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Perl CGl Programming: No experience required.
Visual BasicVisual Basic is Microsofts workhorse language for simple Windows application development. Figure 1.13 shows some VB code in a Word macro.
Advantages Some of the advantages of VB in a CGI context are:
Disadvantages Some of VBs disadvantages are:
Shell LanguagesShell scripts, including batch and command files on MS-DOS and Windows 95 and NT, are easy to use and easy to write. Advantages Some of the advantages of the shell languages are:
Disadvantages Some of the disadvantages are:
Proprietary CGI MethodsSome of the proprietary CGI methods such as ActiveX from Microsoft and JavaScript from Netscape are worth mentioning. These are very powerful tools, make no mistake about it. Because they take full and specific advantage of the hardware/ software platforms on which they run, the proprietary packages are naturally much faster and much more efficient than more traditional CGI software. After all, theres just no comparison between a program that runs according to a strictly imposed set of rules, basically on top of the operating system, and a program that is able to utilize even the most bare-metal of operating system functions. However, it is not in the spirit of CGI to adhere to a particular hardware or software platform. Like the spirit of the Internet, it is to let as many people as possible, with as many varied machines as possible, become part of the community. No restrictionsthats the way its supposed to be. Whats Ahead? Now you know a little about Perl, CGI, and the World Wide Web. In Skill 2 youll write your first CGI program. Are You Experienced?Now you can
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