, or Fast Track Server
ISAPI For example, Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS)
NSAPI For example, Netscape Enterprise or Fast Track Server
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Supported Web browsers and preference settings

The WebSpeed development environment requires Netscape Navigator (Version 4.5 or later) or
Microsoft Internet Explorer (Version 6.0 or later).
Table 22 lists the recommended Web browser settings for the WebSpeed Workshop
environment.
Table 22:
Browser preferences and settings

Preference
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Setting
Disk Cache
5000K
Memory Cache
1000K
Number of Connections
Font
Small fonts, size 10 or 12 point.
Java and JavaScript languages
Enabled.
Temporary Internet Files (Internet Explorer

only)
Check for newer versions of stored pages:

Every visit to the page.
WebSpeed administration consists of the following:
The AdminService, which provides access to OpenEdge servers to be administered on the

local machine
The ubroker.properties file, which dictates property values for the WebSpeed
Transaction Server, WebSpeed Messengers, and the NameServer
The OpenEdge Explorer and Progress Explorer tools, which allow local and remote
administration and configuration of WebSpeed and other OpenEdge components
The management utilities, which allow administration from the command line of
WebSpeed and other OpenEdge components
The optional NameServer
This framework provides a consistent structure for all the OpenEdge server products installed
on your network.
AdminService
The AdminService supports the managing of WebSpeed and other OpenEdge products (for
example, NameServer, database, DataServer).
The AdminService runs as a service on UNIX and Windows platforms. In Windows, it starts
automatically by default. To start the AdminService on UNIX or Linux, use the proadsv utility.
To start the AdminService if you have altered the default behavior:
1.
From the Windows taskbar, choose Start Control Panel Administrative Tools
Services.
2.
Select the AdminService for OpenEdge, and click Start.
Alternately, you can run a command from a command prompt or a batch file similar to the
following:
NET START AdminService for OpenEdge version
Where version is the version number of OpenEdge. You can find the version number for your
installation by going to the OpenEdge folder in your Windows Start menu and choosing
Version Info.
ubroker.properties file
The ubroker.properties file is the property file for the WebSpeed Transaction Server,
WebSpeed Messengers, and the NameServer. All values that define instances of the WebSpeed
Transaction Server and the NameServer are stored within this file. The command-line utilities,
the OpenEdge Explorer, and the Progress Explorer access this information through the
AdminServer when working with instances of all processes.
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The ubroker.properties file resides in the install-path/properties directory. It is a fully
commented file containing information relevant to setting properties for your WebSpeed
configuration.
Note:
The AppServer and the DataServers also use the ubroker.properties file to store
configuration data. For the purposes of this guide, the ubroker.properties file focus
is on the WebSpeed Transaction Server and the NameServer. See the appropriate
manual for details about viewing and editing configurations applicable to the other
products.
From a Windows machine, you use the OpenEdge Explorer or Progress Explorer tool to create
and configure instances of the WebSpeed Transaction Server or the NameServer on the
Windows platform or remote UNIX platforms. It is possible to edit the ubroker.properties
file manually. See the Editing the ubroker.properties file section on page 28 for more
information. Advanced users can also use the mergeprop utility to apply changes to the
ubroker.properties file. For more information on the mergeprop utility, see the chapter on
managing OpenEdge property files in OpenEdge Getting Started: Installation and
Configuration.
The ubroker.properties file consists of a hierarchical structure of configuration entities,
where parent entities provide configuration information that you can override or extend in each
child entity. Each configuration entity has a name that begins the entity definition, and the
definition contains configuration settings for one or more product instances. When configuring
your WebSpeed environment, you work most often with the [UBroker], [UBroker.WS],
[NameServer], [WebSpeed], and [WebSpeed.Messengers] configuration entities.
Editing the ubroker.properties file
You can edit ubroker.properties directly using any text editor to create new WebSpeed
Transaction Server and NameServer configurations or edit existing configurations. The
simplest way to make new configurations in the ubroker.properties file is to copy an existing
Transaction Server or NameServer definition and then modify the values of the copys
properties to suit your needs. When you do this, you must be sure to supply each definition with
its own uuid setting, as described in the list of required unique parameters later in this section.
From a Windows machine, you can also use the OpenEdge Explorer or Progress Explorer tool
remotely to create and configure instances of the WebSpeed Transaction Server or the
NameServer on the UNIX platform.
If you instead edit the configuration using a text editor, note that:
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The ubroker.properties file resides in the /properties subdirectory of the OpenEdge

installation directory.
You should not directly change the values in the ubroker.properties file unless you
have a complete understanding of how the changes affect WebSpeed components. If you
have the OpenEdge Explorer or Progress Explorer tool available from a remote Windows
machine, use it to make all changes to this file on your UNIX machines.
For complete definitions of all the properties and detailed information on how to set them,
see the install-dir\properties\ubroker.properties.README file.
If you create additional instances of the WebSpeed Transaction Server and the
NameServer, you must be sure that each of the following parameters has a value unique to
the entire ubroker.properties file:
[Ubroker.WS.broker-name] The Transaction Server name must be unique.
portNumber Each Transaction Server configuration requires a unique port

number.
defaultService You can only set one default service on each NameServer. If you
configure two WebSpeed Transaction Servers to use the same NameServer and
specify that the Transaction Servers perform the same application service, the
Transaction Servers must also support the same business function.
appserviceNameList A list of aliases that can be used in the

in the URL.
WService=<appservice-name>
uuid A universally unique identifier for a Transaction Server. If you use the
OpenEdge Explorer or Progress Explorer tool to create the new Transaction Server,
this property is automatically set. If you manually add Transaction Server
definitions, generate a unique uuid for each Transaction Server definition by using
the following command:
install-path\bin\genuuid
You can then enter that value in the file.
Log files Each Transaction Server configuration and NameServer configuration

generates its own log files; the names must be unique for each Transaction Server
and each NameServer.
If you create additional instances of the WebSpeed Transaction Server and the
NameServer by copying an existing instance, be sure that each of the following parameters
has the correct values for the new instance:
srvrStartupParam Identify the startup parameters for your agents. Copy the
value from the ubroker.properties files [UBroker.WS] section to your new
Transaction Server definition, and modify.
controllingNameServer Make sure that each Transaction Server points to its

controlling NameServer.
userName and groupName You can optionally specify a username and a group
name that the Transaction Server runs under; if you do not specify these names, the
Transaction Server runs under the username and group name of the user who starts
the AdminServer.
Note:
If you install the NameServer on a separate host from the WebSpeed Transaction
Server, the NameServer installation includes its own copy of the properties file. You
also must configure WebSpeed to use a remote NameServer.
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You must ensure that all related properties and sections of the file are properly specified for each
Transaction Server or NameServer instance. If you do edit the file directly, use the appropriate
configuration utility (NSCONFIG or WSCONFIG) to validate the product configuration that you
have edited. For more information on utilities, see the WebSpeed command-line utilities
section on page 210or the section on the NSCONFIG utility in OpenEdge Application Server:
Administration.
Unified Broker framework

The Unified Broker framework combines the functionality of all the command-line utilities with
the ability to create, save modifications to, and delete individual WebSpeed Transaction
Servers, NameServers, DataServers, AppServers, SonicMQ Adapters, and databases. You can
also use the Unified Broker framework to configure WebSpeed Messengers, start additional
WebSpeed agents, or trim back running WebSpeed agents.
The Unified Broker framework also includes two tools, the OpenEdge Explorer and the
Progress Explorer, which are the preferred method for performing most tasks involving the
framework.
When you install WebSpeed, a sample WebSpeed Transaction Server (wsbroker1) and a
sample NameServer (NS1) are installed automatically. You can administer each product instance
through the OpenEdge Explorer or the Progress Explorer. You use the tools to configure or
modify all the properties for a specific instance. You can also start, save, delete, check the status
of, or stop a WebSpeed broker or NameServer instance.
For information on using the tools, see their online help.
Note:
You can check the WebSpeed configuration status from the tools. See the online help
for more information.
WebSpeed command-line utilities

While the OpenEdge Explorer and the Progress Explorer are the preferred tools for configuring
and administering WebSpeed Transaction Servers, there are also command-line utilities
available. The available utilities are:
WTBMAN Use the WTBMAN utility to control the operation of a WebSpeed Transaction
Server. The utility allows you to start a Transaction Server, query its status, start and stop
additional WebSpeed agents, trim by a certain number of agents, and shut down the
Transaction Server.
WSCONFIG The WSCONFIG utility validates existing WebSpeed Transaction Server or

WebSpeed Messenger configurations. The WSCONFIG utility reads the
ubroker.properties file for validation.
The WSCONFIG configuration command runs locally only, on the machine where the
WebSpeed components that you want to check are installed.
Note:
Because the WSCONFIG utility does not run across the network and no AdminService is
installed during a Messenger-only installation, you cannot use the WSCONFIG utility to
check a Messenger-only installation.
For more information, see Appendix A, WebSpeed Configuration and Management Utilities.
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NameServer
The NameServer serves as a hub through which a WebSpeed Messenger can locate a WebSpeed
Transaction Server that provides the application services needed to fulfill a Web request. The
NameServer provides location transparency that can ease deployment of your applications. The
Enterprise version of the NameServer can also supply load balancing. Load balancing can
improve performance and provide fault tolerance.
Understanding the NameServers load balancing option
Load balancing is a feature that allows client connection requests to be distributed, based on
load, among multiple Unified broker instances that support the same Application Service. If you
have installed the load-balancing option, the NameServer assigns client connections to the
appropriate Unified broker instances based on weight factors that you specify.
If the weight factor that you specify for each Unified broker instance is appropriate in relation
to the others, the effect is to assign more connections to broker instances with greater resources,
and thus to balance connection load among all the instances. You can set the load-balancing
weight factor for each Unified broker instance in the OpenEdge Explorer, the Progress Explorer,
or by editing the priorityWeight property in the ubroker.properties file.
Percentage weight factors
Properly specified, these weight factors give some sense of the amount of work that an
individual WebSpeed Transaction Server instance can handle. For example, Table 23 shows
the effect of weight factors specified for three WebSpeed Transaction Server instances
registered for the same application service.
Table 23:
Weight factors based on percentage
WebSpeed Transaction
Server name
Weight factor
% of time selected
WS1
20
20
WS2
20
20
WS3
60
60
The selection algorithm used by the NameServer guarantees that WS1 and WS2 are each
selected 20% of the time and WS3 is selected 60% of the time. Thus, if the sum of weight factors
for all WebSpeed Transaction Server instances that support the same application adds up to 100,
each weight factor specifies the exact percentage of time that the NameServer selects the given
WebSpeed Transaction Server instance over time.
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Arbitrary weight factors
You can specify any sum of values (not necessarily 100), but the weight of each is always
proportional to the sum, as shown in Table 24.
Table 24:
Weight factors based on arbitrary sums
WebSpeed Transaction
Server name
Weight factor
% of time selected
WS1
2/7 = 28.57
WS2
2/7 = 28.57
WS3
3/7 = 42.86
Fail-over weight factor

Another use of Weight Factors is to provide connection-level fault tolerance by keeping a
backup Transaction Server ready to take over the load if the other Transaction Servers in your
network fail. If you assign a Weight Factor of zero to the backup Transaction Server, the
NameServer does not select it to fill any of the incoming Web requests. If the NameServer loses
connection with all the other Transaction Servers that support the application service, the
NameServer directs all the Web requests to the backup Transaction Server.
For more information on load balancing and fault tolerance, see OpenEdge Getting Started:
Installation and Configuration.
No NameServer configurations
While the NameServer can be useful, use of the NameServer is optional. There are several
reasons why you might want to eliminate the NameServer from your configuration:
Simple configurations or low-demand deployments might not require location

transparency and load balancing.
The NameServer uses the User Datagram Protocol (UDP). Some sites have restrictions
that prohibit the use of UDP.
If you choose not to use the NameServer, configure your Transaction Server to indicate that it
should not register with a NameServer. The online help for the OpenEdge Explorer or the
Progress Explorer has details on doing so with each tool. Then, configure your Messenger to
connect directly to the Transaction Server. For more information, see the Configuring a
WebSpeed Transaction Server section on page 218 and the Configuring a WebSpeed
Messenger section on page 221.
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You can also eliminate the NameServer by directly editing the ubroker.properties file,
although using the tools is less error-prone. For more information on the ubroker.properties
file, see the ubroker.properties file section on page 27.
To eliminate the NameServer by editing the ubroker.properties file:
1.
Open install-dir/properties/ubroker.properties in a text editor.
2.
Find the broker definition for your Transaction Server. For example:
[UBroker.WS.wsbroker1]
Note that wsbroker1 is the name of the Transaction Server.

3.
Add and set the following property:
registerNameServer=0
Or, if registerNameServer is already set to 1, reset it to 0.

4.
Find the definition for your Messenger. For example, if you use CGIIP:
[WebSpeed.Messengers.CGIIP]
5.
Add and set the following property:
registerNameServer=0
Or, if registerNameServer is already set to 1, reset it to 0.

6.
Add and set the port number for your broker. For example, if you are using the default
wsbroker1:
Port=3055
7.
Save and close the ubroker.properties file.
Note:
When you eliminate the NameServer, the Messenger can only access one WebSpeed
Transaction Server (broker). One of the advantages of using the NameServer is that
you can run multiple brokers.
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Once you complete the WebSpeed installation, you must configure it to your particular
requirements. You can manage the configuration of WebSpeed on the Windows platform by
using either OpenEdge Explorer, Progress Explorer, or the WebSpeed command-line utilities,
described earlier in this chapter.
The following sections describe how to set up WebSpeed on the machine that will run the broker
and agents. Remember that your Web server machine and the machine that runs the broker and
agents can be the same machine. However, you might want to use more than one machine to run
WebSpeed, depending on the size of your WebSpeed application and the computing power of
your Web server machine.
Creating a working application directory

You must create a working directory for your WebSpeed application. Usually, this directory is
where you place all of your WebSpeed application filesyour .r, .w, .off, and .htm files. This
directory also serves as the working directory for your broker and agents (this is the
recommended configuration, but is not required). The workDir parameter, which you set in the
ubroker.properties file or with OpenEdge Explorer or Progress Explorer, tells the broker
which directory to use as its working directory. This is also the working directory for all of the
agents in the brokers agent pool.
Note:
You can also create other subdirectories in the working directory, or you can create
procedure libraries and other directories in your PROPATH for when you are ready for
deploying a production application.
The brokers working directory is added automatically to the PROPATH of the broker and agents;
the broker and agents use the PROPATH to locate your application files. The brokers working
directory is not explicitly named in the PROPATH, but is referenced using a dot (.). The dot is
interpreted as the current working directory by each process that searches the PROPATH. If you
choose to place your application files in a different directory, you must add that directory to the
PROPATH or reference the file with a subdirectory in its pathname. This is an extra step that you
can avoid by placing all of your files in the same working directory. For more information about
setting the PROPATH, see the PROPATH and other standard OpenEdge environment variables
section on page 216 and OpenEdge Application Server: Developing WebSpeed Applications.
Moving application files to appropriate directories

After you create a working directory, move the appropriate application files into it. However,
you must move some files to an appropriate Web server directory, such as the document root.
This section describes the common files that you must place in appropriate directories.
Web objects and procedures
Whenever you create an executable procedure using the AppBuilder, you create a Web object.
Sometimes you create Web objects that are mapped to HTML files, but this is not required to
dynamically generate HTML pages. Either way, during development, you must move all of
your WebSpeed procedure files (.w, .p, or .i) into your application PROPATH. This ensures that
the agents can find and execute your WebSpeed procedures. If you precompile all of your
procedures (creating .r files), you can remove the source files when you actually deploy the
application. For more information, see the Compiling Web objects section on page 216.
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HTML and other static files
Some of the HTML files and images that you use in your Web presentation might never be
processed by WebSpeed. These HTML files serve as static HTML pages that never change
throughout the life of your Web presentation. You must place these files on your Web server
machine so that your Web server can serve them directly to the Web user. However, if your
WebSpeed application uses HTML files to dynamically generate HTML pages, you must make
the HTML files visible to the broker and agents. The easiest way to achieve this is to place them
in your application working directory (the brokers default directory) or elsewhere in the
PROPATH.
Java class files
You should place Java class files in a subdirectory of the Web server root directory. Then you
can reference the subdirectory in the CODEBASE attribute of the APPLET tag and the Java class file
in the CODE attribute of the APPLET tag.
For example, if the Java class file, myclass.class, is in a subdirectory of the Web server root
directory called java_classes, the APPLET tag might look like the following:
<APPLET CODE=myclass.class CODEBASE=/java_classes></APPLET>
JavaScript files
You should place JavaScript (.js) files in a subdirectory of the Web server root directory. Then
you can reference the relative path in the SRC attribute of the <SCRIPT> tag.
For example, if the JavaScript file, myscript.js, is in a subdirectory of the Web server root
directory called javascript, the <SCRIPT> tag might look like the following:
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" SRC="/javascript/myscript.js"></SCRIPT>
tagmap.dat
If you modify the default tagmap.dat, place a copy of the modified tagmap.dat into your
working directory. If you do not modify the file, you do not have to copy the file because the
default tagmap.dat is used.
Offset files
An offset file (.off) is created whenever you use the AppBuilder to map an HTML file to a Web
object. Agents use the offset file information to dynamically generate an HTML page. The
purpose of the offset file is to provide the location of the HTML form fields in the HTML file.
You ensure that the agents can find your offset files by placing them in your working directory
or in the directory with your running Web objects (or r-code). If an offset file is not current for
its HTML-mapping Web object, the agent generates a new offset file from your mapped HTML
file and the available tagmap.dat file.
Note:
Some of the files described above are ASCII files and some are binary. Some transfer
methods automatically handle the differences. Other methods require that you specify
a type. When in doubt, specify binary.
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Compiling Web objects

Typically, you compile Web objects as you develop them in the AppBuilder. For example, when
you save a source file in a Procedure Window, a dialog box appears asking if you want to
compile the file.
There might be occasions when you want to compile multiple files. You can compile single or
multiple files in the WebTools File Tools interface. From the AppBuilder main menu, select
Tools WebTools. Then select File Tools from the left frame of the browser. The File Tools
interface has a list box, from which you can select multiple files, and a compile button.
Setting environment variables

Environment variables required by WebSpeed are set during installation in the
ubroker.properties file. You might need to set the PROPATH and other standard environment
variables (for example, DLC) on the WebSpeed Transaction Server machine.
Note:
In distributed configurations, you must edit the appropriate environment variables on

each machine where you have WebSpeed components installed.
You can change most of these settings using the OpenEdge Explorer, the Progress Explorer, or
by editing the WebSpeed property file, ubroker.properties. Note that it is not necessary to
modify the Windows registry or the system environment variables (through the Windows
Control Panel).
PROPATH and other standard OpenEdge environment variables
When you install the WebSpeed Transaction Server, the installation process sets the PROPATH
for you in the ubroker.properties file. The PROPATH initially includes a number of
subdirectories in your installation directory. In addition, the PROPATH includes a dot ( . )
directory reference. When the agent sees the dot, the process substitutes the name of its current
working directory. For example, the agents resolve the dot to their brokers default directory,
which is the working directory.
You can override installed PROPATH settings using the PROPATH property in the properties file
(ubroker.properties).
Working directory settings
The properties file relies on a default setting for the working directory that you specify during
installation. You can remove or modify the references in the properties file to establish your
own working directory settings for both the WebSpeed Transaction Server and the NameServer.
For more information on OpenEdge environment settings, see OpenEdge Getting Started:
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Configuring WebSpeed and NameServer log files
For disk management reasons, you might want to specify a non-default location for the log files
used by WebSpeed. A WebSpeed installation uses a number of different log files, which are
stored in the default working directory. For example:
[TransactionServername.]server.log WebSpeed Transaction Server log file set using

the srvrLogFile property in the [Ubroker] section of the properties file
[TransactionServername.]broker.log WebSpeed broker log file set using the
property in the [Ubroker] section of the properties file
brokerLogFile
[NameServername.]ns.log NameServer log file set using the srvrLogFile property in

the [NameServer] section of the properties file
After you decide where you want the log files to reside, you can specify the location for each in
the OpenEdge Explorer, the Progress Explorer, or by directly editing the ubroker.properties
file. For more information, see the WebSpeed administration section on page 27.
Because the log files receive the WebSpeed and NameServer startup and shutdown messages,
OpenEdge system messages, and trace messages, the files can grow quickly. If you have the
Append option set in the Transaction Servers configuration, these log files do not truncate
automatically. In this case, you should periodically trim the files with a text editor. You might
want to archive the contents of the files as you do it. For more information on maintaining log
files, see the Maintaining the WebSpeed Transaction Server and NameServer log files section
on page 217.
Maintaining the WebSpeed Transaction Server and

NameServer log files
The WebSpeed and NameServer log files include information on when the respective
WebSpeed and NameServer processes start up and shut down. These files also include system
messages and information up to a level of detail that you specify using the loggingLevel
property in the ubroker.properties file. In addition, the WebSpeed broker and agent log files
include all OpenEdge system messages that are not assigned an output destination by the
OUTPUT TO KEEP-MESSAGES statement. If you start a WebSpeed session with the -weblogerror
startup parameter, messages from your ABL (Advanced Business Language) code can be
captured in the agent log file. Thus, the information in these log files can be useful when you
perform routine maintenance or troubleshooting.
Note:
If you have the Append option set in the Transaction Servers configuration, these log
files do not truncate automatically. In this case, you should periodically trim the file
with a text editor. You might want to archive the file contents as you do it.
For more information on how to configure the log files for your environment, see the
Configuring WebSpeed and NameServer log files section on page 217.
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The WebSpeed Transaction Server consists of the processes that handle the server-side activity
of your WebSpeed applications. Use the following procedure to configure the WebSpeed
Transaction Server and NameServer for developing and deploying WebSpeed applications in
Windows.
To prepare your WebSpeed environment for the transaction server:
1.
Make sure the AdminService is running. If the AdminService is not running, you must
start it. (For information on starting it, see the AdminService section on page 27.)
2.
Start an existing NameServer or create a new NameServer instance. You can create and
start a NameServer by using either the OpenEdge Explorer or the Progress Explorer; or
you can edit the ubroker.properties file to create an instance and then use the NSMAN
utility to start the instance. When you configure a NameServer instance, you can set it to
start up by default whenever the AdminService starts.
Note: The NameServer can be on any machine in your network, even a UNIX machine.
You can configure a WebSpeed environment without a NameServer. For more
information, see the No NameServer configurations section on page 212.
If you are using the tools, see the online help for information about creating and starting
an instance. If you are editing the ubroker.properties file, see the Editing the
ubroker.properties file section on page 28.
To start a local instance of the NameServer from the command line, use the following
command:
nsman -name NS1 -start
Where NS1 is the name of the NameServer.

To start a remote instance of the NameServer from the command line, use the following
command:
nsman -name NS1 -host host-name -port port -user user-name -start
Where host-name is the name of the host machine on which you want the instance to run,
port is the port number on the AdminService, and user-name is the user ID of the system
account that started the AdminServer.

3.
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Start an existing WebSpeed Transaction Server or create a new Transaction Server

instance. You can create and start a Transaction Server by using either the OpenEdge
Explorer or the Progress Explorer; or you can edit the ubroker.properties file to create
an instance and then use the WTBMAN utility to start the instance. When you configure a
Transaction Server instance, you can set it to start up by default whenever the
AdminService starts.

To start a local instance of the WebSpeed Transaction Server from the command line, use
the following command:
wtbman -name wsbroker1 -start
Note: The WebSpeed Transaction Server consists of a broker and agents. The default
WebSpeed broker is wsbroker1. When you start the broker, the agents are also
started.
To start a remote instance of the WebSpeed Transaction Server from the command line,
use the following command:
wtbman -name broker -host host -port port -user user -start
Where broker is the name of the WebSpeed broker, host is the name of the host machine
on which you want the instance to run, port is the port number on the AdminService, and
user is the user ID of the system account under which the Transaction Server will run. If
you specify a host name, the tool prompts you for a user name (if you do not supply it) and
password.
By using either the tools or the command-line utilities, you can also stop a NameServer or
WebSpeed Transaction Server instance, check its status, and increase or reduce the number of
running WebSpeed agents. For more information, see the OpenEdge Explorer and the Progress
Explorer online help and the Managing the WebSpeed Transaction Server section on
page 219.
Managing the WebSpeed Transaction Server

The WebSpeed Transaction Server is a background process and, as such, does not present a
visual interface to the administrator. However, you can manage the Transaction Server with the
WTBMAN utility, and you can validate its properties in the ubroker.properties file with the
WSCONFIG utility. The WTBMAN utility commands can run remotely; the WSCONFIG utility
commands only run locally.
In addition to allowing you to start, query, or stop the Transaction Server, the WTBMAN utility lets
you do the following:
Start additional agents
Trim the number of agents
Stop the Transaction Server
Display command-line help
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Dynamically starting additional agents
To start additional agents, enter the following command:
wtbman -name broker -addagents number-to-start
Where broker is the name of the WebSpeed broker specified in the ubroker.properties file
and number-to-start is the number of additional agents you want to start. The number you
specify must not exceed the maxSrvInstance value in the ubroker.properties file or your
license limit.
Trimming running agents
To trim agents, enter the following command:
wtbman -name broker -trimagents number-to-trim
Where broker is the name of the Transaction Server and number-to-trim is the number of
agents you want to stop.
Stopping the WebSpeed broker
To stop the broker and all the agents in its pool, enter the following command:
wtbman -name broker -stop
To force an immediate shutdown of the Transaction Server and all its agents, enter the following
command:
wtbman -kill broker
Accessing help on WTBMAN

To get information on WTBMAN syntax and usage, enter the following command:
wtbman -help
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The WebSpeed Transaction Server and WebSpeed Messenger combine to allow an application
written in SpeedScript (the WebSpeed variant of the ABL) to use a Web browser as its user
interface. Essentially, the WebSpeed Transaction Server becomes an application server for Web
browser clients. The Transaction Server runs the SpeedScript, which generates HTML pages,
and returns these Web pages to Web browser clients through the Messenger in response to Post
and Get requests from the clients.
The Messenger runs on a Web server as a CGI or equivalent process (depending on the Web
server type) and acts as the gateway and translator between Web requests and responses on the
Web server side and the corresponding WebSpeed requests and responses on the Transaction
Server side. Like the AppServer, the WebSpeed Transaction Server can have a controlling
NameServer configured to provide server-level fault tolerance with multiple Transaction
Servers supporting the same application service. The WebSpeed Transaction Server and
Messenger each rely on the Unified Broker framework for configuration and administration.
Note:
There is also a Messenger that works with Microsofts Active Server Pages, the
WSASP Messenger. Using the WSASP Messenger, you can call out of an Active
Server Page to a WebSpeed application.
For information on developing SpeedScript applications for WebSpeed deployment, see

OpenEdge Application Server: Developing WebSpeed Applications.
Configuring a Messenger-only installation

WebSpeed supports n-tier deployment, enabling flexible network structuring so that you can
distribute application logic and processing load among many machines across your distributed
network. You can partition and deploy your application, thereby breaking up an application that
is large and flexibly reorganizing it to run in a network environment that better suits your needs.
The WebSpeed Messenger can be part of this n-tier deployment.
The WebSpeed Messenger must reside on the same machine as the Web server. The Web server
and the WebSpeed Messengers need not be on the same machine as the rest of the WebSpeed
components.
In this configuration, the Messenger must be able to connect remotely to the machines where
the NameServers and AdminServices are installed. To do this, you must configure a remote
NameServer. For more information on this, see OpenEdge Getting Started: Installation and
Configuration.
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Installing the Messenger executable

The WebSpeed Messenger must reside on the same machine as your Web server. The
Messenger executables are tailored to run with a specific type of Web server. WebSpeed
provides a Messenger executable that supports the Web server types described in Table 25.
Table 25:
Windows NT WebSpeed Messengers
Web server Type
Messenger
Messenger executable
Microsoft IIS
ISAPI
wsisa.dll
Microsoft IIS
WSASP1
wsasp.dll
Netscape
NSAPI
wsnsa.dll
CGI-compatible
CGI
cgiip.exe
1. The WSASP Messenger calls WebSpeed applications from an Active Server Page. It cannot coexist with the ISAPI
Messenger.
The NSAPI executables reside and run from the install-path\bin directory. The CGI
Messenger and ISAPI executables reside and run from the \scripts directory on the Web
server.
Note:
To configure a Netscape Web server to work with the WebSpeed NSAPI Messenger,
you must edit the Netscape Web server configuration file (obj.conf). For more
information, refer to the Editing the Netscape Web server configuration file section
on page 223.
You can use the sample file cgiip.wsc to set up a file association for running the CGIIP
Messenger under Microsofts IIS Server. For details, see the cgiip.wsc file, which is located in
the install-path\bin directory.
Note:
You must restart an ISAPI or Netscape NSAPI Web server after installing and
configuring the Messenger.
Compatibility with the Web server type and operating system

The Messenger executable comes with the WebSpeed Transaction Server. The Messenger is
installed in the scripts directory of the Web server, which you specify during an OpenEdge
installation.
If you install the WebSpeed Transaction Server on an operating system that is different from the
operating system that runs your Web server, go to the Download area on the PSDN Web site at
http://www.progress.com/esd/index.ssp and download a compatible Messenger. This is
necessary because you must install a Messenger that is compatible with the Web servers
operating system. For example, if you are distributing WebSpeed components across networked
machines and your Web server is running on UNIX, be sure to install a WebSpeed Messenger
executable that is suitable for running on UNIX. Make sure that you download a Messenger for
the appropriate UNIX platform and for the appropriate Web server type.
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Editing the Netscape Web server configuration file

A Netscape Web server uses information in its configuration file to recognize the WebSpeed
NSAPI Messenger. The configuration file for the Netscape Enterprise Server is named
install-dir\https-host-name\config\obj.conf. (If you are using the Fast Track Server,
see your Web server documentation for the name of the servers configuration file.)
Make a copy of the file before you modify it so that you can restore the original configuration.
Table 26 describes the changes you must make to obj.conf.
Table 26:
Netscape Web server configuration

New Line
Description
Init fn=load-modules
shlib="pathname"
funcs=WSNSAinit,WSNSAdefault,
WSNSAshutdown,WSNSAwebspeedCheck
This pathname is the absolute path to the

Messenger DLL, wsnsa.dll. The Init line
must appear after any existing Init
commands. This line informs the Web server
that it must load the Messenger DLL at the
end of the initialization process, and that the
named functions are external entry points
within the DLL.
Init fn=WSNSAinit
This Init line must appear as the last Init

command. It informs the Web server that the
named function is an external entry point
within the DLL.
NameTrans fn=WSNSAwebspeedCheck
This NameTrans line must appear before

any existing NameTrans commands. You
must add it within the block of commands
delimited by <Object name=default> and
</Object>. This line informs the Web server
to handle WebSpeed requests properly.
Service method=(GET|POST|HEAD)
fn=WSNSAdefault
This Service line must appear before any

existing Service commands. You must add it
within the block of commands delimited by
<Object name=default> and </Object>.
This line informs the Web server to handle
WebSpeed requests properly.
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Each line you add to obj.conf must be on a single line. Do not add line breaks within a
command line. Use forward slashes (/) in pathnames. Here is an excerpt from a sample
obj.conf file (the additions that you must make for the WebSpeed Messenger are bold):
Init ...
Init ...
# The following directive is a single line; it contains no line breaks

Init fn=load-modules shlib="c:/Program Files/OpenEdge/bin/wsnsa.dll"
funcs=WSNSAinit,WSNSAdefault,WSNSAshutdown,WSNSAwebspeedCheck
Init fn=WSNSAinit
<Object name=default>
AuthTrans ...
AuthTrans ...
NameTrans fn=WSNSAwebspeedCheck
NameTrans ...
NameTrans ...
PathCheck ...
PathCheck ...
ObjectType ...
ObjectType ...
Service method=(GET|POST|HEAD) fn=WSNSAdefault

Service ...
Service ...
AddLog ...
AddLog ...
Error ...
</Object>...
...
...
...
Applying the configuration changes

Access the Netscape Servers browser-based Admin panel and apply the configuration changes
before restarting the Web server.
Restarting the Netscape Web server
After editing the Netscape Web server configuration file (obj.conf) to support the WebSpeed
NSAPI messenger, you must restart the Web server so that it recognizes this newly installed
Messenger.
Before running any WebSpeed application, make sure that your Web server is up and running.
Consult your Web server documentation for more information about getting the Web server
fully up and running.
Where to place the Messenger executable file

Typically, a Messenger script file, such as cgiip.exe, resides in the \scripts or equivalent
directory that contains your Web servers scripts. When you configure your Web server, you
can decide which directories can hold executable files.
Most Web servers map URLs leading with /scripts to a /scripts subdirectory. This
subdirectory is located either under or parallel to the document root directory. The /scripts
directory typically contains only executable files. This is an appropriate location to place your
Messenger script file.
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Managing the WebSpeed Messenger

Occasionally, you might want to check the Messengers status. For example, the NSAPI
Messenger maintains persistent connections to the WebSpeed brokers, which you might want
to break manually. WebSpeed provides an Administrative HTML page for the Messenger that
you can access through a URL.
If you are running an NSAPI Web server, use the following URL:
http://host-name[:port]/wsnsa.dll[/WService=appservicename]?WSMAdmin
Where host-name is the name of the host on which the Messenger is running, port is the port
that your Web server uses (if different from the default port 80), and appservice-name is the
name of the application service.
For example, the following URL requests the Administration page for the NSAPI Messenger on
a host named mars:
http://mars/wsnsa.dll/WService=wsbroker1?WSMAdmin
If you are running an ISAPI Web server, use the following URL:
http://host-name[:port]/scripts/wsisa.dll/[/WService=appservice-name]
?WSMAdmin
If you are running a CGI Web server, use the following URL:
http://host-name/scripts/cgiip.exe[/WService=appservice-name]?WSMAdmin
In a UNIX environment, use the following URL:
http://host-name/cgi-bin/wspd_cgi.sh?WSMAdmin
Where host-name is the name of your Web server machine, port is the port that your Web
server uses (if different from the default port 80), scripts is your Web servers scripts
directory, and appservice-name is the name of the application service.
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Tools and ABL Support
This chapter introduces you to the tools and utilities used in WebSpeed application
development. There are Windows-based and browser-based tools. You access the
Windows-based tools through the AppBuilder. Browser-based tools, also known as WebTools,
can be launched by starting a browser from the AppBuilder, or you can run them by supplying
a URL directly in a Web browser.
This chapter includes the following sections:
AppBuilder
WebSpeed Error Customization Utility
WebTools
Language support
AppBuilder
The AppBuilder is a multi-purpose application development environment. You can use it as a
visual programming environment to create character- or GUI-based client/server applications.
In addition, you can use the AppBuilder to createWebSpeed applications.
The AppBuilder is installed as part of the OpenEdge Studio and WebSpeed Workshop
products.
This manual focuses on using the AppBuilder in the context of WebSpeed applications. For
more information about using the AppBuilder for other types of applications, see OpenEdge
Development: AppBuilder.
Visual and nonvisual objects

When you start the AppBuilder, a separate window called the Object Palette appears. The
Object Palette allows you to create visual objects (buttons, for example).
However, in WebSpeed, you only create nonvisual objects, which include embedded
SpeedScript, CGI Wrapper, and HTML-mapping Web objects. (WebSpeed SpeedScript is an
interpreted, block-structured, and statement-oriented language based on the ABL (Advanced
Business Language.)
Note:
You cannot manipulate nonvisual objects graphically at design time, and they do not
have a visualization element at run time.
WebSpeed wizards
You can use the WebSpeed wizards to create Web objects without writing any HTML or
SpeedScript code. The WebSpeed wizards prompt you for the necessary information and
automatically generate the required code.
Note:
WebSpeed wizards do not conform to modern coding practices and might not be
appropriate to your development objectives. They are useful for quickly generating
small, stand-alone applications.
The WebSpeed wizards are:
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Report Creates a tabular view of the database fields you specify. You can add
navigation buttons for displaying the first, previous, next, and last set of records. You can
also include a text entry field to allow the user to enter search criteria.
Detail Creates a form to display database data, based on the selection criteria you
specify. You can add transaction control buttons to allow users to add or delete records and
to submit or reset changes.
HTML mapping Maps form fields in an existing HTML file to database fields.
AppBuilder
Templates
The AppBuilder provides templates to assist you when you create HTML files. From the main
window of the AppBuilder, choose File New to see the list of templates that are available.
The following WebSpeed templates are available:
Detail Allows you to create an HTML Detail Page with Embedded SpeedScript. It
creates an updatable form to display a single record from a Progress SmartDataObject
or from a database. Optionally, you can add transaction control buttons to allow users to
add, submit, reset, delete and cancel their updates. You can also add navigation buttons
and an entry field that allows the user to enter search criteria.
HTML Mapping Permits you to create a new HTML Mapping procedure and
associate form elements defined in a static HTML file with WebSpeed field objects, such
as database or data object fields.
Main A Welcome or a static text page for a WebSpeed application.
CGI wrapper A Web object that dynamically generates HTML within the context of
SpeedScript.
Blank A basic HTML file that includes an embedded SpeedScript section.
Frameset An HTML file that creates three frames (a banner and two columns). The
template also contains markup that displays a message when the browser does not support
frames.
Report An HTML file with preprocessor definitions for creating a tabular view of
database fields with navigation buttons.
Report Template Generates a formatted report on database or SmartData tables. The

user can customize the reporting options in this template by changing Preprocessor
definitions to match the data to include in the report.
Table A file for formatting database results into an HTML table. This is not a
stand-alone file since it does not contain all the required HTML tags. It is meant to be
inserted into another HTML file.
Code Section Editor

You can edit procedure files with conventional text editors, such as NotePad, or with the
Progress Procedure Editor. However, the Code Section Editor is the AppBuilders main tool for
editing structured procedure files. The Code Section Editor is integrated with the AppBuilder,
unlike other editors. As a result, when you invoke the Code Section Editor, it displays the
appropriate code section, preserving the structure of structured procedure files. The Code
Section Editor also preserves the procedure files format by presenting only some sections of
the file.
To invoke the Code Section Editor, choose the Edit code button or Window Code Section
Editor from the AppBuilder main menu. You can also double-click on an object to invoke the
Code Section Editor, if that feature is enabled in the Options Preferences window.
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Starting the AppBuilder

You can start the AppBuilder from the Start menu, typically by choosing: Start
All Programs OpenEdge AppBuilder. The main window of the AppBuilder opens, as
shown in Figure 31.
Figure 31:
AppBuilder main window
In addition, you can start the AppBuilder from the Application Development Environment
(ADE) Desktop and any tool that has a Tools menu, like the Data Dictionary or the Procedure
Editor. You can also start the AppBuilder directly from an operating system command shell.
For more information about starting the AppBuilder and about the AppBuilder main window,
see OpenEdge Development: AppBuilder.
Connecting to a database server
You must connect AppBuilder to a database server before you can begin to develop WebSpeed
applications. The database must be either the same database that is connected to the WebSpeed
broker, or it must have the same schema.
To connect to a database server that is running:
1.
From the AppBuilder main window, choose Tools Database Connections.
2.
Choose Connect.
3.
Choose Options>>.
4.
Select the Multiple Users check box.
5.
Type the pathname of the database in the Physical Name text field.
6.
Click OK.
For more detailed information about starting database servers, see OpenEdge Getting Started:
Specifying a default browser
To run and test your WebSpeed applications, you must specify a default browser.
To specify a default browser:
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1.
Choose Options Preferences from the AppBuilder main window.
2.
Choose the WebSpeed tab.
AppBuilder
3.
Specify the pathname of the browser that you intend to use during development.
For example, C:\Program Files\Netscape\Communicator\Program\netscape.exe and
typical pathnames for
Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer, respectively.
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe are
Specifying a WebSpeed broker

Before you can begin to develop WebSpeed applications, you must specify a WebSpeed broker
in the AppBuilder. The WebSpeed broker must be connected to the same database that is
connected to the AppBuilder (or the database must have the same schema as the database that
is connected to the AppBuilder).
The Running sample applications section on page 447 contains an example of starting a
WebSpeed broker connected to the sample Sports2000 database.
To specify a WebSpeed broker in the AppBuilder:
1.
Choose Options Preferences from the AppBuilder main window.
2.
Choose the WebSpeed tab.
3.
Type the URL of the WebSpeed broker in the Broker URL field.
The following code shows the general syntax for specifying a broker URL:
http://host_name[:port]/scripts_dir/messenger/WService=broker
host_name
Specifies the name of the machine that is running the Web server.
port
Specifies the port number of the Web Server. The port number is optional if the Web
Server uses the default port number, which is 80. For example, if a Web Servers port
number is 88, the initial part of the URL might be specified as http://myhost:88.
scripts_dir
Specifies the Web server scripts directory for a CGI or ISAPI Messenger. Omit this
component if you are using an NSAPI Messenger.
messenger
Specifies the messenger name.

For a CGI Messenger, add the filename (or pathname relative to the scripts directory)
of your CGI Messenger script (cgiip.exe). For an ISAPI Messenger, add the
filename (or pathname relative to the scripts directory) of the DLL (wsisa.dll). For
an NSAPI Messenger, add the filename of the DLL (wsnsa.dll).
broker
Specifies the WebSpeed broker name.
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4.
Click Test to verify the connection. (Be sure that you specify the path of your default
browsers executable file before testing.)
5.
Click OK.
Setting the remote/local development mode

The AppBuilder supports a local and a remote development mode.
Use local mode when all of the following conditions are true:
The AppBuilder is running on the same machine as the WebSpeed Transaction Server
Both the AppBuilder and the WebSpeed Transaction Server have the same working
directory
Both the AppBuilder and the WebSpeed Transaction Server have the same PROPATH
settings
The working directory and PROPATH are set during installation of WebSpeed. For more
information, see OpenEdge Getting Started: Installation and Configuration.
Use remote mode when the WebSpeed Transaction Server is on a remote machine, and when
either of the following conditions are true:
The WebSpeed Transaction Server and the AppBuilder have different PROPATH settings.
The WebSpeed Transaction Server has a different working directory than the AppBuilder.
(In remote mode, files are saved in the WebSpeed Transaction Servers working directory
on the remote machine.)
To change the development mode, click the Development Mode toggle button, which is the last
button in the AppBuilder tool bar as shown in Figure 32.
Local mode
Remote mode
Figure 32:
Note:
Development Mode button
If you have network or other problems and cannot access a remote WebSpeed
Transaction Server, you can switch to local mode to create and save source files.
However, you cannot compile source files that contain embedded SpeedScript unless
remote mode is enabled.
AppBuilder documentation
Detailed online help for all the AppBuilder features is available from the main Help menu and
from Help buttons on most dialog boxes. Also, see OpenEdge Application Server: Developing
AppServer Applications for more information about using the AppBuilder.
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The WebSpeed Error Customization Utility allows you to change the content of any OpenEdge
error message that is passed by the WebSpeed Messenger to client browsers. For example, you
can shield the users of your application from seeing error numbers and direct them to contact a
system administrator instead.
In general, the WebSpeed Messenger passes default error messages to client browsers when
WebSpeed requests generate errors. Using the WebSpeed Error Customization Utility, you can:
Retain the default error message
Replace the default error message with a message that you create
Pass a URL to the client browser, which directs the client browser to a specified Web site
To access the WebSpeed Error Customization Utility, you must enable the Administration
Utility. You can do this through the OpenEdge Explorer or the Progress Explorer. Or, you can
add the following line to the [WebSpeed.Messengers.messenger type] section of the
ubroker.properties file:
AllowMsngrCmds=1
After you have enabled the Administration Utility, use a Web browser to go to the WebSpeed
Messenger Administration Page on any machine that has access to the utility. Use a URL with
the following format:
http://host_name[:port]/scripts_dir/messenger/WService=broker?WSMAdmin
When you have accessed the WebSpeed Messenger Administration Page, select Customize
Messenger Error Messages, which displays the WebSpeed Error Customization Utility shown
in Figure 33.
Figure 33:
WebSpeed Error Message Customization Utility
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Within the Customization Utility, you can either accept defaults, create your own error
messages, or redirect client browsers to a specified URL. Any changes you make are written to
the Messengers wsCusErr.txt file, which is created in the Messengers log file directory. You
do not need to restart the Messenger to make your changes effective.
Note:
There is a limitation on how many error messages you can customize. Currently, the
file can contain customizations for no more than 32 error messages.
wsCusErr.txt
Another way to customize error messages is to directly edit the wsCusErr.txt file, which, if it
does not already exist, you can create in the Messengers log file directory. Use any editor that
allows you to save as an unformatted text file.
Entries in the wsCusErr.txt file have the following syntax:
error_number 0|1|2
message|URL
error_number
A number that represents a OpenEdge error. If error_number is 0, it will match all

OpenEdge error numbers, except those that are specified in the file. You can use an entry
with an error_number of 0 to create a general message for any errors that you did not
explicitly customize.
0|1|2
0 causes the default OpenEdge error message to be displayed. 1 causes the text string
specified in the next line to be displayed. 2 causes the URL specified in the next line to be
passed to the client browser.
message|URL
message is a text string representing the customized error message that you want to send
to the browser. URL is a text string representing the URL for a valid Web site.
An example of the contents of a wsCusErr.txt file follows:

8239 1
Name Server is not responding. Please contact administrator.
0 2
http://www.progress.com
The first entry causes the specified messages to be displayed whenever an 8239 error is
generated. The second entry directs the client browser to the specified Web site whenever any
other error is generated.
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WebTools
WebTools
WebTools are a collection of browser-based utilities that allow you to perform development
tasks and to access information. Each tool is directly accessible by clicking a link from the
WebSpeed WebTools menu.
You can access WebTools by specifying the WorkShop URL in your browser
(host_name/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wsbroker1/workshop, for example). If you have
WebSpeed installed locally, you can also access WebTools from the Tools menu in AppBuilder.
Select Tools WebTools from the AppBuilder main window.
Figure 34 shows the WebTools menu.
Figure 34:
WebSpeed WebTools menu
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Table 31 gives a brief description of each one of the WebTools, listed in the order that they
appear in the WebTools menu. For more detailed information, see the online help, which is
accessible from the WebTools menu and from the main frame of each WebTool.
Table 31:
WebTools menu items
WebTool
Application Manager
Data Browser
310
(1 of 3)
Description
Contains the following utilities:
Servers Manages the WebSpeed brokers, database

servers, and other servers
CodePath Defines which directories to include in

the code search path, and also allows you to compile all
or selected source code files
R-Code Library Packages r-code into procedure

library (.pl) files
Allows you to work with the contents of databases connected

to the WebSpeed broker. It contains the following utilities:
Tables Lists all the tables in a database, browses

through records, and generates reports
Sys Shows hidden metaschema database tables
Dict Shows a dictionary report of the database
VST Shows the virtual system table data generated

by the PROMON utility
Editor
Functions as a basic, single-document text editor. Only one

file can be edited at a time. If you attempt to open a new file,
the text-entry frame is checked for changes. If there are any
changes, you are prompted to save or ignore those changes
before a new file is opened.
File Tools
Provides a directory listing from which you can view, open,

run, compile, extract, or delete files in the selected directory.
By default, File Tools initially displays a view of your
working directory. Once you have created some of your own
Web objects and procedure files, you can use the File Tools
options to manage and maintain files either in your working
directory or in another directory.
WebTools
Table 31:
WebTools menu items
WebTool
OS Command
(2 of 3)
Description
Allows you to enter operating system commands. Commands

execute in the operating system context of the machine where
a WebSpeed Transaction Server is running in development
mode. Command output is displayed below the command
entry field.
The OS Command WebTool also allows you to run
single-line command scripts. You can create these scripts in
any text editor, but the file can only have one line (no carriage
returns). Save them in install_dir/src/web/scripts with
a .os filename extension. After you create .os files in that
directory, their names appear in the OS Command WebTool
frame. After you select a script and choose Load Script, the
scripts contents appear in the command entry field. Choose
Submit to execute.
Note: WebSpeed does not maintain context from one
command to the next. Therefore, some commands (like
changing your working directory, for example) do not
execute. You get an error message stating that the command
generated no output.
Scripting Lab
Allows you to enter SpeedScript, SQL, JavaScript, VBScript,

or HTML code and run it on a WebSpeed Transaction Server
that is running in development mode. You can use the
Scripting Lab to test your code. You can copy your tested
code into a Web object (by performing a cut-and-paste
operation), but you cannot save code directly in the Scripting
Lab.
The Scripting Lab also contains small code samples.
Agent Variables
Databases
Messages
Displays current environmental variables including:
CGI Environment variables
WebSpeed variables
WebSpeed WEB-CONTEXT attributes
WebSpeed SESSION attributes
Allows you to look up information about the database schema

of any database connected to the WebSpeed agent. The
Databases tool presents a view of the database on the server
machine (which might be a different database from the one
the AppBuilder is connected to). You can use the Databases
tool to view:
Databases connected to the WebSpeed agent
Table definitions for any database connected to the

WebSpeed agent
Field and index definitions for a table
Field attributes for a field
Index attributes for an index
Allows you to access information about error messages

generated by WebSpeed. When you enter a message number,
it displays a description of the message.
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Table 31:
WebTools menu items
WebTool
Object State
(3 of 3)
Description
Allows you to view the state of procedures that a WebSpeed

agent is running.
When you select an object state link, a table appears
containing the name of each persistent object running on the
WebSpeed agent and a description of the type and state of the
object.
ProPath
Displays a list of the directories contained in the PROPATH

environment variable. The PROPATH environment variable
specifies where the WebSpeed agent will search to locate the
file it has been requested to run. You can use the ProPath
tool to view and verify the directories included in the
PROPATH. You can also use the ProPath tool to open a
directory in the File Tools tool.
Virtual System Tables
Allows you to examine the status of a database and monitor

its performance.
Developers Corner
Links to the Progress Communities WebSpeed Forum:

http://communities.progress.com/pcom/community/psd
n/openedge/webspeed
Help
Contains links to WebTools help topics.
Running WebTools
You can access WebTools by specifying the WorkShop URL in your browser. For example:
http://host_name/scripts_dir/messenger/WService=broker/workshop
You can also access WebTools on a machine that has the WebSpeed development environment
installed. From the menu bar in AppBuilder, select Tools WebTools.
Caution: You can access the WebTools only when the agent application mode for broker is
set to Development (the default). If you leave the mode set to Development when
your application goes live, end users can start WebTools and gain unauthorized
access to system files and utilities. Always be sure to set the agent application mode
to Production on brokers that serve deployed applications. See OpenEdge
Application Server: Developing AppServer Applications for more information about
configuring WebSpeed brokers.
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Language support
Language support
The following sections discuss parts of the ABL and OpenEdge environment that are either
specific to WebSpeed or useful in designing WebSpeed applications.
SpeedScript and CGI wrappers
WebSpeed global variables
WebSpeed preprocessors
WebSpeed API
XML
JSON
WebSpeed source files
SpeedScript and CGI wrappers

SpeedScript is an implementation of the ABL that is primarily used to develop Web
applications. ABL is inserted into HTML by using special HTML tags. When the WebSpeed
compiler compiles this HTML, it converts it into a CGI wrapper automatically. You can also
write CGI wrappers directly. SpeedScript includes a built-in Web server input/output (I/O)
system that provides access to the CGI environment and Web page output stream for a Web
request.
Note:
SpeedScript supports extensions that allow the use of XML through SAX and the
Document Object Model (DOM) interface. These extensions provide the basic input,
output, and low-level data manipulation capabilities required to use data contained in
XML documents. For more information about XML support, see OpenEdge
Development: Working with XML, which describes XML support in the context of the
ABL. However, the information also applies to SpeedScript, which is based on the
ABL.
See the following sources for more information regarding SpeedScript:
OpenEdge Development: ABL Reference Describes the syntax of all SpeedScript

language elements; also identifies which language elements apply to the ABL (Advanced
Business Language), to SpeedScript, or to both the ABL and SpeedScript
OpenEdge Getting Started: ABL Essentials Covers important programming concepts

such as database locking and transaction rules, program block and resource scoping rules,
and the use of persistent procedure
Similarities between the ABL and SpeedScript

The similarities between the ABL and SpeedScript include:
Block structure and resource scoping rules are the same
Database events (such as CREATE and DELETE) can be handled in the same way
Database locking and database transaction rules are the same

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Both can use SmartDataObjects as data sources
Both can use the AppServer to process requests
Both can be written using the same AppBuilder tools (Procedure Window, the Section
Editor, and the TreeView)
Differences between the ABL and SpeedScript

Some important differences between SpeedScript programming and ABL programming are:
ABL applications are usually state-aware, while SpeedScript applications are often
stateless. The distinction between state-aware and stateless applications is briefly
discussed in OpenEdge Application Server: Developing WebSpeed Applications.
GUI widget events are not used in WebSpeed SpeedScript applications. Visual elements
are handled by HTML, rather than as GUI widgets.
The preprocessor {&OUT} statement is used to output data to the HTML page, rather than
the DISPLAY statement. For information, see OpenEdge Application Server: Developing
WebSpeed Applications.
In SpeedScript, all terminal-focused I/O is replaced by a block mode Web-oriented I/O,

where the SpeedScript frame is the block data structure. Therefore, I/O blocking
statements, such as UPDATE or PROMPT-FOR, cannot be used in SpeedScript applications.
Similarly, the I/O blocking options of statements like the MESSAGE (VIEW-AS ALERT-BOX)
and PAUSE (MESSAGE) statements are ignored.
Very few ABL events apply to WebSpeed applications, except database events. The one
essential event in SpeedScript is WEB-NOTIFY. However, in normal use, this event is
handled exclusively by the agent control program (web-disp.p).
WAIT-FOR
Some procedures that are available through include files and the Insert Call button of the
Section Editor are only appropriate for WebSpeed applications. Some of these are:
cannot be used for user input in SpeedScript applications.
hidden-field-list
set-cookie
get-cookie
See the WebSpeed API reference in the online help for a list of the public APIs.
SpeedScript includes special extensions, including a virtual Web output device (WEB) to
define Web page output streams to your Web server and the WEB-CONTEXT system handle
to access the request environment. However, most of these extensions are wrapped in the
API functions, method and event procedures, and preprocessor definitions provided with
WebSpeed.
These examples also rely on SpeedScript preprocessor references, especially {&OUT} and
{&DISPLAY}, to direct output to the WebSpeed-defined output stream, WebStream. You can find
the definitions for these preprocessor references (and several others) in
install-path/src/web/method/cgidefs.i. For more information on the {&DISPLAY}
preprocessor reference, see OpenEdge Application Server: Developing WebSpeed Applications.
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SpeedScript versus JavaScript
It is a common practice to use both SpeedScript and JavaScript when developing WebSpeed
applications. SpeedScript has advantages for developing the business logic of applications,
while JavaScript is a good programming tool for adding user interface elements to Web
applications.
If you use either the Report or Detail templates in AppBuilder to create a WebSpeed Web
object, you can view the resulting HTML source file and see a combination of SpeedScript and
JavaScript. The templates will help you create SpeedScript to implement database queries and
updates, and they will create JavaScript event handlers (like onMouseOver, onClick, etc.) to
implement interactive features of the WebSpeed applications.
The <SCRIPT> tag for JavaScript employs the same syntax as the <SCRIPT> tag for Embedded
SpeedScript, as shown:
<SCRIPT Language="JavaScript">
JavaScript Code
</SCRIPT>
In some situations, you do not need a <SCRIPT> tag. JavaScript event handlers, for example, do
not require a <SCRIPT> tag when they are used as an attribute to an HTML tag, as shown in the
following example:
<BODY onLoad="alert(Done);">
Some other factors that you should keep in mind when using JavaScript in WebSpeed
applications are:
End users of your WebSpeed application will be able to see your JavaScript code when
they view HTML source in their browsers. They can see the HTML output that Embedded
SpeedScript generates, but they do not see the actual SpeedScript source code. (This is
because the SpeedScript code executes on the server side while the JavaScript executes on
the client-side browser.)
No static or dynamic HTML can be generated from the JavaScript code that is between
HTML <SCRIPT> tags.
SpeedScript is executed on the server side by the WebSpeed agent. JavaScript is executed
on the client side by the Web browser.
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Additional SpeedScript components
The WebSpeed development environment also contains the following components:
Method procedures A set of standard SpeedScript procedures that provides a variety

of services to Web objects. Some method procedures that duplicate API functions are
supported for upward compatibility with earlier WebSpeed versions. Others provide
unique services to some types of Web objects, such as main-lining the response to Web
requests. Some of these you can customize for each Web object. The source for many of
the standard method procedures resides in the utility object web-util.p under
install-path/src/web/objects. The run-web-object procedure follows a protocol
designed to ensure the integrity of the Web object, whether it is stateless or state-aware.
This allows WebSpeed to manage Web objects in a consistent manner. The
run-web-object method procedure is defined in the utility object,
install-path/src/web/objects/web-util.p.
Control handlers A special class of procedures that execute in response to pseudo

events in HTML-mapping Web objects, and that you can customize. These pseudo event
procedures include web.input and web.output. By overriding web.input and
web.output, you can replace the default data movement between HTML field definitions
and corresponding field objects for HTML-mapping Web objects. The default versions of
these control handlers for each type of HTML field are located in the tagmap utilities under
install-path/src/web/support. Each utility procedure understands how to convert data
between a particular type of HTML form element and a SpeedScript field object of the
corresponding type.
tagmap.dat A file that contains default mappings between HTML form element types
and SpeedScript field object types for HTML-mapping Web objects. Each entry in the file
includes the location of the default web.input and web.output control handler procedure
for the field mapping. This file is also where you can define your own mappings and
custom tags for your application. This file resides in your WebSpeed installation directory
(install-path/).
web-disp.p The control program that runs on all WebSpeed agents and executes all
Web objects. The SpeedScript source resides in install-path/src/web/object. It
manages various transaction states that can affect the whole application. This SpeedScript
procedure is included with the development environment because it is central to the
operation of WebSpeed applications. How web-disp.p manages Web objects can affect
how and when you might set and evaluate transaction states in each Web object. This
program also initializes the utility object web-util.p (residing in the same directory),
where most API functions and method procedures reside at run time. WebSpeed has a
special set of procedure-calling conventions. The first convention relies on the
run-web-object method procedure. This procedure is the standard method to execute a
Web object from within another procedure. It is also the basic method web-disp.p uses to
execute Web objects in response to Web requests.
WebSpeed global variables

The WebSpeed global variables are a rich set of variables available to all Web objects running
on the same agent that maintains the current CGI environment and other information about the
current Web request or state-persistent WebSpeed transaction. The definitions of these variables
reside in install-path/src/web/method/cgidefs.i.
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The preprocessor is a function of the ABL compiler that also applies to SpeedScript. On its
initial pass through source code, the compiler looks for preprocessor directives and performs
text substitutions when it finds them. All directives begin with an ampersand (&).
The WebSpeed preprocessors, which are listed in Table 32, provide consistent access to the
Web environment, especially the Web output stream. The definitions of WebSpeed
preprocessor names reside in install-path/src/web/method/cgidefs.i.
Table 32:
Preprocessor name
Assigned value
&WEBSTREAM
STREAM Webstream
&OUT
PUT {&WEBSTREAM} UNFORMATTED
&OUT-FMT
PUT {&WEBSTREAM}
&OUT-LONG
EXPORT {&WEBSTREAM}
&DISPLAY
DISPLAY {&WEBSTREAM}
WebSpeed API
WebSpeed APIs include a set of standard WebSpeed functions (user-defined SpeedScript
functions) that provides a variety of services to Web objects. API functions handle low-level
Web object tasks such as formatting URLs and returning specific values from the CGI
environment. All API functions are available for your application. The source resides in several
include (.i) files under install-path/src/web/method, including cgiutils.i, cookies.i,
and message.i. Access to these functions in a Web object is provided by including
install-path/src/web/method/cgidefs.i.
For more information on WebSpeed API functions, see the WebSpeed API appendix in
OpenEdge Application Server: Developing WebSpeed Applications. This information is also
available through the AppBuilder online help. Choose Help Help Topics from the
AppBuilder menu bar. Then select the Find tab and type WebSpeed API in the top field of the
dialog box.
XML
Extensible Markup Language (XML) is supported directly in WebSpeeds SpeedScript (ABL)
language, allowing you to exchange data between OpenEdge-supported data sources and XML
documents. XML, considered the standard for exchanging data between disparate applications,
is a markup language like HTML. However, unlike HTML, XML describes document content
in terms of the data without regard for how it is to be displayed.
WebSpeed contains an industry standard XML parser, allowing developers to use SpeedScript
to create programs that send and receive XML documents to/from other XML-enabled Web
applications using Document Object Model (DOM) and SAX interfaces.
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JSON
JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) is supported directly in WebSpeeds SpeedScript (ABL)
language, allowing you to exchange data between OpenEdge-supported data sources and JSON
data. Specifically, you can serialize ABL ProDataSets and temp-tables to and from JSON data.
JSON developers use JSON as an alternative data interchange format to XML. XML is widely
used to exchange data in a heterogeneous environment. However, some developers consider
XML as too verbose for exchanges between a web browser and a web server as part of a rich
internet application. For example, JSON is widely used in AJAX applications.
WebSpeed source files

All SpeedScript source files provided with WebSpeed, including web-disp.p, web-util.p,
example Web objects, and other SpeedScript source files, reside in directories under
install-path/src/web and install-path/src/web2.
The source files in install-path/src/web are described as follows:
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Examples Contains the source for Web object examples described in this manual,
including HTML and offset files. It also contains additional examples of interest.
Method Contains the source for various SpeedScript compile-time include files
(similar in function to C include files) that define some of the method procedures and API
functions used by WebSpeed to construct Web objects.
Objects Contains the source for the main Web object dispatch procedure web-disp.p
and the utility object web-util.p.
Support Contains all of the tagmap utility procedures for HTML-mapping Web objects
that are specified in tagmap.dat and that define the default web.input and web.output
control handlers for supported HTML form element and SpeedScript field object types. It
also contains some run-time procedures for debugging and interpreting the offset file for
an HTML-mapping Web object.
Template Contains skeleton files used to create new Web objects and other types of
support objects and files, including:
A file that defines the New File links that use these templates in the AppBuilder Files
component (web.cst).
A blank embedded SpeedScript file template (script.html)
An embedded SpeedScript template for creating a database browser (browse.html)
An embedded SpeedScript template for creating an application welcome page

(main.html)
A HTML frame set template (frameset.html).
An embedded SpeedScript template for generating a table of database fields that can
be executed by another Web object (table.html)
A SpeedScript procedure file template (procedur.p)
A SpeedScript include file template (include.i)
Language support
A CGI Wrapper template for creating a SpeedScript-generating Web object

(wrap-cgi.w).
A HTML-mapping template and include files (html-map.w and hmapmain.i) for

creating an HTML-mapping Web object
The source files in install-path/src/web2 are described as follows:
Super procedures These are .i and .p files that contain the definitions of WebSpeed
super procedures. To use super procedures, you include the .i file in your ABL code rather
than running the .p file directly. Super procedures are in the install-path/src/web2
directory.
For more information about super procedures, see OpenEdge Deployment: Managing ABL
Applications.
Templates Code relating to WebSpeed Report, Detail, and HTML Mapping wizards is
in the install-path/src/web2/templates directory. These files can be used as models
for creating custom templates that can be made accessible to the AppBuilder through a
.cst file.
There are two kinds of files in the template directory. First are the .w and .i template files.
These are used to create new objects that can be made available from the AppBuilder
palette. More information on using .w and .i template files to extend AppBuilder can be
found in OpenEdge Application Server: Developing AppServer Applications.
The second type of file is the HTML template files (.dat files) for the report and detail
wizards. These can be used as examples of how to create new wizards that create
embedded ABL files (.html files). Each .dat file has a companion .w file with the same
filename (for example, wreport.w and wreport.dat) that acts as a SpeedScript wrapper
for the .dat file.
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Running and Deploying WebSpeed
Applications
This chapter includes information about deploying WebSpeed, including important security
considerations, as described in the following sections:
Distributed WebSpeed environments
WebSpeed security
Firewall configuration and debugging
Optimizing WebSpeed performance
Running sample applications
Note:
This chapter includes several screen shots showing taks performed in the Progress
Explorer. You can also perform these tasks in the OpenEdge Explorer.
Running and Deploying WebSpeed Applications

The pieces of the WebSpeed architecture do not have to reside on a single machine. However,
there are dependencies that you must consider before installing your own WebSpeed
environment. The way you choose to distribute your environment might affect how your
application performs. You should consider this during the early stages of your design process,
as well as the later stages when you are planning your deployment strategy.
The following sections show sample WebSpeed environments and briefly describe how they
should be installed and managed. They concentrate on the WebSpeed components, but there are
other considerations as well. For example, the Securing your WebSpeed server machine
section on page 424 discusses the addition of firewalls to a WebSpeed environment.
After you have installed your environment, you must consider the interdependencies when you
write startup routines for your environment. Some components cannot start correctly unless
they can communicate with some other component. These dependencies shape proper startup
routines. The brief startup sequences in the following sections can help you avoid common
errors that occur when components are started before everything they depend on has started.
Note:
Some components can be configured to start automatically when other components

start.
For example, before launching a WebSpeed application, you should make a data source
available to the WebSpeed broker and agents for your application. When you shut down your
application, the broker and agents should shut down before the databases. If agents lose their
database connections prematurely, you might have to complete the shutdown manually.
In most cases, when a machine or component fails, you only have to restart that machine or
component. If your data source in a complex distributed configuration fails, data integrity
concerns might make it necessary to bring down other components before restarting your data
source.
The examples of WebSpeed configurations in this section are meant to illustrate which
components must reside on the same machine and how to establish links between the various
WebSpeed components on different machines. You can adapt these examples to your needs, as
described in the following sections:
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Single-machine configuration
Development network with a central WebSpeed machine
Development network with a dedicated Web server
Multiple LAN development environment
Deployment configuration with a dedicated Web server
Development and deployment shared configuration
Single-machine configuration
The most basic configuration for WebSpeed is to install the WebSpeed Workshop application
on the same machine as your Web server and a data source. The WebSpeed Workshop uses a
subset of the OpenEdge development tools focused on developing and testing WebSpeed
applications. With the Workshop, you do not have access to the graphical interface design
capabilities of the AppBuilder.
Figure 41 shows the components installed in a single-machine configuration.
Note:
The WebSpeed Broker and the WebSpeed Agents it controls are collectively referred
to as the WebSpeed Transaction Server in this figure.
AdminServer
W eb server
N ameServer
W ebSpeed
W ebTools
W ebSpeed
AppBuilder
W ebSpeed
Messenger
W eb
browser
Figure 41:
W ebSpeed
Transaction
Server
Data source
Configuration for single developer on a single machine
The WebSpeed Workshop includes the WebSpeed Development Server, which supports a
single developer. The WebSpeed Development Server comes with only two WebSpeed Agents.
The WebSpeed Development Server includes the Progress OpenEdge Personal RDBMS. The
OpenEdge Personal RDBMS can handle up to five local connections: one for the WebSpeed
AppBuilder, one for the OpenEdge Explorer or the Progress Explorer, and three for the
applications that you are developing. This is suitable for the needs of a single developer.
As Figure 41 shows, the Web server, the WebSpeed WebTools, and the WebSpeed Messenger
form an interdependent unit. While the Web server can handle non-WebSpeed traffic in addition
to the WebSpeed traffic, the WebSpeed WebTools and Messenger cannot operate
independently from the Web server.
To set up a single machine configuration:
1.
Install a Web browser and a Web server on your machine.
2.
Perform a Complete Installation of WebSpeed Workshop onto your machine.
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Startup sequence
After you have installed and configured everything, you can start your WebSpeed environment.
To start a single machine configuration:
1.
Start the AdminServer.

Note: Once the AdminServer has started, you can use the OpenEdge Explorer or the
Progress Explorer to start the other components on this machine.
2.
Start the data source in multi-user mode.
3.
Start the NameServer.

Note: The default setting for the NameServer is to start when the AdminServer starts.
4.
Start the WebSpeed Transaction Server.
5.
Start the Web server.
6.
Start the WebSpeed AppBuilder.
7.
Start the Web browser by choosing the WebTools from the AppBuilders Tools menu as
needed.

A common WebSpeed configuration is a network where a central machine handles most of the
WebSpeed components. Individual developers only need the WebSpeed AppBuilder and a Web
browser on their workstations.
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Figure 42 shows the components installed in a development network with a central machine.
Note:
Phobos
Mars
W ebSpeed
AppBuilder
W eb
browser
AdminServer
NameServer
W ebSpeed
Transaction
Server
W eb server
Deimos
W ebSpeed
W ebTools
W ebSpeed
AppBuilder
W ebSpeed
Messenger
D ata source
W eb
browser
Figure 42:
This configuration uses the WebSpeed Transaction Server and some data source on the central
machine and the WebSpeed Workshop on the workstations. Figure 42 shows a central
machine, Mars, configured to support two development workstations, Phobos and Deimos.
The WebSpeed Transaction Server supports a team of developers creating WebSpeed
applications. You can start up as many WebSpeed Agents as you have licenses for. Depending
on the locking strategies for WebSpeed Agents you use in your applications, any given Agent
might serve the needs of several developers or only one developer. Because the WebSpeed
Transaction Server does not include a database, you must install either the Progress OpenEdge
Workgroup RDBMS or the appropriate DataServer to connect to your non-OpenEdge database.
To set up a central development machine configuration:
1.
Install a Web server on Mars.
2.
Install the WebSpeed Transaction Server on Mars.
3.
Install the appropriate components for your intended data source on Mars:
4.
If you use the OpenEdge Database, install the OpenEdge Workgroup RDBMS.
If you connect to a non-OpenEdge data source, install the appropriate OpenEdge

DataServers for your data source. See the appropriate OpenEdge DataServer guide
for details.
Install the WebSpeed Workshop, which includes the AppBuilder, on Phobos and Deimos.
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Beyond the basic installation
If you are going to use a non-OpenEdge database, you must install the appropriate DataServer
on the Mars server.
Startup sequence
To start a central development machine configuration:
1.
Start the AdminServer on Mars.

Progress Explorer to start other components on Mars.
2.
Start the data source (and the data server broker, if needed) on Mars in multi-user mode.
3.
Start the NameServer on Mars.
4.
Start the WebSpeed Transaction Server on Mars.
5.
Start the Web server on Mars.
6.
Start a WebSpeed AppBuilder on a workstation (Phobos and Deimos) as needed.
7.
Start a Web browser by choosing the WebTools from the AppBuilders Tools menu on a
workstation as needed.

Another common configuration is a network made up of workstations; a machine that handles
the Web server, WebSpeed WebTools, and WebSpeed Messenger; and a machine that handles
the WebSpeed Transaction Server, the applications, and data source.
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Figure 43 shows a sample configuration for a WebSpeed development network with a
dedicated Web server.
Note:
Ganymede
OpenEdge
Studio
W eb
brow ser
Callisto
W ebSpeed
AppBuilder
Jupiter
Europa
AdminServer
W eb server
NameServer
W ebSpeed
W ebTools
Static H TML
files
W ebSpeed
Transaction
Server
W ebSpeed
Messenger
D ata source
W eb
brow ser
Figure 43:
This configuration has the WebSpeed Messenger installed on the Web servers machine,
Europa. The host machine, Jupiter, uses the WebSpeed Transaction Server. Because the
WebSpeed Transaction Server does not include a database, you must install the OpenEdge
Workgroup RDBMS or the appropriate DataServer to connect to your non-OpenEdge database.
One of the workstations, Ganymede, has OpenEdge Studio installed to gain access to the full
capabilities of the AppBuilder. The developer using Ganymede can alternate between
developing Web applications and non-Web-based applications. The other workstation, Callisto,
has the WebSpeed Workshop installed.
To set up a development network with a dedicated Web server configuration:
1.
Install a Web server on Europa.
2.
Install the WebSpeed Transaction Server on Jupiter.
3.
Install the appropriate components for your intended data source on Jupiter:
If you use the OpenEdge Database, install the OpenEdge Workgroup RDBMS.

for details.
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4.
Install the WebSpeed Messenger on Europa.

Note: The WebSpeed Messengers for all platforms are available from the Download
Center at http://www.progress.com.
5.
Install OpenEdge Studio on the Ganymede workstation.
6.
Install the WebSpeed WorkShop on the Callisto workstation.

on the Jupiter server.
Startup sequence
To start a development network with a dedicated Web server configuration:
1.
Start the AdminServer on Jupiter.

Progress Explorer to start other components on Jupiter.
2.
Start the data source (and the data server broker, if needed) on Jupiter in multi-user mode.
3.
Start the NameServer on Jupiter.
4.
Start the WebSpeed Transaction Server on Jupiter.
5.
Start the Web server on Europa.
6.
Start an AppBuilder on a workstation (Ganymede and Callisto) as needed.
7.
Start a Web browser on a workstation by choosing the WebTools from the AppBuilders
Tools menu as needed.

Some development environments include several local area networks (LANs). For example, a
companys intranet might include two LANsa Sales LAN and a Manufacturing LAN.
The common OpenEdge administration architecture includes a method for connecting
NameServers to other NameServers. When a NameServer receives a request for an application
service, it checks to see whether any of the WebSpeed brokers registered with it supports that
application service. If none of its registered brokers supports that application service, the
NameServer passes the request to other NameServers that it knows about.
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Using this capability, you can link OpenEdge installations across the LANs that make up a wide
area network. Figure 44 shows the products installed on a multiple LAN configuration.
Prometheus
Calypso
OpenEdge
Studio
AdminServer
W eb
brow ser
Hyperion
W ebSpeed
Transaction
Server
AdminServer
W ebSpeed
Transaction
Server
Pandora
W eb server
Saturn
W ebSpeed
W ebTools
AdminServer
Static HTML
Files
D ata source
NameServer
W ebSpeed
Messenger
Sales LAN
Manufacturing LAN
Titan
AdminServer
N ameServer
Figure 44:
Atlas
W ebSpeed
Transaction
Server
AdminServer
D ata
source
In this configuration, the NameServer machine, Saturn, is the central communication point that
routes requests to the WebSpeed Transaction Servers on both LANs. Requests start from
workstations, like Prometheus (which has OpenEdge Studio installed on it). A workstation
passes the request to the Web server machine, Pandora, which has the WebSpeed Messenger
installed. The Messenger asks the NameServer on Saturn to find a WebSpeed Transaction
Server that can handle the request, by specifying an application service with the WService
parameter.
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Calypso and Hyperion both have the Transaction Server installed. The Transaction Servers are
registered with Saturns NameServer. Saturns NameServer checks its list of registered
Transaction Servers to see whether one supports the application service that can handle the
request from Pandoras Messenger. If one of them does, the NameServer passes its location
back to the Messenger and the request is completed. The Transaction Server installed on Titan
includes a NameServer. You can register this NameServer with Saturns NameServer as a
NameServer Neighbor. If the WebSpeed Brokers on Calypso or Hyperion do not support the
correct application service, Saturns NameServer passes the request to the NameServer on Titan
to see whether the Broker registered with it supports that application service. If the Broker on
Titan does support the application service, Titans NameServer passes its location to Pandoras
Messenger. Then the request is completed as normal.
For more information on how this works, see the section on using NameServer neighbors in
OpenEdge Getting Started: Installation and Configuration.
Note that there are only two machines with data sources in this configurationHyperion, on the
Windows side, and Atlas, on the UNIX side. Because the WebSpeed Transaction Server does
not come with a database, you must install the Progress OpenEdge Enterprise RDBMS or the
appropriate DataServer to connect to your non-OpenEdge database. The WebSpeed Agents on
any of the Transaction Server machines in the configuration can access either data source.
To set up a multiple LAN configuration:
1.
Install a Web server on Pandora.
2.
Install the NameServer on Saturn.
3.
Install the WebSpeed Transaction Server on Calypso, Hyperion, and Titan.
4.
Install the WebSpeed Messenger on Pandora.
5.
Install OpenEdge Studio or the WebSpeed Workshop on Prometheus and your other
workstations, according to your development needs.
6.
Install the appropriate data source components on Hyperion and Atlas, depending on what
you use as your data source:
If you use the OpenEdge Database, install the OpenEdge Enterprise RDBMS.

DataServers. See the appropriate OpenEdge DataServer guide for details.

When you expect heavy loads on your network or want to increase its fault tolerance, you might
want to add the load balancing option for the NameServer. If you deploy several WebSpeed
Transaction Servers that support the same application service, you can use load balancing to
control how the load is spread over them. See the Understanding the NameServers load
balancing option section on page 211.
on the Atlas and Hyperion servers.
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Startup sequence
To start a multiple LAN configuration:
1.
Start the AdminServers on Saturn, Calypso, Hyperion, Titan, and Atlas.

Note: Once the AdminServers have started, you can use the OpenEdge Explorer or the
Progress Explorer from any machine to start other components on these machines.
2.
Start the data sources (and data server brokers, if needed) on Hyperion and Atlas in
multi-user mode.
3.
Start the NameServers on Saturn and Titan.
4.
Start the WebSpeed Transaction Servers on Calypso, Hyperion, and Titan.
5.
Start the Web server on Pandora.
6.
Start an AppBuilder on a workstation (like Prometheus) as needed.
7.
Note:
If one of the data sources fails, you should stop all the WebSpeed Transaction Servers
that support applications that use that data source. Bring the data source back up and
then restart the Transaction Servers. This helps ensure data integrity.
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When you deploy your applications, you do not need all the components that usually exist in a
development configuration.
Figure 45 shows the products installed in a deployment network with a dedicated Web server.
Note:
W eb
browser
Uranus
AdminServer
Oberon
Your
R-code
N ameServer
W eb server
Static H TML,
.gif, and Java
Applet Files
W ebSpeed
Transaction
Server
Data source
W ebSpeed
Messenger
Figure 45:
This configuration has the WebSpeed Messenger product installed on the Web servers
machine, Oberon. The main machine, Uranus, has the WebSpeed Enterprise Transaction Server
and some data source. The end users only need a Web browser to link up to your applications;
they do not need any OpenEdge product installed on their machines.
To set up a deployment network with a dedicated Web server:
1.
Install a Web server on Oberon.
2.
Install the WebSpeed Messenger on Oberon.

Note: Since the WebSpeed WebTools are only meant for developers, you should remove
access to them. During the Messenger-only installation, do not choose the option
to either create a virtual directory or copy the static HTML files.
3.
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Install the WebSpeed Enterprise Transaction Server on Uranus.

4.
Install the appropriate components for your intended data source on Uranus:

for details.
5.
Install your r-code on Uranus and include its location in the WebSpeed agents PROPATH.
6.
Copy any Java applet, static HTML, and .gif files needed for your applications to the
Web servers /docroot/webspeed directory on Oberon.

As described, this configuration uses the components for a heavy load system. If you expect a
light load on the network, you might consider installing the WebSpeed Transaction Server and
Workgroup RDBMS instead of the Enterprise Transaction Server and Enterprise RDBMS. The
WebSpeed Transaction Server can handle up to 50 WebSpeed Agents. The Workgroup
RDBMS can handle up to 65 connections.
balancing option section on page 211 for additional information.
on the Uranus server.
Startup sequence
To start a deployment network with a dedicated Web server:
1.
Start the AdminServer on Uranus.

Progress Explorer to start other components on Uranus.
2.
Start the data source (and the data server broker, if needed) on Uranus in multi-user mode.
3.
Start the NameServer on Uranus.
4.
Start the WebSpeed Transaction Server on Uranus.
5.
Start the Web server on Oberon.
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When a company develops its own applications, it can have networks that are used for
development, testing, and deployment simultaneously.
Figure 46 shows the products installed in a shared development and deployment network.
Note:
Thalassa
OpenEdge
Studio
W eb
browser
Neptune
D evelopment
W eb Server
W ebSpeed
W ebTools
Static HTML
Files
Proteus
W ebSpeed
Messenger
Deployment
W eb Server
Static HTML,
.gif, and Java
Applet Files
W eb
brow ser
W ebSpeed
Messenger
AdminServer
W ebSpeed
Transaction
Server
Development
data source
Triton
Galatea
Nereid
AdminServer
AdminServer
AdminServer
NameServer
N ameServer
W ebSpeed
Transaction
Server
D eployment
data source
Your
R-code
Development side
Figure 46:
Deployment side
In this configuration, the dedicated Web server machine, Neptune, has two Web servers
installed. One Web server handles the development workload, and the other handles the
deployment workload. This allows the developers to experiment with the environment without
bringing down the deployment side. Each of the Web servers requires its own WebSpeed
Messenger, but only the development Web server needs the WebSpeed WebTools.
On the development side, the Messenger routes requests to the NameServer on Triton. Tritons
NameServer only has the WebSpeed Transaction Servers on Proteus registered, so it looks there
for a Transaction Server to handle the request. Proteus has the WebSpeed Enterprise
Transaction Server and either the OpenEdge Enterprise RDBMS or a non-Progress data source
installed on it.
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On the deployment side, that Messenger routes requests to the NameServer on Galatea. Galatea
has the WebSpeed Enterprise Transaction Server installed. The deployment side uses a
dedicated machine, Nereid, to hold its data source (that is, the OpenEdge Enterprise RDBMS or
a non-Progress data source).
To set up a development and deployment shared configuration:
1.
Install two copies of your Web server on Neptune.
2.
Install the Enterprise NameServer on Triton.
3.
Install the WebSpeed Enterprise Transaction Server on Proteus.
4.
Install the WebSpeed Messenger on Neptune using the development Web servers
Document Root directory and scripts path.
5.
Configure the Development Web servers WebSpeed Messenger on Neptune to pass

requests to Tritons NameServer.
6.
Install OpenEdge Studio or the WebSpeed Workshop on Thalassa and your other
workstations, according to your development needs.
7.
Install the WebSpeed Messenger on Neptune using the deployment Web servers
Document Root directory and scripts path.
Note: Since the WebSpeed WebTools are only meant for developers, you should remove
access to them through the deployment Web server. During the Messenger-only
installation, do not choose the option to either create a virtual directory or copy the
static HTML files.
8.
Install the WebSpeed Enterprise Transaction Server on Galatea.
9.
Configure the Deployment Web servers WebSpeed Messenger on Neptune to pass

requests to Galateas NameServer.
10. Install the appropriate data source components on Proteus and Nereid. This depends on
what you are planning to use as your data source:

DataServers. See the appropriate OpenEdge DataServer guide for details.
11. Install your r-code on Galatea and include its location in the WebSpeed agents PROPATH.
12. Copy any Java applet, static HTML, and .gif files that your applications must the
deployment Web servers /docroot/webspeed directory on Neptune.
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As described, this configuration uses the components for a heavy load system. If you expect a
light load on the network, you might consider installing the WebSpeed Transaction Server and
OpenEdge Workgroup RDBMS instead of the Enterprise Transaction Server and OpenEdge
Enterprise RDBMS. The WebSpeed Transaction Server can handle up to 50 WebSpeed Agents.
The OpenEdge Workgroup RDBMS can handle up to 65 connections.
You can expand the capacity of either side of this configuration by adding new server machines
with the same products installed. Register the WebSpeed Transaction Servers on the new
machines with the NameServer that is handling the Transaction Servers for that side.
balancing option section on page 211 for additional information.
on the Nereid and Proteus servers.
Development startup sequence
To start the Development side of this shared configuration:
1.
Start the AdminServers on Triton and Proteus.

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2.
Start the data source (and the data server broker, if needed) on Proteus in multi-user mode.
3.
Start the NameServer on Triton.
4.
Start the WebSpeed Transaction Server on Proteus.
5.
Start the development Web server on Neptune.
6.
Start an AppBuilder on a workstation (like Thalassa) as needed.
7.

Deployment startup sequence
To start the Deployment side of this shared configuration:
1.
Start the AdminServers on Galatea and Nereid.

2.
Start the data source in multi-user mode on Nereid.
3.
Start the NameServer on Galatea.
4.
Start the WebSpeed Transaction Server on Galatea.
5.
Start the deployment Web server on Neptune.
Note:
If one of the data sources fails, you should stop all the WebSpeed Transaction Servers
supporting applications that use that data source. Bring the data source back up and
then restart the Transaction Servers. This helps ensure data integrity.
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WebSpeed security
WebSpeed is an application service technology for Web browser applications. OpenEdge
supports a number of special-purpose security options for WebSpeed that are tailored for the
WebSpeed environment, including:
Options for different working models, including Evaluation, Development, and

Production that provide different levels of access to the WebSpeed Web Tools.
Configuration options to minimize security risks, including options for:
Special port numbers and WebSpeed server names
Minimizing the number of PROPATH entries
Minimizing unauthorized access to WebSpeed Messengers
Restricting file upload directories
Additional WebSpeed secure configuration considerations
Password authentication using SpeedScript
Data privacy over the connection between the WebSpeed Messenger and the WebSpeed
Transaction Server using SSL
Note: WebSpeed agents, as ABL (Advanced Business Language) database clients, can
also access the OpenEdge RDBMS using SSL.
Maximizing compatibility with firewalls, including:
TCP/IP port management
Network Address Translation (NAT) and distributed configurations
NameServer client port range value settings
Direct connection to the WebSpeed Transaction Server without a NameServer to

avoid UDP conflicts with firewalls
Making your application secure

A Web user can potentially run any procedure file that is accessible from an agents PROPATH.
This includes any procedures in your application working directory and any procedure files that
are relative to the install-path directory. The Web user should be restricted from gaining
access to this functionality. For example, the procedure can compile and run WebSpeed
programs typed in by a Web user. If you make this procedure available to a Web user, you
essentially give that Web user complete control over an agent. A number of SpeedScript
statements would even give the Web user access to your operating systems file structure.
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WebSpeed security
There are a number of things you can do to avoid this possibility. One approach is to start your
agents with the run-time client (-rr) startup parameter. This parameter ensures that agents can
only run precompiled code. This allows you to leave uncompiled procedures on the PROPATH
without concern that they can be run from a Web browser. However, this approach does not
allow you to take advantage of WebSpeeds compile-time flexibility. Depending on how you
want to write your application, this might be important.
You can also use the check-agent-mode API function to allow some routines to work for
Development but not for Production. For more information on the environment options, see the
UNIX ubroker.properties.README file, or see OpenEdge Application Server: Developing
Yet another approach is to move any procedures off of the PROPATH that you do not want a Web
user to run. For example, if you do not want a Web user to run the runscrpt.w procedure, then
you must move it into a directory that is not included on the PROPATH and is not relative to the
PROPATH.
Caution: One of the most important security considerations is to deny end users access to
WebTools. Access to WebTools allows users to run utilities that can potentially alter
or damage your system. Therefore, you should make sure that your WebSpeed agents
run in production mode for deployed applications. None of the WebTools can run in
production mode.
By default, the WebSpeed agents run in development mode. You can change to
production mode by using the OpenEdge Explorer or the Progress Explorer to
change the agents properties. See OpenEdge Application Server: Developing
WebSpeed Applications for more information.
The following aspects of your configuration should be secure when deploying WebSpeed:
Network traffic
Web server
WebSpeed server
Application
The following sections briefly discuss each of these topics. Security is a broad and complex
topic. You might want to consult with an expert on security about your particular deployment
isssues.
Securing your network traffic

When accessing a Web site, the content of the Web page that is returned is sent across the
network in plain text. If you have a network sniffer, either a hardware device or software tools
like Ethereal (http://www.ethereal.com), you can capture all the network traffic that passes
through your device.
If your Web site is on the Internet, any user accessing the Internet Service Providers site can
potentially see the data passing between your Web server and whoever is accessing it. If your
Web site is an intranet, then anyone on the same physical network, in other words, most
employees, can see the data.
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If the data is private or confidential, then you should secure it. On an Internet site, confidential
information might be credit card details or customer information; on an intranet site, it might be
salary details or bank account information if you are using a Web-based HR/payroll application.
Securing this traffic is fairly easy; you must enable HTTP/S or Secure Socket Layer (SSL) for
HTTP on your Web server. HTTP/S encrypts the data flowing between your Web server and the
client process (normally a Web browser) using Public Key Cryptography. You will need a
Digital Certificate to allow this encryption to take place.
You can purchase SSL certificates for a public Web site from Verisign
(http://www.verisign.com), Thawte (http://www.thawte.com), GeoTrust
(http://www.geotrust.com), and others. These sites also have documentation explaining SSL
and the process for purchasing, installing, and configuring SSL on many popular Web servers.
Note:
You should purchase the highest level of encryption possible for your locality. Most
countries now allow 128-bit SSL, while some are still limited to 40-bit. The Digital
Certificate provider will let you know the highest level that you can purchase.
If you are hosting a private Web site or an intranet, then you can generate your own certificates.
This has the benefit of being free, but the users of your site will have to accept their Web
browsers warning that the certificate from your site is not trusted. To generate your own
certificates, see your Web servers documentation.
After you have enabled SSL, you can use https instead of http as the URL protocol for your
Web site, and then the data will be encrypted. For example, if your Web site address is:
http://www.mysite.com
You can now use:
https://www.mysite.com
Securing your Web server

Since your Web server is the first computer that users access, it is also the first machine you
should secure.
Caution: To ensure that your Web server is secure, install the latest security patches for the
operating system and the application running the server.
For a publicly accessible Web site, you should minimize the other services running on this
machine. This provides better security, as the fewer things running on this machine, the fewer
things can go wrong or be compromised.
You should also read all the Web servers documentation that deals with security. Most Web
servers ship with most security settings disabled. You should go through all the settings and turn
off any Web server features that you do not need.
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Hiding your Web server type and version
It is good practice to hide the brand and version of your Web server process to make it harder
for script-kiddies to find out which Web server you are using.
To see how your Web server responds, use a Telnet session to access the port that the Web
server is listening to. The default port is 80. The following procedure shows the commands to
type. Replace the hostname with your Web servers name. You might find that when you type
GET / HTTP/1.0 it might not be echoed back to you:
To check your Web server response:
1.
Type telnet hostname 80 and press ENTER.
2.
Type GET / HTTP/1.0 and press ENTER twice.

Note: Be sure to type a space preceding and following the first / in the GET / HTTP/1.0
command.
The following is echoed back to you:
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Server: Microsoft-IIS/5.1
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 16:59:53 GMT
Content-Type: text/html
. . . HTML text of the default page . . .
In the previous example, you can see that the Web server is Microsofts Internet Information
Server (IIS) Version 5.1.
If you can modify the HTTP headers, make the Server setting return a generic name, like
WebServer. Consult your Web servers documentation to see if it is possible and how to modify
the HTTP headers.
Changing your script directory names
You should not use the standard script directory names. If you have an Apache server, do not
use cgi-bin. If you are using Microsofts IIS, do not use Scripts. See your Web server
documentation for instructions on how to create a different script directory.
Most Web servers also ship with default home pages, as well as demonstration scripts. These
generally should be disabled or deleted.
Hiding the CGIIP executable name from the end user
Hiding the WebSpeed Messenger name from the end user also provides a level of security.
When you access a WebSpeed application, the URL used will look similar to the following if
you are using Windows as the Web server:
http://www.mysite.com/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=Orders/main.r
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If you are using UNIX, then it will look similar to the following:
http://www.mysite.com/cgi-bin/wspd_cgi.sh/WService=Orders/main.r
Using the default names is bad security practice because it lets people know what application
server you are using, in this case WebSpeed. For example, if you perform a Google search for
wspd_cgi.sh or cgiip.exe, you will find many sites using WebSpeed. Some of these are not
securely deployed.
Microsoft IIS
If you are using Microsoft IIS, then WebSpeed includes an example file explaining how you can
hide the Messengers name. It is called cgiip.wsc and, by default, is located in the
C:\InetPub\Scripts directory. It is recommended that you rename the file to something that
is meaningful only to you, for example, orders.inet. The extension (.inet) must be an unused
extension on your machine. You should also delete the cgiip.exe and wsisa.dll Messenger
files in the Scripts directory.
If you open the orders.inet file using a text editor, you will see instructions on how to
configure IIS to run this script when it is part of the URL.
Note:
If you are using IIS 4.x or 5.x, you might find that the Configuration button mentioned
in the instructions is disabled. To enable the Configuration button, first choose the
Create button just above it.
Use the extension you have chosen (for example, .inet) instead of the .wsc extension
mentioned in the instructions.
At the end of the newly created orders.inet file, change the WebSpeed service name from
For the example above, use Orders.
wsbroker1.
All lines beginning with # are comments. The only required line is the one that references the
service name or host and port of the WebSpeed broker.
Assuming that you have changed the Scripts directory to be web, the URL becomes:
http://www.mysite.com/web/orders.inet/main.r
If you have more than one WebSpeed service, then you will need a .inet file for each service.
UNIX
There are many different Web servers available on UNIX. To find out which Web servers
Progress Software Corporation has tested and certified, search the Knowledge Center. You can
access the Progress Knowledge Center from the Support page at
http://www.progress.com/support/index.ssp.
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Each of these has different configuration instructions. You should read the documentation
supplied by the Web server vendor to determine how to enable CGI applications. Rename the
Progress-supplied wspd_cgi.sh to something that is meaningful only to you and change the
WebSpeed service name from wsbroker1. If you have changed the cgi-bin directory to web and
allowed.inet scripts to be run as CGI programs, then the URL you would use is:
http://www.mysite.com/web/orders.inet/main.r
Minimizing access to the WebSpeed Messenger Administration tool

If the Messenger Administration tool is enabled, users can see your configuration information.
This information can then be used to compromise your application.
To disable this feature, you can do one of two things: either disable the feature totally or allow
only trusted IP addresses to access the Messenger Administration tool.
To totally disable the feature, edit the ubroker.properties file on the Web server and make
sure that the AllowMsngrCmds is set to 0 (zero) in the [WebSpeed.Messengers] section and that
it is not overridden in any of the [WebSpeed.Messengers.CGIIP],
[WebSpeed.Messengers.WSASP], [WebSpeed.Messengers.WSISA], or
[WebSpeed.Messengers.WSNSA] sections.
To allow a list of IP addresses to access the Messenger Administration tool, edit the
ubroker.properties file on the Web server and set the AllowMsngrCmds to 1 (one) and the
wsmAdmIPList to a comma-separated list of IP addresses that are permitted to access the
Messenger Administration tool. This needs to be done in the appropriate Messenger section:
[WebSpeed.Messengers.CGIIP], [WebSpeed.Messengers.WSASP],
[WebSpeed.Messengers.WSISA], or [WebSpeed.Messengers.WSNSA].
If the Messenger Administration tool is enabled, you can change the default WebSpeed
Messenger Error Messages, as described in OpenEdge Application Server: Developing
You can also verify your WebSpeed configuration. Use the following URLs to see the
Messenger Administration tool:
http://www.mysite.com/scripts/cgiip.exe?WSMAdmin
Or:
http://www.mysite.com/cgi-bin/wspd_cgi.sh?WSMAdmin
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Securing your WebSpeed server machine

Having secured your Web server machine, you now must secure your WebSpeed server. This
machine has, at least, an AdminServer and a WebSpeed server running on it. When you installed
OpenEdge on this machine, you should have also enabled the AdminServer security mentioned
in OpenEdge Getting Started: Installation and Configuration. You should make sure that all the
vendors security patches for this operating system have been applied, and check to see that the
latest Progress Service Pack has also been installed. As you did with the Web server, you should
also minimize other services running on this machine. This provides better security, as the fewer
things running on this machine, the fewer things can go wrong.
The WebSpeed brokers configuration should also specify an owner. This allows the WebSpeed
broker and agents to be started with the specified users rights, not the root or system
administrators rights. See OpenEdge Application Server: Developing WebSpeed Applications
for details.
You should always have a separate WebSpeed server for development/testing and production.
These should also use different Web server machines and be assigned to different NameServers
to reduce the chance of outside access to the development machine.
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Figure 47 shows a deployment model that uses separate machines for the Internet production,
intranet production, and the development/test servers. The databases are all installed on the
same machine as the WebSpeed servers. This is the preferred route if your machine has the
capacity to host both, as it will provide the best performance.
Internet/Untrusted Zone
Internet
Demilitarized Zone
(DMZ)
Internet
Web
Server
Intranet/Trusted Zone
Internet
Production
Server
Internet
NameServer
Internet
WebSpeed
Server
Internet
Database
Intranet
NameServer
Intranet
Web
Server
Intranet
Production
Server
Users
Intranet
WebSpeed
Server
Dev/Test
NameServer
Dev/Test
WebSpeed
Server
Figure 47:
Intranet
Database
Dev/Test
Web
Server
Development
Test Server
Developers
& Testers
Dev/Test
Database
Deployment model with separate machines for Internet Production, Intranet

Production, and Development/Test servers
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Figure 48 shows a deployment model that uses two NameServers and puts all the production
databases on one machine. This is useful because the intranet and Internet applications might be
sharing some of the data from each database, and it lets you split the number of agents between
Internet and intranet access, saving license fees.
Internet / Untrusted Zone
Internet
Demilitarized Zone
(DMZ)
Intranet / Trusted Zone
Internet
Web
Server
Internet
NameServer
Internet
WebSpeed
Server
Internet
Database
Intratnet
WebSpeed
Server
Production
Server
Intranet
Database
Users
Intranet Server
Intranet
NameServer
Intranet
Web
Server
Developers
& Testers
Development / Test Server

Dev/Test
WebSpeed
Server
Figure 48:
Dev/Test
Database
Deployment with two NameServers

All access from the Internet goes through the Internet NameServer, and all intranet access (both
production and development/test) goes through the intranet NameServer. This means that the
Internet NameServer only knows about the Internet applications and cannot hand requests to the
intranet production or development/test WebSpeed servers.
Using an AppServer to run your business logic allows you to place another level of indirection
between your application and the database. This enhances the security of the application, as the
WebSpeed server does not directly connect to the database; it accesses the data through the
AppServer. See OpenEdge Application Server: Developing WebSpeed Applications for
information on how this can be achieved.
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Securing your WebSpeed application

To make sure that your application is as secure as possible, follow the suggestions outlined in
the following sections.
Using DBAUTHKEY to lock your r-code to the database
An under-used feature of OpenEdge is the DBAUTHKEY (and RCODEKEY) features of PROUTIL.
With DBAUTHKEY, you assign a key to the database and then any code compiled against that
database will have the key in it. When it comes time to run the code, if the key in the database
does not match the key in the r-code, you will get an error similar to the following:
** CRC for table does not match CRC in program. Try recompiling. (1896)
If you already have r-code deployed, use the RCODEKEY function of PROUTIL to tag the existing
r-code without the must recompile.
See OpenEdge Data Management: Database Administration for more information on using the
and RCODEKEY features of PROUTIL.
DBAUTHKEY
Use the agents production setting

For production environments, either Internet or intranet, you should set the agent application
mode to Production. You can set this option through the OpenEdge Explorer or the Progress
Explorer. After setting this, you should stop and start the WebSpeed service to activate the
change.
Modifying web-disp.p
By default, the agents run web/objects/web-disp.p as their startup program. Each request that
is issued to an agent runs through this code. This is the best place to control what happens to
each request.
Modify web-disp.p to:
Make sure that certain r-code can only be run by certain users
Turn off the PING or DEBUG facilities
Connect to a database every time a request comes through
Check for a user timing out
Because each request must go through this code, any changes made to web-disp.p are system
wide.
If you want to change this code, you should move it into your applications source tree and
rename it. This way, when a service pack installs a newer version of web-disp.p, your changes
are not overwritten. You should also compare your code with the new code shipped in the
service pack to make sure you also incorporate any bug fixes or enhancements.
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Example 41 shows a simplified version of the default WebSpeed web-disp.p.
Example 41: Default web-disp.p
/* Set the web-request trigger. */
ON "WEB-NOTIFY":U ANYWHERE DO:
OUTPUT {&WEBSTREAM} TO "WEB":U.
/* Parse the request/CGI from the web server. */
RUN init-cgi IN web-utilities-hdl.
/* Initialize for web-request. */
RUN init-request IN web-utilities-hdl.
AppProgram = (IF AppProgram = "debug":U THEN "webutil/debug.p":U ELSE
(IF AppProgram = "ping":U THEN "webutil/ping.p":U ELSE
(IF AppProgram = "reset":U THEN "webutil/reset.p":U ELSE
AppProgram))).
RUN run-web-object IN web-utilities-hdl (AppProgram) NO-ERROR.
/* Run clean up and maintenance code */
RUN end-request IN web-utilities-hdl NO-ERROR.
/* Output any pending messages queued up by queue-message() */
IF available-messages(?) THEN
output-messages("all", ?, "Messages:").
OUTPUT {&WEBSTREAM} CLOSE.
END. /* ON "WEB-NOTIFY" */
/* Wait for a web-request to come in */
WAIT-FOR-BLOCK:
REPEAT ON ERROR UNDO WAIT-FOR-BLOCK, LEAVE WAIT-FOR-BLOCK
ON QUIT UNDO WAIT-FOR-BLOCK, LEAVE WAIT-FOR-BLOCK
ON STOP UNDO WAIT-FOR-BLOCK, NEXT WAIT-FOR-BLOCK:
WAIT-FOR "WEB-NOTIFY":U OF DEFAULT-WINDOW.
END. /* WAIT-FOR-BLOCK: REPEAT... */
Note:
Example 41 and Example 42 do not run. Much of the code has been removed. The
purpose of these examples is to show program flow.
Example 42 shows a simplified, secure web-disp.p. You insert the bold text into the original
replacing the AppProgram = ... code.
web-disp.p
This code stops PING, DEBUG, and RESET, changes the extension of any requested program into
r-code, checks that the r-code file exists, and verifies if this r-code is valid for this user by
looking up a database table called UserPrograms. You must create a table called UserPrograms
containing (at least) both these fields. Also, UserID is a variable that you must instantiate.
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You usually use a cookie, hidden fields, or URL parameters to hold the users ID. This should
be encrypted in a suitable manner. See the Parameter passing section on page 430 for an
example of encrypting this ID.
Example 42: Secure web-disp.p
/* Set the web-request trigger. */
ON "WEB-NOTIFY":U ANYWHERE DO:
DEFINE VARIABLE vLocn AS INTEGER NO-UNDO.
OUTPUT {&WEBSTREAM} TO "WEB":U.
/* Parse the request/CGI from the web server. */
RUN init-cgi IN web-utilities-hdl.
/* Initialize for web-request. */
RUN init-request IN web-utilities-hdl.
/* Remove current extension */
vLocn = R-INDEX (AppProgram, ".").
IF vLocn > 0 THEN
AppProgram = SUBSTR (AppProgram, 1, vLocn - 1).
/* Add a .R */
AppProgram = AppProgram + ".r".
/* Can this User run this program OR does it exist? */
IF NOT CAN-FIND (UserPrograms WHERE UserPrograms.UserID = UserID
AND UserPrograms.Program = AppProgram)
OR SEARCH (AppProgram) = ? THEN
AppProgram = "NotValidProgram.r".
RUN run-web-object IN web-utilities-hdl (AppProgram) NO-ERROR.
/* Run clean up and maintenance code */
RUN end-request IN web-utilities-hdl NO-ERROR.
/* Output any pending messages queued up by queue-message() */
IF available-messages(?) THEN
output-messages("all", ?, "Messages:").
OUTPUT {&WEBSTREAM} CLOSE.
END. /* ON "WEB-NOTIFY" */
After creating your new-web-disp.p, you must change the agent parameters to reference it, as
shown in Figure 49.
Figure 49:
Changing agent parameters to reference new-web-disp.p
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Minimize the PROPATH
It is essential that the PROPATH is kept to a minimum, both for performance and security. The
OpenEdge-install/tty directory and all the r-code libraries (*.PL) in the
OpenEdge-install/tty directory are added to the end of your PROPATH setting by default. This
means that there are many programs in your PROPATH that you did not write and anyone can run
these programs by adding them to the end of your URL.
To avoid this, simply rename the OpenEdge-install/tty directory to
OpenEdge-install/tty_save. Then, copy all the r-code files you use to a new directory called
tty in your deployment area and add this to the end of your PROPATH. Remember that some of
the r-code files WebSpeed might use are in the .PL files, and you must extract them using the
PROLIB utility documented in OpenEdge Deployment: Managing ABL Applications.
Parameter passing
If you want to pass parameters between Web requests, you can use hidden fields on forms, URL
parameters, cookies, or a combination of each technique. Each technique has pros and cons.
Hidden fields only work on forms, URL parameters are visible to the end user, and cookies are
not allowed by some users.
The simplest way to pass many parameters between Web requests is to use the database. You
pass a unique identifier for each user or session between requests, and use this as a key into a
state table held in the database. This technique requires that only a small token be passed
between requests, as the majority of the data is safe and secure in the database.
Do not pass the unique identifier in plain text. Doing so makes it very easy for an end-user to
change the value (even in hidden fields or cookies) and become someone else. Use code, similar
to the code shown in Example 43, to prevent people from changing the unique identifier,
unless they know the hidden words, in this case Web and Speed.
Example 43: Passing unique identifiers
/* This code assumes that the Unique ID will not contain any colons (:). */
DEFINE VARIABLE vToken
AS CHARACTER NO-UNDO.
DEFINE VARIABLE vUniqueID AS CHARACTER NO-UNDO.
/* WebEncode function */
FUNCTION WebEncode RETURNS CHARACTER (pUniqueID AS CHARACTER):
RETURN pUniqueID + ":" + ENCODE ("Web" + pUniqueID + "Speed").
END.
/* Use this to encode the Unique ID, then pass as parameter */
vToken = WebEncode (vUniqueID).
/* Use this to decode the token passed as a parameter. */
vUniqueID = ENTRY (1, vToken, ":").
IF vToken = WebEncode (vUniqueID) THEN
/* vToken has not been modified */
ELSE
/* ERROR - vToken has been modified */
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Firewalls
A firewall is the first line of defense for basic network security. It is usually a separate device
that sits between the untrusted network (the Internet) and the trusted network (the intranet). The
role of a firewall is to stop unauthorized access of information in the trusted network by
individuals on the untrusted network, but allow defined access from the trusted to the untrusted.
An analogy for a firewall is a moat around a castle with the drawbridge being the firewall
device. The drawbridge is controlled by guards who only allow certain traffic in, usually after
inspecting it, and will allow outbound traffic if it has permission.
There is usually a third network commonly referred to as the DMZ or Demilitarized Zone. This
network is separate from both the others, but it can communicate with both. This is a semitrusted
area that is protected by the firewall, so only certain traffic can come in. Any traffic coming
from the DMZ into the trusted network must abide by strict rules, so errant requests are denied.
There are three physical network ports on a DMZ-enabled firewall, one for each network.
Figure 410 shows a firewall with a DMZ. This is the usual configuration for a firewall.
Firewall Device
Internet
D MZ
Intranet
Figure 410:
Firewall with DMZ
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Figure 411 shows a more secure firewall configuration. The reason for having two firewall
devices from different manufacturers is two-fold. First, having only one device means that any
bugs or security holes in the firewall software could allow direct connection between the
untrusted and trusted networks. Second, using different manufacturers hardware/software
combinations stops hackers from using the same exploit or security hole on both devices.
Firewall Device #1
Internet
D MZ
Firewall Device #2
Intranet
Figure 411:
Secure firewall configuration
Firewalls can be implemented in either hardware or software. A hardware firewall is a machine

that has a proprietary operating system and software for providing the service. Any patches
provided by the firewall supplier should be applied as soon as possible to minimize the risk of
attack.
A software firewall is a program that is loaded onto a general-purpose computer, usually a PC,
to provide the service. To be effective, software firewalls rely on the underlying operating
system to be secure, so you should make sure that all the operating system manufacturers
patches are applied along with any updates to the firewall software. You should avoid running
anything else on a software firewalls host machine. Some software firewalls do not use an
underlying general purpose operating system; they use standard hardware, but load their own
proprietary operating system along with the firewall software.
For more information on setting up firewalls, see the Firewall configuration and debugging
section on page 433.
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If you are deploying a public WebSpeed application or a Progress AppServer Internet
Adapter-enabled AppServer application, then you should be using firewalls to minimize the risk
of network intrusions.
The following sections explain how to configure a firewall to allow WebSpeed to function and
how to debug a nonworking firewall deployment.
Firewall configuration
Using a firewall poses additional configuration issues because you must configure the firewall
to allow communications between the OpenEdge server host machines on particular ports using
TCP or UDP protocols. In OpenEdge Application Server: Developing WebSpeed Applications,
the entire round-trip request is shown. All of these messages must go through the firewall.
Figure 412 illustrates which ports must be open and what protocols the messages use.
DMZ
Internal
H ost: webserv1
IP addr: 1.1.1.1
Internet
Web Server
Internet
NameServer
H ost: inet_ns
IP addr: 5.5.5.5
N S Port: 5678
WebSpeed
Messenger
WebSpeed
Broker
H ost: fire1
WebSpeed
Agent
Host: webspeed1
IP addr: 4.4.4.4
Broker Port : 7800
Max 5 Agents: 7801-7805
Host: fire2
IP addr: 2.2.2.2 on D MZ
and 3.3.3.3 on internal
Figure 412:
Firewall configuration
Note:
The firewall fire2 has two network cards, one for the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and
one for the Internal network. Each of these has its own IP address, as shown.
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In the following sections the hosts file is mentioned. On UNIX or Linux, this is located at
/etc/hosts and in Windows NT and later at C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts.
The WebSpeed Messenger ubroker.properties file must have the minNSClientPort and
maxNSClientPort settings modified in the [WebSpeed.Messengers] configuration, as shown in
Example 44. The port range must be big enough to cope with all the potential simultaneous
requests from the Internet. In this case, there are 20 ports available. You can make this range
bigger if needed. Also, you must change the setting for the NameServer to point to the correct
host.
Example 44: Configuring ubroker.properties file for firewall
[WebSpeed.Messengers]
.
.
minNSClientPort=5680
maxNSClientPort=5699
controllingNameServer=InternetNS
.
.
[NameServer.InternetNS]
.
.
hostName=inet_ns
location=remote
portNumber=5678
.
.
You must configure the following:
Between the Internet and Web server webserv1, allow inbound and outbound traffic from
the Internet on port 80 (the default for HTTP) to the Web server. This is a standard
configuration on most firewalls. If you are using HTTP/S (HTTP over SSL), then the
default port is 443.
Between the Web server (Messenger) and NameServer, allow:
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UDP from IP Address 1.1.1.1 to 5.5.5.5 on port 5678. This is the inbound
NameServer request traffic.
UDP from IP Address 5.5.5.5 to 1.1.1.1 on ports 5680 to 5699 inclusive (assuming
the above settings in the ubroker.properties file). This is the outbound
NameServer response traffic as specified in the Messengers ubroker.properties
file on the Web server.
Between the Web server (Messenger) and WebSpeed broker, allow:
TCP from IP Address 1.1.1.1 to 4.4.4.4 on port 7800 for the inbound request.
TCP from IP Address 4.4.4.4 to 1.1.1.1 on port 7800 for the outbound reply.
Between the Web server (Messenger) and WebSpeed agents, allow:
TCP from IP Address 1.1.1.1 to 4.4.4.4 on ports 7801 to 7805 inclusive for the
inbound request.
TCP from IP Address 4.4.4.4 to 1.1.1.1 on port 7801 to 7805 inclusive for the
outbound reply.
Most firewalls accomplish this by using port forwarding. This means that when the firewall
receives a request from a host on a certain port in the DMZ, it is passed through to a particular
host on the internal network. When the webserv1 machine makes a request to the NameServer,
it cannot see IP address 5.5.5.5 directly, and it has to pass the request to the firewall machine
fire2. The firewall then makes the request on the internal network to IP address 5.5.5.5 on its
behalf. When the response comes back from the NameServer to the firewall, the firewall will
send it on to the Messenger on the DMZ network. As an analogy, think of the firewall as a
language interpreter where the WebSpeed Messenger speaks English and the NameServer
speaks German. The Messenger needs to talk to the NameServer but cannot do so directly, so it
forwards the request to the interpreter who, in turn, makes a request to the NameServer on the
Messengers behalf. The response is given to the interpreter by the NameServer, who then
forwards it to the Messenger.
This is achieved by setting the hosts file on webserv1 to have the host inet_ns set to 2.2.2.2,
as shown below. When the Messenger looks for host inet_ns, it uses the IP address 2.2.2.2,
which is the firewall host fire2, as shown:
127.0.0.1
2.2.2.2
Note:
localhost
inet_ns
You do not must have an entry for fire2 in the hosts file as the DMZ machines never
communicate with it by name; DMZ machines believe that communication with other
machines never travels beyond the internal network.
Similarly, the Messenger cannot communicate directly to the WebSpeed server host webspeed1
at IP address 4.4.4.4 either. So, another entry needs to be made in the hosts file to make the
Messenger communicate with the firewall instead of the real host, as shown:
127.0.0.1
2.2.2.2
localhost
inet_ns webspeed1
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Because of this, you cannot use the default setting for the WebSpeed brokers registration mode.
The default is to use the broker host IP Address. If you do this, the NameServer will tell the
Messenger to try to contact the broker on IP address 4.4.4.4, which is not a valid IP address in
the DMZ, and it will appear as if the broker has not responded. You must set the broker to
register using a defined host name, in this case webspeed1. When the NameServer responds this
time, it tells the Messenger to try to connect using the host name webspeed1. The Messenger
asks the operating system on its host for the IP address of webspeed1. Since the address set in
the hosts file is 2.2.2.2, the Messenger uses that address when it is returned. The firewall then
gets the request and passes it through. Figure 413 shows this configuration setting.
Figure 413:
Note:
Setting host name
The NameServer and WebSpeed server hosts do not need the firewall IP address in
their hosts file because they only respond to requests and do not make them.
Debugging firewall configurations

After configuring the firewall, you must test the configuration to see if it works. The easiest way
to do this is to try to run the WebSpeed application from the Internet. This probably means you
must disconnect the test client PC from the internal network and then dial an Internet Service
Provider (ISP) to then act as a real Internet client.
First, make sure everything works by entering the URL for the application into your Web
browser. In most cases this method fails because the firewall configuration omitted one or two
ports or a ubroker.properties setting was left unchanged.
For help in tracing the cause of the failure, see the WebSpeed request round-trip section on
page 15 to remind yourself what the entire round-trip process is and test each stage one at a
time. The error shown by the Messenger (if it worked that far) will lead you to the answer as
well.
Note:
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allow you to see what packets are traversing the network.

If you are using Microsoft Windows 2000 or later to host the Web server, you might find that
UDP or TCP packets are being sent, but they are being ignored by the Web server machine. This
can be caused by incorrectly setting the IP Packet filter. All ports used for the firewall access
must be allowed in the IP Packet filter. Packet filter settings are addressed in the following
pages.
To access the IP Packet Filter settings:
1.
In the Windows Control Panel, click Network Connections.
2.
Right-click on your LAN connection and select Properties from the pop-up menu. The
Local Area Connections Properties dialog box appears:
3.
Choose Properties. The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box appears:
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4.
Click Advanced. The Advanced TCP/IP Settings dialog box appears:
5.
Choose the Options tab, as shown:
6.
Highlight TCP/IP Filtering in the list and then click Properties. The TCP/IP Filtering
dialog box appears.

7.
You can set the filter to allow all packets as shown, or you can restrict the ports allowed
by adding them into the appropriate areas:
Note:
If you must use DNS, then you also must allow UDP port 53 and TCP port 53. For the
Web server, you need port 80. For HTTP/S, you need port 443.
Web server access

Can your Web browser access the Web server? Put a test HTML file in the Web servers root
directory to see if you can access it with http://webserver/test.htm. If you can, then delete
the test HTML file and move on. If the file does not appear, check to see if the Web server is
running.
WebSpeed Messenger
Does the WebSpeed Messenger run? If you get a WebSpeed error from messenger process
(6019) error message, then the WebSpeed Messenger is running. If not, you should enable the
Messenger logging function in ubroker.properties as shown in the excerpt below. The
default logging level is 1, which is Errors Only. The following setting should show the issues:
[WebSpeed.Messengers]
...
logFile=@{WorkPath}\msgr.log
loggingLevel=1
...
You might have received a Web server internal error. This is usually caused by a Web server
misconfiguration related to the executability settings for CGI programs. Check your Web
server documentation to make sure you have configured it to run your WebSpeed Messenger
correctly.
If you use the Messenger Administration tool, you can test the configuration of your WebSpeed
application. For more information, see the Configuring a WebSpeed Messenger section on
page 221.
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NameServer Access
If the Messenger is working, the next step is to confirm that the NameServer is being accessed.
Set the NameServers logging level to 3 (Verbose) using OpenEdge Explorer, Progress
Explorer, or by editing ubroker.properties manually. To enable this change, you must stop
and restart the NameServer and wait for the WebSpeed broker to inform the NameServer that it
is available.
If the NameServer does not know about a service, it cannot direct clients to it. To check the
NameServer to see if it knows about the WebSpeed server, you can use either the OpenEdge
Explorer or the Progress Explorer or you can use the code NSMAN -name NS1 -query, as shown
in Example 45.
Example 45: Checking NameServer access using NSMAN -name NS1 -query
C:\>nsman -name NS1 -query
OpenEdge Release 10.0B as of Tues Apr 27 00:31:00 EDT 2004
Connecting to Progress AdminServer using rmi://localhost:20931/Chimera (8280)
Searching for NS1 (8288)
Connecting to NS1 (8276)
NameServer NS1 running on Host nexus Port 5162 Timeout 30 seconds.
Application Service
UUID
Name
Host
Port
Weight Timeout
WS.Sports2000_WS
527a0623fe008210:67d940:f6484c1312:-7d87
nexus/192.168.123.121
3055
0
30
WS.Sports2000_WS
Now, try to access the application again. After the error is returned to the WebSpeed Messenger,
check the NameServers log file. You should see something similar to the following:
Thread-0>(26-Jul-03 18:42:15:107) Request received from 192.168.123.110 2167

for WS.Sports2000_WS. (8201)
Thread-0>(26-Jul-03 18:42:15:107) AppService = WS.Sports2000_WS Found = true
Number Of Brokers = 1. (8206)
Thread-0>(26-Jul-03 18:42:15:107) Response sent to 192.168.123.110
If you do not see the Request received in the log file, then the firewall is losing the inbound
NameServer request. Otherwise, the outbound request is being lost. After debugging this stage,
make sure to reset the logging setting.
Accessing the WebSpeed broker
This time, set the WebSpeed brokers logging setting to verbose and make the request. You
should see something similar to the following (at a time just after the NameServer log entry):
L-3055>(26-Jul-03 18:57:53:816) Received connection:: (8125)

C-0001>(26-Jul-03 18:57:53:836) Client connected : . (8533)
C-0001>ubWSclientThread.processConnRsp(): ubRsp = 0, getNeedNewConnID() =
false
C-0001>(26-Jul-03 18:57:53:836) The client C-0001 has disconnected from the
broker. (8084)
C-0001>(26-Jul-03 18:57:53:836) Client disconnected : . (8534)
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If the WebSpeed Messenger error says it could not contact the broker, but the broker log file
says it was contacted, then the fault is on the return path. If there is no contact logged in the
broker log file, then it did not receive the message. Either of these will point to the firewall rule
that was left out or misconfigured.
Accessing the WebSpeed agent
Use the ABL Trace function to see if the agent received the request. Configuring this feature is
covered in OpenEdge Deployment: Managing ABL Applications.
General notes on debugging
Think through the request process and see what the error messages say. This will lead to the
issue most of the time.
Check the log files of the firewall itself. These will show what messages are flowing through it.
You will probably have to filter these because a production firewall will have more than just
your WebSpeed requests going through it.
Always use a new Web browser window for each test request. Most browsers attempt to speed
up requests by caching information. A subsequent test in the same browser window can return
cached data instead of the proper results for the new settings. This can also be achieved by using
the Reload function of the browser. See your browser documentation for information on
setting your browser to not use cached copies of pages.
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This section discusses the following WebSpeed performance issues:
How requests affect performance
Browser (HTTP) response times
HTTP/S performance
Using different Messengers
Multiple Web servers
Domain Name System
Multi-homed servers (multiple IP address servers)
How requests affect performance

In the WebSpeed request round-trip section on page 15, there are quite a few steps that make
up the entire round-trip process and possibly quite a few separate machines, ranging from the
Web server, firewalls, NameServer, WebSpeed server (broker and agents), and probably a
database as well. Each of these steps introduces performance challenges of their own. The Web
server must cope with not only the WebSpeed requests, but the normal HTML requests as well.
Firewalls can introduce network latency, as some will inspect each packet to make sure it is
allowed before passing it through to the next machine in the process. The NameServer
performance issues are covered in the previous section.
The WebSpeed broker and agents have a role to play in performance as well. The broker
launches and configures new WebSpeed agents before they are needed. This enables the
requests that are being received to wait as short a time as possible in the brokers request queue.
The launching of a new agent will take a period of timethe agent itself needs to be loaded into
memory, possibly run some application code to create super procedures, and connect itself to
the database. To keep free agents, you should set the Minimum agents to a number higher than
0. This setting controls how many agents the broker will keep free, up to the Maximum agents.
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As Figure 414 shows, the broker will start five agents as soon as it is started. It will keep at
least two free agents at all times unless it has already launched the maximum number of agents,
which is 10. Agents that are not used for a period of time will be eliminated. The Auto Trim
Timeout setting in the brokers Advanced Features tab controls this time period and is entered
as a number of seconds, so the default of 1800 is equivalent to 30 minutes.
Figure 414:
Setting minimum and maximum agents
Browser (HTTP) response times

Having a good response time for a Web site is very important. Making sure that the Web server
is configured well and has enough memory and CPU performance is important in providing
good response times.
Hosting static images and HTML on the Web server allows the Web server to cache these and
provide better performance.
HTTP/S performance
Using HTTP/S to encrypt the traffic between the Web browser and the Web server provides
very good security for the data, but it also introduces performance degradation. In general, for
each request that is made to the Web server, the Web browser and Web server must go through
at least 8 and up to 13 handshake messages before the actual data is sent. Also, one of these
handshake messages needs the Web browser to generate a long random number, which is a slow
process.
Because a Web page is usually made up of multiple requests, using HTTP/S as the protocol
slows down the Web page being displayed. For example, a Web page with 15 images on it will
mean 16 individual requests to be made to the Web server.
HTTP/1.1 has features that should allow one connection with multiple requests to work, but the
implementation into the Web servers and the Web browsers has not been completed. There are
hardware SSL accelerators on the market that will alleviate most of the performance issues on
the Web server side when using SSL.
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Using different Messengers

Throughout this manual, the WebSpeed Messenger that has been described is cgiip or
cgiip.exe. Depending on your Web server, there are alternate WebSpeed Messengers. If you
are using a Microsoft IIS Web server, you can use the wsisa.dll Messenger, and if you are
using the Netscape/iPlanet Web server, which is now part of SunOne, you can use the
nsapi.dll.
Each of these Messengers acts in exactly the same way as cgiip, but because they are Dynamic
Link Libraries (DLLs), they stay in memory and are faster to execute the next time they are
called.
Being a DLL does have a drawback. If the Web server gets confused, there is a strong possibility
that the Messenger process will stop working. The only way to correct this is to restart the Web
server process on the Web server machine; sometimes this involves a reboot.
Because the cgiip Messenger being loaded each time a request is made, it is slower than the
DLL versions, but it is also more reliable. Since the time it takes the cgiip Messenger to load
itself into memory is quite small, using cgiip is a good idea for production Web sites, as the
performance overhead is slight, but the reliability is high. You should test each possible
Messenger for performance and determine which one you want to use. During testing,
remember to time the entire application, not just the Messenger load times.
Multiple Web servers

One way to increase the throughput of the Web server is to have more than one and share the
load. This is easily achieved using WebSpeed, because the Messenger configuration is identical
on each Web server. To make more than one Web server respond to requests for the same Web
site, you can use DNS round-robin aliases or a hardware redirection. For more information, see
your router or DNS documentation.
Domain Name System

The Domain Name System (DNS) is one of the very useful, but often misconfigured, parts of
any IP network. The job of the DNS is to resolve host names into IP addresses (and occasionally
the reverse). If you misconfigure the DNS, then you will get some odd problems. The most
common is that the client is taking a very long time to connect to the application server. This is
probably due to a DNS issue where the DNS lookup is going outside your local LAN and onto
your Internet Service Providers DNS servers.
If you are experiencing any problems at connect time, it is very important to check that your
DNS is configured correctly. To do this, go to a prompt (either UNIX or a Windows Command
prompt) and enter nslookup servername. The time it takes to respond is the DNS lookup time,
and it should be nearly instantaneous.
Note:
444
If you are using a hosts file entry to fix this problem, then you really should fix the
DNS problem and remove the entry in the hosts file.
Multi-homed servers (multiple IP address servers)

If you have a server that has more than one network card in it, it is probably going to have more
than one IP addressa scenario described as multi-homed servers. You could have problems
connecting to the AdminServer and other OpenEdge servers in this instance.
An example of a multi-homed server is shown in Figure 415.
Subnet 10 .x.x.x
Hostname: Hydra
10.1.1.1
Netw ork # 1
192.168.123.1
Network #2
Subnet 192 .168 .x.x
Figure 415:
Multi-homed server
The clients on the 10.x.x.x subnet will not be able to access services on the host unless they use
the correct IP address 10.1.1.1. Likewise, the 192.168.x.x subnet must use 192.168.123.1. To
make all these clients connect to a single AppServer on the host, set up the hosts file on the
machines in the 10.x.x.x subnet to read as follows:
127.0.0.1
10.1.1.1
localhost
hydra
And, on the 192.168.x.x subnet to read as follows:
127.0.0.1
192.168.123.1
localhost
hydra
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All AppServer and WebSpeed instances running on hydra must have their Register with
NameServer settings changed so that they do not register with an IP address, but instead with
a host name, as shown in Figure 416.
Figure 416:
Register with NameServer setting
This enables the NameServer to tell the clients, regardless of what subnet they are on, to connect
to the machine called hydra. It is then up to the client machine to decide what the appropriate
IP address is.
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WebSpeed includes sample applications that illustrate intranet, Internet, and extranet
applications. The sample applications run against the sample Sports2000 database, which is
located in your installation directory.
Note:
For detailed instructions on creating a local copy of the Sports2000 database for use
with a sample application, see the chapter on working with sample applications in
OpenEdge Getting Started: Progress OpenEdge Studio.
The HTML source files that are compiled to create the Web objects (r-code) for the sample
applications are in the install-path/src/samples/web directory.The r-code that WebSpeed
agents actually run is in the install-path/tty/samples/web directory.
Before you can run sample applications, you must have WebSpeed running on a Web server. In
addition, you must set up WebSpeed to run while connected to the Sports2000 sample database.
To set up WebSpeed to run while connected to Sports2000:
1.
Create a copy of the Sports2000 database in your working directory.
2.
Copy the sports2000trgs folder (which contains database triggers) from your OpenEdge
installation directory to your working directory.
3.
Start a server for your working copy of the Sports2000 database.
4.
Start a WebSpeed broker connected to your working copy of the Sports2000 database. See
the Configuring a WebSpeed broker to connect to a database section on page 449 for
instructions on completing this procedure.
Overview of sample applications

Once you have the broker and database running, you can run the following sample applications
in a Web browser:
SportsPro Shopping Cart internet application An example of one of the most

popular types of Web-based, business-to-consumer applications.
To run SportsPro Shopping Cart, enter a URL using the following format:
http://host_name/scripts_dir/messenger/WService=wsbroker1/samples/web
/internet/home.r
Supplier extranet application An example of a business-to-business extranet

application with some advanced WebSpeed features, including a login dialog box.
To run the Supplier application, enter a URL using the following format:
http://host_name/scripts_dir/messenger/WService=wsbroker1/samples/web
/extranet/login.r
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Sales Advisor intranet application An example of an internal business application

that allows to query and update the Sports2000 database.
To run Sales Advisor, enter a URL using the following format:
http://host_name/scripts_dir/messenger/WService=wsbroker1/samples
/web/intranet/advisor.r
For example, if you are running a local IIS Web server and using the CGIIP Messenger,
the URL would look similar to the following:
http://localhost/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wsbroker1/samples/web
/intranet/advisor.r
Running the SportsPro Sales Advisor

This section contains more information about running the SportsPro Sales Advisor application.
It also explains some of the features of the application. SportsPro Sales Advisor is an intranet
application that supplies helpful information to sales reps of the fictional SportsPro sporting
goods company. The SportsPro Sales Advisor allows sales reps to check inventory and maintain
customer account information in the Sports2000 database, directly from their Web browsers.
To run SportsPro Sales Advisor:
1.
Complete the setup procedures described in the Running sample applications section on
page 447, and make sure that WebSpeed is running in conjunction with a Web server and
the Sports2000 sample database.
2.
Start a Web browser (usually Netscape or Internet Explorer).
3.
Enter a WebSpeed URL where Wservice is set to:
http://host_name/scripts_dir/messenger/WService=wsbroker1/samples/web/
intranet/advisor.r
For example, if you are running a local IIS Web server, using the CGIIP Messenger and
the default broker, the URL would look similar to the following:
http://localhost/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wsbroker1/samples/web
/intranet/advisor.r
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The SportsPro Sales Advisor application launches in your Web browser and displays an
initial frame set that contains three separate Web objects: an application header (SportsPro
Sales Advisor), an application index (the Inventory Info. and the Customer Info. links),
and a welcome screen (Welcome to SportsPro Sales Advisor). The initial frame set looks
similar to the following:
To view the HTML source file of any Web object, select the object and click View Code.
Configuring a WebSpeed broker to connect to a database

This section describes how to use the Progress Explorer to configure and start a WebSpeed
broker with agents connected to your working copy of the Sports2000 database. Before you
begin, you should have a database server started for your working copy of the database.
Note:
The following procedure assumes that you have started Progress Explorer and have
connected to the appropriate host machine. You can also perform these tasks with the
OpenEdge Explorer.
To start a WebSpeed broker and WebSpeed agents in Progress Explorer:

1.
Select and expand the node labeled WebSpeed in the tree view.
You should see the default broker name, wsbroker1, in the tree view, as shown:
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2.
Select wsbroker1 and choose Action Properties.

The Properties dialog box appears with a tree view in the left pane.
3.
Expand the tree view under Agent and select General.

The Properties dialog box looks similar to the following:
4.
Add the pathname of your working copy of the Sports2000 database to Agent startup
parameters using the -db option.
In the figure in Step 3, the database is specified as c:\WRK\sports2000.
Note: In this example, the database is located on the same machine as the WebSpeed
broker with a shared memory connection. If the server for the database is running
on a remote machine (or you want to use client/server mode), you must specify the
host name (using the -H parameter) of the databases machine and the service name
(using the -S parameter). For more information about client/server connections, see
OpenEdge Application Server: Developing AppServer Applications.
5.
Click OK.
6.
Select wsbroker1 and choose Action Start.

After the WebSpeed broker starts, you can monitor its performance by choosing Action
Status.
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A
WebSpeed Configuration and
Management Utilities
This appendix explains the use of the WebSpeed configuration and management utilities, as
described in the following sections:
Utility command syntax
WSCONFIG utility
WTBMAN utility
WebSpeed Configuration and Management Utilities
Utility command syntax

Figure A1 shows the conventions used in utility command syntax.
UNIX and Windows

command
probkup
Figure A1:
dbname
sports
qualifier
incremental
parameter value
-vs 708
Utility syntax conventions
Table A1 describes each of the command components.

Table A1:
Command components
Component
command
Executable
db-name
Database name
qualifier
Additional command specification
parameter
Operating criteria for the command
value
Numeric value or file specification
Note:
A2
Description
Enter parameters for UNIX and Windows exactly as shown in the syntax descriptions.
WSCONFIG utility
WSCONFIG utility
Use the WSCONFIG utility to help validate existing WebSpeed Transaction Server or WebSpeed
Messenger configurations defined in a properties file, such as the ubroker.properties file.
This utility displays the property settings associated with a WebSpeed Transaction Server or
Messenger configuration, and checks that the syntax and values are valid.
The WSCONFIG utility runs locally on the machine where the WebSpeed components that you
want to check are running. Because the utility does not run across the network and no
AdminServer is installed during a Messenger-only install, you cannot use the WSCONFIG utility
to check a Messenger-only install. Table A2 shows the WSCONFIG utilitys syntax.
Table A2:
WSCONFIG syntax
Operating
system
UNIX
Windows
Syntax
wsconfig
[
[
[
[
[
-name component-name ]
-propfile path-to-properties-file ]
]
]
-messenger
-validate
]
|
-help
]
Parameters
-name component-name
Specifies the name of an existing WebSpeed Transaction Server or Messenger

configuration to examine. The name must match the name of an existing WebSpeed
Transaction Server configuration defined in the specified properties file. Although you
must specify a Transaction Server, you need not specify a Messenger. If you do not specify
any name, the WSCONFIG utility analyzes all the WebSpeed Transaction Server and
Messenger configurations defined in the properties file specified by the -propfile
parameter.
-propfile path-to-properties-file
Specifies a filename or pathname to a file that contains the property settings to be

validated, for example test.properties. If a filename or pathname is not specified, it
defaults to the installation version of the ubroker.properties file
(install-path/properties/ubroker.properties).
-messenger
Displays one or all of the Messengers for you to view. If -name refers to a Messenger and
the -messenger parameter is used, then information appears for that one Messenger. If
-name does not refer to a Messenger and the -messenger parameter is used, then
information appears for all the Messengers. The Messenger names in Windows are CGIIP,
WSISA, WSNSA, and WSASP. The Messenger names on UNIX are CGIIP and WSNSA.
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-validate
Checks the syntax and values of property settings defined in the specified properties file.
-help
Displays command-line help.

Examples
Table A3 shows several examples that use the WSCONFIG command. Assume the Transaction
Server name is wsbroker1.
Table A3:
WSCONFIG command examples

Task
A4
Command
View a Transaction Server

configuration
wsconfig -name wsbroker1
View a messenger configuration
wsconfig -name CGIIP -messenger
View all messenger configurations
wsconfig -messenger
Validate the syntax and view the

configuration of all messengers
defined within a different property
file
wsconfig -propfile g:\other.properties

-validate
WTBMAN utility
WTBMAN utility
Use the WTBMAN utility to control the operation of a configured WebSpeed Transaction Server.
The utility allows you to start a Transaction Server, query its status, start and stop additional
WebSpeed Agents, trim by a certain number of agents, and shut down the Transaction Server.
Table A4 shows the WTBMAN utilitys syntax.
Table A4:
WTBMAN syntax
Operating
system
Syntax
wtbman
-name transaction-server-name
{
|
|
|
|
|
}
-kill
-start
-stop
-query
-addagents number-to-start
-trimagents number-to-trim
[
|
-host host-name -user user-name

-user user-name
]
[
-port port-number ]
}
UNIX
Windows
-help
Parameters
-name transaction-server-name
Specifies the name of a Transaction Server.

-kill
Stops and removes the Transaction Server from memory, no matter what it is doing.
-start
Starts the Transaction Server.

-stop
Stops the Transaction Server.

-query
Queries the Transaction Server for its status.
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-addagents number-to-start
Specifies the number of additional agents to start.

-trimagents number-to-trim
Specifies the number of additional agents to trim.

-host host-name
Specifies the name of the machine where the AdminServer is running. If a host name is
not specified, it defaults to the local host name.
-user user-name
Specifies a user name and prompts for a password when logging into a remote machine.
A user name and password are required only when you use the -host parameter and
specify a remote host name. If you specify a remote host name with the -host parameter
but do not specify a user name with the -user parameter, you receive a prompt for a user
name and password.
When you specify a user name with the -user parameter, Windows supports three
different formats:
A user name as a simple text string, such as mary, implies a local user whose user
account is defined on the local server, which is the same machine that runs the
AdminServer.
A user name as an explicit local user name, in which the user account is defined on
the same machine that runs the AdminServer except the user name explicitly
references the local machine domain, for example .\mary.
A user name as a user account on a specific domain. The general format is

in which the User is a valid user account defined within the domain,
and the Domain is any valid server, including the one where the AdminServer is
running
Domain\User,
-port port-number
Specifies the port number of the machine on which the AdminServer controlling the
WebSpeed Transaction Server is running. If a port number is not specified, it defaults to
20931.
-help
Displays command-line help.
A6
WTBMAN utility
Examples
Table A5 shows several examples that use the wtbman command. Assume that the Transaction
Server name is wsbroker1; the user name is tom; and the AdminServer is on the remote host
finance at port 9999.
Table A5:
WTBMAN command examples

Task
Command
Start a local Transaction Server
wtbman -name wsbroker1 -start
Start a remote Transaction Server1
wtbman -name wsbroker1 -host finance

-port 9999 -user tom -start
Query a local Transaction Server
wtbman -name wsbroker1 -query
Query a remote Transaction Server1

-port 9999 -user tom -query
Add agents (for example, 2) to a local

Transaction Server
wtbman -name wsbroker1 -addagents 2
Add agents (for example, 2) to a remote

Transaction Server1

-port 9999 -user tom -addagents 2
Trim agents (for example, 3) from a local

Transaction Server
wtbman -name wsbroker1 -trimagents 3
Trim agents (for example, 3) from a remote

Transaction Server1

-port 9999 -user tom -trimagents 3
Stop a local Transaction Server
wtbman -name wsbroker1 -stop
Stop a remote Transaction Server1

-port 9999 -user tom -stop
1. Prompts for a password.
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A8
Index
Symbols
documentation 36
main window 34
object palette 32
specifying a broker 35
specifying a browser 34
starting 34
templates 33
wizards 33
&DISPLAY 317
&OUT 317
&OUT-FMT 317
&OUT-LONG 317
&WEBSTREAM 317
A
Accessing
IP Packet Filter settings 437
Web server 439
WebSpeed agent 441
WebSpeed broker 440
AdminServer
defined
WebSpeed in Windows 27
Advanced 28
Agent
defined 13
starting dynamically 220
trimming running 220
Application files
appropriate directories 214
Application Manager WebTool 310
Architecture
WebSpeed 17
B
Blank Template 33
broker
defined 13
setting up 419
browse.html 318
Browser (HTTP) response times 443
Agent Variables WebTool 311

Apache Web server 24
AppBuilder
Code Section Editor 33
connecting to a database server 34
defined 13
development modes 36
CGI Messenger
executable 222
CGI Wrapper
template 33
CGIIP executable name
hiding 421
Index
Changing
agent parameters to reference web-disp.p
429
script directory names 421
Code Section Editor 33
Compiling Web objects 216
Configurations
Messenger-only installs 221
overview 22
restarting 42
Configuring
ubroker.properties file for firewall 434
F
File Tools 310
Firewalls
configuration 433 to 436
configuring ubroker.properties for 434
debugging 436 to 441
with DMZ 431
Frameset Template 33
frameset.html 318
Control handlers
defined 316
GENUUID utility 29
Data Browser WebTool 310
Help WebTool 312
Data integrity
restarting configurations 42
hmapmain.i 319
Database
locking r-code 427
servers 34
Databases WebTool 311
DBAUTHKEY 427
Debugging
firewall configurations 436 to 441
Host name
setting 436
HTML files
deploying 215
HTML Mapping
wizard 32
html-map.w 319
HTTP/S performance 443
Deployment model 425, 426

Detail Wizard 32
Developers Corner WebTool 312
IIS. See Microsoft IIS
Development modes 36
include.i 318
DMZ 431
inet_ns 435
Domain Name System 444
Internet Information Services. See

Microsoft IIS.
IP Packet Filter settings

accessing 437
Editor WebTool 310

Editors 33
Environment variables
PROPATH 214, 216
WRKDIR 216
Examples
directory 318
Index2
is 13
ISAPI Messenger
executable 222
J
Java class files
deploying 215
Index
Network traffic
securing 419
Load balancing
NameServer 211
"No Nameserver" configuration 212
Local development mode 36

Log files
configuring 217
maintaining 217
M
Main Template 33
main.html 318
Messages WebTool 311
Messenger
debugging 439
defined 14
downloading executables 222
executable location in Windows 222
managing 225
Messenger-only deployment 14
operating system compatibility 222
overview 221
performance 444
script file location 224
Method directory 318
Method procedures
defined 316
Microsoft IIS 24, 422
Messenger executable 222
Multi-homed servers 445 to 446
Multiple IP address servers, see
Multi-homed servers
Multiple Web servers 444
Nonvisual objects 32
NSAPI Messenger
executable 222
NSAPI-type Web server
obj.conf file 223
NSMAN -name NS1 -query 440
n-tier deployment
Messenger-only installs 221
O
obj.conf file
modifying 223
sample 224
Object palette 32
Object State WebTool 312
objects directory 318
Offsets
deploying 215
OS Command WebTool 311
P
Parameters
passing 430
Passing unique identifiers 430
Performance
browser response times 443
HTTP/S 443
multiple Web servers 444
WebSpeed Messengers 444
priorityWeight property 211
NameServer
checking access using NSMAN -name
NS1 -query 440
defined 14
linking with other NameServers 48
load balancing 211
"No NameServer" configuration 212
predefined instance 210
validating configurations 210
Netscape
Messenger executable 222
PRO*Tools
defined 13
procedur.p 318
PROPATH
minimizing 430
PROPATH environment variable 214,
216
Index3
Index
ProPath WebTool 312
Property file
overview 27
R
Register with NameServer setting 446
Remote development mode 36
Starting configurations
deployment network with separate Web
server 412
development network with central
machine 44
multiple LAN development environment
48
shared development/deployment network
414
single-machine 43
Report Template 33
Static files
location 23
Report Wizard 32
Super procedures 319
S
Sample applications
running 447
Script directory names
changing 421
script.html 318
Scripting Lab WebTool 311
Support directory 318
T
Table template 33
table.html 318
tagmap.dat file
defined 316
deploying 215
Secure firewall configuration 432
template directory 318
Security
application 418
changing script directory names 421
Firewalls 431 to 432
hiding CGIP executable name 421
locking r-code to the database 427
Microsoft IIS 422
modifying web-disp.p 427 to 429
network traffic 419
passing parameters 430
PROPATH 430
Web server 420
WebSpeed 418 to 432
WebSpeed agent production setting 427
WebSpeed application 427 to 430
WebSpeed Messenger Administration
tool 423
WebSpeed server 424 to 426
Templates 33, 318
Setting
host name 436
minimum and maximum agents 443
Source files 318
Tools
PRO*Tools 13
WebTools 13
Transaction broker
default directory
creating 214
U
ubroker.properties file 434, 440
configuring for firewall 434
editing 28
hierarchy 28
location 28
modifying for firewall 434
overview 27
unique values needed 29
validating edits 210
WebSpeed Messenger logging 439
Sports2000 database 447
Unified Broker framework

described 210
SportsPro Sales Advisor

running 448
UNIX
Web server security 422
Index4
Index
URLs
WebSpeed broker 35
uuid
in ubroker.properties 29
V
virtual directories
Apache Web server 24
Microsoft IIS 24
Virtual System Tables WebTool 312
Visual objects 32
W
Web objects
compiling 216
deploying 214
making secure 418
Web server
Apache 24
checking response 421
configuring 23
hiding type and version 421
Microsoft IIS 24
multiple 444
securing 420
testing 25
UNIX 422
objects directory 318

passing parameters 430
securing network traffic 419
securing Web server 420
security 418 to 432
source files 318
super procedures 319
support directory 318
template directory 318, 319
templates 33
UNIX Web servers 422
Web request flow chart 16
wizards 33
WebSpeed Agent
accessing 441
changing parameters 429
defined 13
production setting 427
requirements 17
WebSpeed broker
accessing 440
defined 13
WebSpeed components
overview 12
WebSpeed Messenger. See alsoMessenger
WebSpeed server
security 424 to 426
web.output
defined 316
WebSpeed Transaction Server

components 13, 218
forcing immediate shut down 220
managing 219
overview 221
sample instance 210
starting 218
stopping with WTBMAN 220
web-disp.p 427
defined 316
WebSpeed Workshop
components 13
WebSpeed
application security 427 to 430
architecture 17
broker 35
changing script directory names 421
components 14
configuration in Windows 22
deployment architecture 12
examples directory 318
firewalls 431 to 432
hiding CGIIP executable name 421
method directory 318
Microsoft IIS 422
minimizing PROPATH 430
modifying web-disp.p 427 to 429
WebTools
defined 13
web.cst 318
web.input
defined 316
Weight factors
arbitrary 212
fail-over 212
load balancing 211
percentage-based 211
setting to zero 212
Wizards 33
templates 319
Working application directory
creating 214
Index5
Index
Working directory
environment variable 216
WSCONFIG utility A3
described 210
wrap-cgi.w 319
WSMAdmin page
URL 225
WSASP Messenger
executable 222
Index6
WTBMAN utility A5

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What are the main components of WebSpeed?

What are the main components of WebSpeed?

What are some security considerations when deploying a WebSpeed application?

What are some security considerations when deploying a WebSpeed application?

PROGRESS

OpenEdge Getting Started:

Last updated with new content: Release 10.2B

Product Code: 4496; R10.2B

Tools and ABL Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Running and Deploying WebSpeed Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Running sample applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

WebSpeed Configuration and Management Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

WebSpeed deployment architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Directory structure for static files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Using this manual

Third party acknowledgements

Using this manual

References to ABL compiler and run-time features

References to ABL data types

Wherever decimal appears, this is a reference to the DECIMAL data type.

Bold typeface indicates commands or characters the user types,

Italic typeface indicates the title of a document, or signifies new

Small, bold capital letters indicate OpenEdge key functions and

A plus sign between key names indicates a simultaneous key

A space between key names indicates a sequential key sequence:

A fixed-width font is used in syntax statements, code examples,

Fixed-width italics indicate variables in syntax statements.

Fixed-width bold indicates variables with special emphasis.

Uppercase words are ABL keywords. Although these are always

The OpenEdge Product Documentation Overview page on PSDN:

Execution messages inform you of errors encountered while OpenEdge is running a

After displaying a message, OpenEdge proceeds in one of several ways:

Terminates the current session.

** Unknown table name table. (200)

Obtaining more information about OpenEdge messages

In the Procedure Editor, press the HELP key or F1.

Start the Procedure Editor:

Press F3 to access the menu bar, then choose Help Messages.

Third party acknowledgements

A Web browser (HTML, DHTML, or XML).

A mobile/cell-phone (HTML, WML).

In addition to building Web-based applications by design, you can use WebSpeed to

Extranet, business-to-business applications.

This chapter covers the following topics:

WebSpeed request round-trip

Web programming and WebSpeed

WebSpeed and the OpenEdge platform

WebSpeed deployment architecture

AppBuilder The AppBuilder is a multi-purpose application development environment

WebSpeed Transaction Server

WebSpeed broker An application that can do the following:

Register with a NameServer the application services that it provides to fulfill

Manage connections between clients and a pool of WebSpeed Agents.

WebSpeed request round-trip

WebSpeed request round-trip

Before the first request

Start a NameServer with properties supplied by the AdminServer from the

Web request round-trip

How WebSpeed processes a Web request

WebSpeed request round-trip