[Randy Anderson]

Joergen,

Assuming the databases you wish to search are relational and not Z39.50
there are a number of off the shelf solutions available. Some questions:

1. What databases do you want to access?
2. What web server
3. What OS are these running on
4. Do you have access to these systems?

Randy Anderson
rmanders at sprynet.com

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> Hi
> 
> Is anyone familiar with examples of redirecting searches in external
> databases using HTTP?
> 
> What we're looking for is a way to give our users access to databases, where
> we have negotiated access fees on their behalf. Ideally, they would log into
> our server, and search in one or more databases, using our interface.
> 
> The Z39.50 protocol could probably be tweaked to this end, but what about
> databases using a web interface?=20
> One scenario could include a webserver that takes input from a form,
> reformatting it to syntax of a given database, initiating a search, handling
> access control, and parsing the result. But I have a nasty suspicion that
> maintainance on a system like that is likely to be high.
> 
> So, any ideas?, or sightings of similiar things?
> 
>         Regards
>           J=F8rgen G. Nielsen, Webmaster
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> PS: sorry about the previous posting - it was a slip of the fingers...
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