CGI Programming with Visual Basic 5 [Paperback]

Ofer Laor (Author)

Book Description

Series: Hands-on Web Development | Publication Date: October 1, 1997

This volume covers Common Gateway Interface application programing using Visual Basic 5. The CD-ROM contains source code for Web applications, a generic search engine and secured user entry function. As the Internet continues to expand and the number of Web applications continues to multiply. Developers are looking for a standard, easy-to-use, yet sophisticated language for CGI programming. The book/CD-ROM contains a complete CGI library for working with Visual Basic 5. It also describes useful information on how to get VB5 to work with Active Server pages. The CD-ROM also includes source code for Web applications for: a cookie-based shopping cart; a generic search engine; and a secured user-entry function.

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From the Back Cover

CGI Solutions with VB5 CGI Solutions with Visual Basic 5 gives you at-hand solutions-real code you can use. You get clear and detailed instructions for creating CGI solutions with the VB5 you already know-without having to learn C++ or Perl! This book gives you everything you need to slash development time--from ready-to-run code to expert, written-for-developers procedures for creating, installing, and configuring applications. Inside CGI Programming with Visual Basic 5 you'll find expert, step-by-step solutions for developing advanced CGI solutions--including plenty of sample code. This complete, professional solutions kit helps you cut development time and solve complex problems quickly with made-to-order applications that use VB5. Develop Web Apps Fast! Master CGI with the complete library, including virtual cookies and applications using cookie parsing; Create a full-feathered Web shopping cart, including SSL implementation, e-mail to clients, and credit card charges on the server; Develop a search engine with forward and backward capability; Build a security system that logs users onto your Web page; Make Visual Basic work with Active Server Pages and OLEISAPI. Take advantage of advanced techniques, such as JavaScript and ActiveX documents. About the Author: Ofer LaOr has expanded client/server development into the Internet arena with C++ and Visual Basic CGI applications. He has worked in real-time communication, embedded systems, and object-oriented systems. On the CD-ROM: Discover the complete CGI library for VB5 on the CD-ROM, plus source code for the cookie-based shopping cart, generic search engine, secure user entry function, and interactive video files.

Product Details

• Paperback: 578 pages
• Publisher: Osborne Publishing (October 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0079136885
• ISBN-13: 978-0079136886
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.2 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,048,719 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A must for any BASIC programmer interested in CGI, March 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: CGI Programming with Visual Basic 5 (Paperback)

First, I should note that using Visual Basic for a web server application is pathetic. Each instance of the application requires a minimum of 4 megs of RAM, so using it on a high-traffic site is suicidal.

That said, the book and the code in the book are very good. Ported to C, Delphi or especially PowerBASIC, you can't go wrong. The book also does a fairly good job of covering the CGI spec.

My suggestion, buy the book and go get yourself a copy of PowerBASIC so that you can create true CGI apps that take only a few K instead of megabytes.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Are you kidding me?, November 28, 2001

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"webgeekinc" - See all my reviews

This review is from: CGI Programming with Visual Basic 5 (Paperback)

Visual Basic is absolutely the wrong language to write CGI applications. The overhead required will drag your server down to a crawl.

That said, the book itself is fairly well written with lots of useful information. If you are a CGI programmer in general (C, Delphi or PowerBASIC) then there is some really useful information here. Particularly if you are a PowerBASIC programmer, since PowerBASIC can compile stand-alone executables to just a few 'k-bytes'.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars confused even more, November 22, 1999

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TD (San Francisco) - See all my reviews

This review is from: CGI Programming with Visual Basic 5 (Paperback)

"Deliver CGI applications easily" says the cover of this book. After spending a whole weekend with the book, I could not get past chapter 2. Every example I tried generated confusing error messages. I'm actually using VB 6 instead of 5, and nothing in this 500+ page book suggests whether or not this is allowed. A quick look at the index tells you it is too short for a 500 page book. One of the most popular CGI applications is a counter, however, the word counter does not even appear in the index. Only 2 entries are under the letter "B" in the index. That's what I'd expect from a 20 page book. This book is written in a language that only someone who already knows the subject matter could possibly understand.