Select an item from the list below
for instructions on using a Web Tool for a specific task.
For information about building applications, see the
on-line help available from the AppBuilder main menu or from AppBuilder
dialog boxes.
WebSpeed
Glossary 
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Viewing
the ProPath Setting
The ProPath Web Tool lists all the
directories and procedure libraries in your ProPath. The ProPath is an
environment variable that contains a list of directories andprocedure libaries WebSpeed
searches to find procedures.
Follow these steps to view
your ProPath:
- Click the ProPath link in the
left panel.
- The ProPath frame lists each directory andprocedure library in your ProPath.
You can use this frame to search for and access a file or
procedure.
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Agent Variables
Use the Agent Variables Web Tool to
list your CGI environment variables, WebSpeed environment
variables, WEB-CONTEXT attributes, and SESSION attributes.
Follow these steps to list
agent variables:
- Click the Agent Variables
link in the left panel.
WebSpeed displays the Agent Variables frame.
- Select one or more buttons
from the List Variables for a list. For example, to list
CGI and WebSpeed environment variables, select CGI and
WebSpeed.
- Select the List button.
The list displays the information for the categories
you selected.
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Database Schema
Use the Database Web Tool to view
database tables, fields, and field attributes.
Follow these steps to view
the schema of connected databases:
- Click the Databases link
in the left panel.
WebSpeed displays the Databases frame, which lists the connected
databases at the top of the frame.
- Select a database name from the selection list.
The list of tables for the database appears in the left
column of the frame.
- Click a table.
The fields and indexes for the table appear in
the list below the table name.
- Click a field or an index
listing.
A list of field attributes and values appears in the
middle of the frame.
Note: If you have a non-PROGRESS
database connected, both the database and the schema holder are
displayed. Tables appear only for the non-PROGRESS
database.The schema holder appears empty.
- You can select a table or field
name and press CTRL+C to copy the name to the
clipboard so you can then paste it - CTRL+V -
into a script or procedure that you are writing in the Scripting
Lab. This technique is useful when you
are mapping database field names to HTML field names.
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Querying the Error Message Database
Use the Messages Web Tool to display
more information about error messages you might encounter when
running WebSpeed.
Note: Any compile error from the Scripting Lab
Tool provides a link to the Error Message
query tool.
Follow these steps to
query the message database:
- Click the Messages link
in the left panel.
WebSpeed displays the Messages frame.
- Enter the message number in
the text box, then click View Message.
The frame displays any available information about the
message and displays the Query Knowledge Database button.
- Select the Query Knowledge
Database button to access error-specific information in
the Progress/WebSpeed database.
The Knowledge Database appears
in the frame and shows any entry relevant to this
message.
Note: You must have a valid
contract with Progress Software Corporation's Technical
Support to access the Knowledge Database.
- Click the KnowledgeBase Solutions link.
- Select the Query-By-Error search method.
- Enter the error number and the error context.
- Choose the Get Entries button. A list of possible solutions
appears.
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Running the WebSpeed Sample Applications
The WebSpeed sample applications demonstrate
an intranet application, an internet application, and an extranet application.
These applications run against the PROGRESS Sports2000 database.
Follow these steps to run the WebSpeed
sample applications:
- Copy the
Progress-install-path/dlc/sports2000/sports2000trgs
directory to Progress-install-path/dlc/.
- Click the Sample Applications link at
the top of the Web Tools Help home page.
For step-by-step instructions on how to build the intranet sample application,
see the Getting Started with WebSpeed tutorial.
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