web based service on server acessed by multiple clients

[aparab]

Hi guys,

I am making a app (labview vi  eg  calculator)  which  has to run on the server so multiple clients can acess it at same time.

1.  should i be installing  labview runtime on the server.

2. how to deport  the application   from  my development-machine to server so it works  as a web service

3.  now that service is used by multiple clients simultaneously  should the vis be clones

[PackersFan]

aparab,

1. Yes. I would recommend creating a LabVIEW installer because it can automatically deploy the web service.

2. See 1.

3. Yes. As a general rule of thumb, all web service VIs should be reentrant.

Check out this FAQ: LabVIEW Web Services FAQ

[mikeporter]

When you say "multiple clients" how many is that? Also how much bandwidth will each client need?

Mike...

[aparab]

thanks Chris & Mike for your responses.

it will be made  availablle on our company Intranet &  5-8  people may acess it at a time.

[mikeporter]

The point of my question is that the web server that you can but with LV is not very robust. It can work well for a limited number of users but has a lot of limitations — not the least of which is that some large corporations won't let them run of their corporate network due to security concerns.

Mike...

[aparab]

Thanks  got the point,

yes  but thts a pilot project we want to try!

if say  the info is needed  by less no of people say 5  & its on the intranet  then its fine.

Wat was in the mind of  NI  when they   implemented it  & try continuing it,   if its not that  robust or usable.