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34 Chapter 2 Understanding Autodesk MapGuide
You can also write a stand-alone C++, Visual Basic, or Java application that
hosts Autodesk MapGuide Viewer without a web browser. For details about
supported platforms, see "Choosing a Viewer/Browser Environment" on
page 59.

Autodesk MapGuide LiteView Extension

Autodesk MapGuide LiteView Extension serves maps in a raster format, with
limited interactivity, so that users are not required to install an Autodesk
MapGuide Viewer. For more information, see the Autodesk Mapguide
LiteView documentation.
This section describes the software components that process and serve data
to the map.
Web Server
A web server is an application that runs on a host computer. In response to
requests from other computers, the web server software processes and sends
various types of files, such as web pages and map window files (MWFs).
When a user requests map data, that request is received by the web server and
passed to Autodesk MapGuide Server. Autodesk MapGuide supports two
types of web servers: Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0 and later
through the standard CGI and ISAPI interfaces, and Netscape Enterprise
Server 3.51 through the standard CGI and NSAPI interfaces.

Autodesk MapGuide Server

Autodesk MapGuide Server serves map data in response to requests from
Autodesk MapGuide Author and Autodesk MapGuide Viewer when a user is
displaying a map in those programs.
When a request is made, Autodesk MapGuide Server reads the request to
determine which data to provide, and then sends the data from the spatial
data source, raster image file, or OLE DB data source according to the specifi-
cations made in the request. Autodesk MapGuide Server allows you to
control access to the data sources by checking for passwords, user IDs, and
other optional settings you specify.