An apparatus for and method of utilizing an internet terminal coupled to
the world wide web to request calculations on an existing proprietary data
base management system having a dialog-based request format. The user
fills in and transmits an HTML form defining the requested calculation. A
data wizard converts the requested calculation definition to a script
which is executable by the data base management system. The desired
calculations are made and the results are returned to the user as one or
more HTML pages.
