Web Connection User's Guide

Setting up for Netscape Server (NSAPI)

To install the NSAPI files, follow these steps:

  1. Copy the following shared library files to a directory on your Web server's search path. (If you put them in your cgi-bin directory, make sure this directory is in your search path.)
    Note:On HP-UX only, you can use the Netscape transport module (abtwstn) instead of the TCP/IP transport module.
  2. Edit your operating system configuration file and include the ABTWSI_BASENAME environment variable. This environment variable specifies where WSI looks for configuration and error message files.

    For Intel platforms, use a set statement. For example:

    set ABTWSI_BASENAME=d:\webserver\cgi-bin\abtwsi
    

    For UNIX platforms, use an export statement. For example

    export ABTWSI_BASENAME=/webserver/cgi-bin/abtwsi
    
  3. Copy the following files to the directory specified by the ABTWSI_BASENAME environment variable.
  4. Edit your obj.conf file: In the above lines, the drive and directory (d:/cgi-bin) should be the directory you copied the WSI shared library files to. The path in the NameTrans directives (/abtwsi/) can be any path descriptor that you want your end users to use to invoke your Web Connection part. The string used in the first entry must be the same as the one used in the second, but without the trailing *.

After you install the files, you must customize the WSI configuration file for your system. See Customizing the WSI configuration file for more information. After customizing the WSI configuration file, proceed to Testing your installation to test and run the Web Connection interface.


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