How to query a non-ArcGIS database from WAB?

[WilliamMiller4]

Hi,

I need to send information from my WAB app to a non-ArcGIS database, run a query and return the results back to my app. From what I see online, using only JavaScript is not a secure idea. It looks like I need an intermediary, which my employer would like to be Visual Basic. If someone has successfully done this, please let me know how I might go about it. Any help is appreciated. Thank you for your time.

William

[RobertScheitlin__GISP]

William,

   I do not use json in my request only in my response, so yes.

[Drew]

Depending on your organisation,  number of developers and a few other factors, you might be able to legitimately use the Visual Studio Community Edition (2015)

Download
https://www.visualstudio.com/downloads/ 
See Usage Here:
https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/community/