SQL and the Internet
SQL can be embedded or used in conjunction with programming languages such as C or COBOL. SQL can also be embedded in Internet programming languages, such as Java. Text from HTML, another Internet language, can be translated into SQL to send a query to a remote database from a Web front-end. After the database resolves the query, the output is translated back into HTML and displayed on the Web browser of the individual executing the query. The following sections discuss the use of SQL on the Internet.
Making Data Available to Customers Worldwide
With the advent of the Internet, data became available to customers and vendors worldwide. The data is normally available for read-only access through a front-end tool.
The data ...
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