Can I incorporate GDS into another WebServer?
TECHNICAL Yes. The Web Server included with GDS is designed solely for management and supplying data. It does not include the range of features required for public web page deployment, such as CGI or PHP. The GDS component used by Web Servers is encapsulated within a DLL (or equivalent) that can be called by the host WebServer to process GDS requests. You can also handle the binary GNAP protocol requests if you wish, so that you can communicate to applications such as Excel and ReportTV. For complete technical information, please contact Fieldpine directly. Can I use GDS as part of my application and redistribute it? TECHNICAL As a software vendor you have several choices: • You can pre define the structure of your database(s) into model files, which define how your data is to be used and presented. With the model files your customers can rapidly install their own GDS server and utilise your information. This is a good choice if you have large databases (500Gb+) or not all your end cus
