| re: Accessing SQL Server database from Javascript
Thanks for the reply.
I was thinking that in a very simple scenario, the security could perhaps be
taken care of somehow with a little thought. But seeing as how its not
possible, I'll stop thinking about it.
"Richard Cornford" <Richard@litotes.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "Scott Castillo" <scasti2@cox.net> wrote in message
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> >Is it possible to access an SQL Server database from a Javascript
> >client? I know you can transfer variables from middleware to
> >Javascript client, but was wondering if you can directly access
> >database from client?[/color]
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> Javascript as a language has no knowledge of or interest in databases.
> Javascript is used in order to script an object model and any facilities
> for database access and the like would have to be provided by the object
> model being scripted. Common browser object models do not include a
> mechanisms for accessing databases. There are mechanisms that can be
> used but most would come under your category of "Middleware". But it is
> questionable whether it would be a good idea for database access to be
> initialised with javascript as there is little that can be done to
> prevent access to the source code, and any reader of the source code may
> gain access to enough information to take advantage of, or deliberately
> damage, the database.
>
> Richard.
>
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