ActiveX Web Programming: ISAPI, Controls, and Scripting [Paperback]

Adam Blum (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471161772 | ISBN-13: 978-0471161776 | Publication Date: December 31, 1996 | Edition: 1

Everything you need to know to develop the most dynamic, interactive Web applications ever, using all tge new technologies introduced by ActiveX

Now Active X Web Programming shows Web developers how to use and take full advantage of the ActiveX suite of programming tools and technologies. Noted Internet developer Adam Blum tells you everything you need to know about ISAPI, ISAPI filters, ActiveX controls, VBScript, and server-side scripting. You get:

Tons of useful sample code, reusable class libraries, and utility programs
* C++ classes to assist in building your Web applications
* In-depth coverage of ISAPI and ISAPI filters to extend the functionality of your Web server
* Sample programs that illustrate how to use each ActiveX technology
* Demonstrations of how to integrate Java with ActiveX/COM using the Visual J++ environment
* VBScripts to create rich client-side functionality for your Web site
* Denali tutorial and sample scripts for easy-to-build server-side functionality.

Be sure to visit the companion site, where you will find:
* Source code for all the programs described in the book
* Working examples of applications built with ActiveX technologies.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

ActiveX Web Programming is not so much a tutorial as an overview of ActiveX technology within the context of Web development. The discussion, which is aimed at programmers, gives a good conceptual overview of ActiveX along with many concrete examples to help programmers see what it involves to implement a given technology.

The book is divided fairly evenly between server-side and client-side issues. Server topics include an architectural overview of the Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) and the Internet Database Connector (IDC) and detailed discussions of ISAPI filters, the ISAPI specification, and CGI and ISAPI programming in both Perl and C++. The client side portion of the book features chapters on the creation of ActiveX controls with the ActiveX Control Framework, an overview of VBScript (with a chapter on ActiveX Server), and in-depth coverage of Java and how it can interact with ActiveX. While each one of these topics could be the subject of an entire book, ActiveX Web Programming is a good choice for anyone who is trying to get a real handle on what ActiveX offers as a client/server Web technology.

From the Publisher

Now Active X Web Programming shows Web developers how to use and take full advantage of the ActiveX suite of programming tools and technologies. Noted Internet developer Adam Blum tells you everything you need to know about ISAPI, ISAPI filters, ActiveX controls, VBScript, and server-side scripting. You get: Tons of useful sample code, reusable class libraries, and utility programs C++ classes to assist in building your Web applications In-depth coverage of ISAPI and ISAPI filters to extend the functionality of your Web server Sample programs that illustrate how to use each ActiveX technology Demonstrations of how to integrate Java with ActiveX/COM using the Visual J++ environment VBScripts to create rich client-side functionality for your Web site Denali tutorial and sample scripts for easy-to-build server-side functionality. Be sure to visit the companion site, where you will find: Source code for all the programs described in the book Working examples of applications built with ActiveX technologies.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 402 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (December 31, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471161772
• ISBN-13: 978-0471161776
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,268,888 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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