[dba-VB] Access data across the internet

 >You just want some way to transfer data over the internet which is not exposed to all and sundry.

Uhhh yep.

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com


Stuart McLachlan wrote:
> Strictly speaking,
> 
> http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Computer_Science/2005/web_services.asp
> 
> "The term Web service describes a standardized way of integrating Web-based applications 
> using the XML, SOAP, WSDL and UDDI open standards over an Internet protocol 
> backbone."
> 
> http://www.w3schools.com/webservices/ws_intro.asp
> What are Web Services?
> 
>     * Web services are application components
>     * Web services communicate using open protocols
>     * Web services are self-contained and self-describing
>     * Web services can be discovered using UDDI
>     * Web services can be used by other applications
>     * XML is the basis for Web services
> 
> This latter link is the start of a long tutorial on web services.
> 
> Based on your original problem, this is not really what you want at all.  You just want some 
> way to transfer data over the internet which is not exposed to all and sundry.
>