Can I duplicate server-side functionality without being able to use server-side tech?

I have recently taken a position at a large corporation as a Web Developer for one of the company's divisions. For my first task I have been asked to create a web form that submits data to a database and then outputs the id# of that data to the user for reference later. Easy, right? Unfortunately not. Because this is a large company that has been around for a long time their systems are relatively antiquated and none of their servers support server-side technologies (PHP, ASP etc...) and since they are such a large company Corporate IT is pretty much a black hole and there is not any hope of actually getting such tech implemented.

SO! To my question... is there ANY way to do this without server-side? To me the answer is 'no' and I have spent the last week researching on sites like this and others without finding any miraculous work arounds. Really all I have at my disposal are things I can implement without involving IT开发者_如何学Python, so things I can just upload to a web-server.

Also as a note: The web server it is on is supposedly an IBM Web Server (IHS) and the database I am supposed to be connecting to is a MS Access database and the company restricts us to using IE for any web access. As this form is on an internal company INTRAnet site IE is the only browser it will be accessed from.

I know this is a ridiculous situation but unfortunately that is what I am stuck with. Any ideas???

You must have something that takes form data and transforms it for insertion to the database.

There are no javascript libraries that will do this from the browser directly to database (security issues in traversing the network, cross domain issues etc...).

Something will be serving up the web pages - surely this can be the basis of the server side coding you need.

Seeing as you are using IBM HTTP Server (gleaned from comments on your question), there are server side scripting technologies available to you.

Maybe you could create a Web Database with Access Services?

Also as a note: The database I am supposed to be connecting to is a MS Access database and the company restricts us to using IE for any web access. As this form is on an internal company INTRAnet site IE is the only browser it will be accessed from.

That's easy. Use a dirty ActiveX hack to talk toe MS Access directly from the browser.

That's going to be a nightmare to code, but it'll work.

You didn't say which version of Access you're using; this page has information on how to set this up for Access 2003, click on "data access pages".

It's probably better in the long run if you don't solve this problem. Management frustration with IT may help you effect change, or at least get you permission to set up a local web server so you can demonstrate what's possible with the right support.