Javascript to Access Remote SQL Server using .NET

[Rob]

I want to access a remote SQL server using javascript functions at the
client
side. The browser is FireFox though. I want to minimize the effort of
client side, i.e., install as few addons as possible. What kind of
servlet should I have at the server side? Any good tutorials?

 

[Pavel Minaev]

I want to access a remote SQL server using javascript functions at the
client
side. The browser is FireFox though. I want to minimize the effort of
client side, i.e., install as few addons as possible. What kind of
servlet should I have at the server side? Any good tutorials?

I suggest you to read about ADO.NET Data Services (http://
msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/data/bb931106.aspx) - it's precisely the kind
of thing that enables rich data access, with queries and all, to LINQ-
enabled data sources (including MSSQL, obviously) over HTTP. It can
provide JSON output as well, specifically so that you can do queries
from client-side JS conveniently.