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The mod_plsql Gateway provides support for building and deploying
PL/SQL-based applications on the Web. PL/SQL stored procedures can
retrieve data from database tables and generate HTTP responses
containing formatted data and HTML code to display in a Web browser.
mod_plsql supports other Oracle products such as WebDB 2.X.
What are Data Access Descriptors (DADs)?
A DAD is a set of configuration values that specify how the PL/SQL
gateway connects to the Oracle database server to fulfill an HTTP request.
Each mod_plsql request is associated with a database access
descriptor (DAD), a named set of configuration values used for
database access. A DAD specifies information such as:
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the database alias (SQL*Net V2 service name).
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a connect string if the database is remote.
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a procedure for uploading and downloading documents.
You can also specify a username and password information in a DAD; if
they are not specified, the user will be prompted to enter a username
and password when the URL is invoked.
There are separate DADs for:
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