The Discussionweb is an online PL/SQL coded application that facilitates the posting of and replying to messages, by registered users, within organised discussion forums. It lives inside a web server’s Oracle database and can be viewed through a web browser. The Discussionweb has been jointly developed by Mark Rittman and Tim White, both of plus consultancy ltd.
Please note: the Discussionweb will only function on Oracle databases of version 8.1.5 onwards; it is assumed that you are using the Apache HTTP Web Server as provided with Oracle 8.1.5 onwards, and thus the Discussionweb has not been tested on any other web server. Also the Discussionweb has only been tested using the Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6 web browser and on the Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server Edition operating systems.
This text is a basic guide to configuring the Discussionweb on an Oracle database; it outlines the necessary steps to take to successfully achieve this. More specifically this text covers the following: running the scripts to create the necessary database schema, tables, indexes and sequences, and to initialise all the relevant tables. It contains instructions on how to create a Database Access Descriptor (DAD) for accessing the Discussionweb, executing the PL/SQL code package and relocating the image files required. It also provides a basic user guide.
Screenshots are provided as Appendices at the end of the document to give a clearer understanding of some of the Discussionweb’s particular features.
No support can be offered by either the developers or plus consultancy ltd, although you are free to contact us via email if you wish.
See Appendix N at the end of this document for copyright and licensing information.
If you make any of your own modifications to the Discussionweb then we would be very grateful to receive a sample of your improved source code, which may be used in future releases of the software (if any). However you are in no way obligated to do this.
Discussionweb was written by Mark Rittman and Tim White, of Plus Consultancy. It is licensed under the BSD-style license, which permits reuse, incorporation within your own programs, and copying.