The dbWeb service component communicates with a user of Internet Explorer or another Web browser. The dbWeb service is a gateway that sends the user data queries to the ODBC data source.
When a user selects a schema, the dbWeb service retrieves the schema from the schema repository and uses it to dynamically build HTML pages in the form of query-by-example (QBE) forms, query results, or other method requests.
For instructions on how to configure and start the dbWeb service, see Resource Kit Tools Help.
The interaction between the dbWeb service and Internet clients is illustrated in Figure 7.1.
Figure 7.1 Microsoft dbWeb architecture