WebEQ Equation Server

The WebEQ Equation Server provides the same services as the WebEQ Publisher but without the user interface, making it perfect for batch processing tasks or script-driven processing on a web server. One common server-based use is to convert client-side student input using the WebEQ Input Control into an image to be incorporated into a web page sent back to the client browser. For example, a message board application might present the student with a page that allows the entry of a message containing both text and equations. When the message is submitted, a script on the server would then use the WebEQ Equation Server to generate equation images for use in the web page displaying the message.

Overview

The Equation Server has been designed to process equations in a variety of ways. For example:

• Locally, from the command line, using scripts for processing batches of files
• On a web server using CGI scripts
• Within an ASP page
• Within a Java servlet container

WebEQ Publisher and WebEQ Equation Server work together. Options you choose in Publisher can be saved into a text file that can be input to Equation Server.

Building Web Applications

By using the WebEQ Equation Server running on a server, you can build complex math-related web sites. The Equation Server can process MathML coming from either WebEQ Controls on the client side or from databases on the server side, generating images and/or browser-ready, cross-platform web pages.