A client/server network enables access to non-HTML objects from a web
browser. The system includes a database for storing non-HTML files. A
system user requests a non-HTML file from a database using a web browser.
The web browser transmits the request to a server via a HTTP server and
module. The server locates and retrieves the object requested. The module
translates the object to a format supported by the web browser. The HTTP
server communicates the translated file to the web browser over a
network. The web browser then presents the translated file to the system
user.