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Connecting from Progress Clients Using the AIA

A client can connect to an AppServer or SonicMQ Adapter through the AIA using a URL that specifies a Web (Internet) connection. In a 4GL AppServer client, you specify this URL using the -URL connection parameter of the server handle CONNECT( ) method. For information on how a 4GL client connects to an AppServer, see information on the CONNECT( ) method in Building Distributed Applications Using the Progress AppServer . In an Open Client, you specify this URL using the appropriate AppObject connect method for your Open Client type. For information on how an Open Client connects to an AppServer, see the Progress Open Client Developer’s Guide . In a 4GL client of the SonicMQ Adapter, you pass a URL string as a parameter to a 4GL connection procedure. For more information on how a 4GL client connects to a SonicMQ Adapter, see the Progress External Program Interfaces manual.

When you distribute your application over the Internet, you can connect to an AppServer or SonicMQ Adapter with a URL using either the HTTP or HTTPS protocol. Using HTTPS allows clients to communicate through fire walls and optionally send secure encrypted data transmissions. The following sections describe the syntax to use for forming this URL.


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