WebObjects Developer
Frequently Asked Questions

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....Returning Static URLs
....WebObject Hierarchy
....ODBC Access
....NS-API

Introduction

Welcome to Tech Support Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).  This document is updated regularly to reflect NeXT Technical Support's most commonly asked technical questions.  You can use this document as a quick reference guide for issues that may or may not be found in NeXT documentation or otherwise be readily available. 

When additional sources of information are available about a topic they are indicated in the See Also: section.  Much of the information in this document is expanded upon in other NeXTanswers documents and in the on-line and printed NEXTSTEP documentation.

Returning Static URLs

Q.	How do I return a static URL?
A.	forthcoming

WebObject Hierarchy

Q.	Can I implement my wo bundles in some sort of hierarchy?
A.	WebObjects searches for a reusable component in these places and in this order:

	1. The directory in which the WebObjects app executable is (only useful if that executable is in a .app or .debug, i.e. with Pro or Enterprise),
	2. The app's directory under the WebObjects document root,
	3. The WebObjects document root, <HTTPDocumentRoot>/WebObjects (this was meant as a way to share .wo's across different apps, but a more practical way to do that is to put the shared .wo's in a separate directory somewhere and symlink them to different apps' directories).

ODBC Access

Q.	I have read a few documents that say that WebObjects can use ODBC to access data but I can't find any documents that explain how.
A.	forthcoming

NS-API

Q.	Is the NS-API version of the web objects adaptor available for both Solaris
	and NT versions of the Netscape server?
A.	Yes, both are included with the Pro and Enterprise versions og WebObjects.  The source for the CGI and the NSAPI adaptors are on the CD.

	See    http://www.next.com/Pubs/Documents/WebObjects/SysAdminServer.html