G'day, I am not sure if this is of any help to you, but I am posting it
here, and you can tell me if it is the type of thing you are after. I am new
to Java, and started using it, as I was required to design a Web site for a
client, with only a basic level of computer knowledge. The requirement was
for them to be able to publish material onto there site, without the need to
write any HTML code, or any other code for that matter.
I started investigating the best way to do this, and came upon servlets. To
cut the story short, I started learning about them, and have developed a
fully functional servlet that allows the user to just copy the material they
want published to their page, and paste this into an area on the site. Maybe
a bit sloppy in the method of input, but one of the simplest I could think
of for a non technical user to master. On submit, this data is stored in a
simple database. The servlet formats the data into clean HTML, for
publishing on the Web site. I have done this in two versions. One with
custom API's, and one that imports the Java API's.
Anyway, if this sounds like the sort of thing you are after, let me know.
----- Original Message -----
From: John McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 10:18 AM
Subject: Re: out.println(".....");? "EASY is the word!!!"
> My thoughts exactly. I'm the originator of this post, and I guess I should
> have been more specific from the beginning. I would like and API, through
> which I can use a simple tag, like print qq, to output HTML data to a web
> page. Peter hit the nail on the head when he said that the products
> (templates, API's) available today are quite difficult to use and are not
> for the mainstream. I am fairly familiar with Java, however I am NOT a
guru,
> but I grow to love the language more and more daily. I would like a way
for
> someone, who is new to java, to be able to easily post dynamic data to
there
> web(extranet, intranet, ecommerce, business to business VPN ecommerce)
page
> quickly and efficiently, like Perl has the ability to do. I learned the
> fundamentals of Perl in about two weeks. I've been working with Java for
six
> months and have yet to be able to post dynamic web data in an efficient
> manner without MUCH laborious out.println("...") coding.
>
> So I POST this question again....in a different light. How difficult would
> it be to come up with a 100% pure java API which would encompass
fundamental
> HTML(<head><body><table> would be a great start) and then make calls to
this
> API just like we do with every other darn OO language. Or, how about we
> store the data in a txt file, something in the java.io package to just
read
> the entire file into the script, and then output that to the web? Great
> idea.
>
> If anyone knows how to do this, please let me know.
>
>
>
> John D. McDonald
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Tuesday, August 10, 1999 6:02 AM
> Subject: Re: out.println(".....");? "EASY is the word!!!"
>
>
> >>I have tought that webmacro, freemaker etc. are too complex to be used
> >>by me.
> >
> >That's exactly my point!!!! Why can't these stuff be a bit easier ?
Things
> >dont have to be complicated to be used. Instead of offering alternatives,
> >most of you guys just keep pushing your webmacro, jsp, freemarker cr*p
down
> >our throats. The strangest thing is that, most of these template tools
web
> >sites dont provide easy AND workable examples on their functionality.
Most
> >are just plain ads coupled with convoluted examples and the infamous
Hello
> >world servlet. Please .......
> >
> >So when people like yours truly complaint on how complicated they are to
> >use, then came forth those derogatory remarks such as "unreformed perl
> >programmer", "messy coder" etc-etc ....... well go ahead and make
yourself
> >feel superior by trashing out at us .......
> >
> >I really hope that in the future, servlet development will not be so
> painful
> >and messy as it is at the present.
> >
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