Domino 5 Web Programming with XML, Java, and JavaScript (Paperback)

~ Randy Tamura (Author)

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Few platforms for content and service delivery over Internet-standard networks have built upon open programming languages to the extent that Domino has. IBM's flagship server product, with support for its own object models as well as those generally supported by Web browsers, has a remarkable capacity to support platform-independent clients. Domino 5 Web Programming with XML, Java, and JavaScript shows how to create server-side applications by using Domino Designer, and then how to communicate with those programs from the client side by a variety of means.

In large part, this book is an object reference. It includes a complete directory of the Document Object Model (DOM) with which JavaScript works, plus reference material on the Domino objects for Java. The DOM and JavaScript material--to the extent that it documents the standard, non-Domino-specific scripting environment--isn't especially valuable; better references exist in print and on the Web. The portions of the reference that deal with Domino's own object model, however, are very good and worth including in the library of any Domino shop. Explanatory material is excellent, such as a play-by-play description of what happens when a user submits a form. Examples also make this book worthwhile. For example, you can turn to this book for a quick demonstration of how to use CORBA to mediate communications between a Java applet and a Domino server. Randall Tamura's work shows you several ways to solve most client/server application problems under Domino. --David Wall

Topics covered: Creating custom Domino and Notes applications through the use of Java, JavaScript, HTML, and XML. Coverage of Domino Designer explains the server side of the development equation, while tutorials on HTML, JavaScript, the Document Object Model (DOM), and Java applets take care of the client side. Database access and forms management get special attention.

Product Description

Domino 5 Web Programming with XML, Java, and JavaScript provides the latest information about the newest technologies in the Domino Designer. Learn how to program client interfaces with the Domino Designer. Use JavaScript to enhance your Web user experience and access back-end database systems with Domino Java servlets or agents. Each of the Domino Object classes is described, making this a handy reference for Domino Java programmers. You'll learn advanced techniques such as how Notes and Domino interact with Java threads and how to create Java Server Pages by integrating the IBM WebSphere Application server with Domino. You'll learn secrets of component programming with Java Applets and JavaBeans. Each chapter ends with a set of questions that can be used to test your understanding.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 936 pages
• Publisher: Que (August 8, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789722755
• ISBN-13: 978-0789722751
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.4 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,628,198 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you want a future in Domino Dev, buy this book, August 14, 2000

By	FRANK T. (Kennesaw, GA United States) - See all my reviews

This book is divided into 5 sections: IDE, JavaScript, Using Java in Notes/Domino, Domino objects for Java, and Data Integration.

I didn't buy the book for the 162 pg IDE section and it may be considered a bit basic (I already know how to start Designer).

The 158 pg JavaScript section is great and lays out the Document Object Model nicely (something difficult to find elsewhere). It gives good demos on validation, rollovers, and cookies.

Java is covered in the 3rd and 4th sections comprising 348 pages. It's deep and comprehensive.

The remaining 157 pgs is devoted to Enterprise Integration, combining XML, Java, and Domino.

I really like that the CD has the full text of the book, making searching a breeze.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for beginners, lacking for advanced., October 5, 2000

By	Ron Senykoff (Boca Raton, FL) - See all my reviews

Since purchasing the book it has served as a great reference. However, I was disappointed that it lacked in showing actual implementation. The section on using JavaScript for form validation is such an example. While we are shown how to use JavaScript to check fields, we are not shown how to appy it in both Domino _and_ the web. Ideally, JavaScript was brought in for such a purpose... thus eliminating having to write 2 sets of form validation for every form. Getting it to work elegantly across both platforms can prove to be tricky, and the books lacks on this side of it. If you are looking for something to point you in the right direction with XML, Java, and Notes, this is for you. If you want 'tricks' of the trade, this isn't so great.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I really like this book, November 11, 2000

By	Rob Kirkland (Downingtown, PA USA) - See all my reviews

As a full-time Domino administrator, but only a part-time Domino designer, my Notes programming skills tend to get rusty. And I tend to fall behind in my knowledge of the newer design techniques. This book has been just the tonic for me. It has helped me to bring myself up to date as a Domino designer.

I would think, too, that it would be a great book for anyone approaching Domino Web design as a beginner. It introduces you to everything you need to know: beginning with the Domino Designer interface, Notes design elements, and elementary Notes page formatting tasks (including HTML); continuing through all the language models -- formula language, JavaScript, Java, and XML; and culminating with the very most sophisticated techniques, such as integrating Domino with relational data and streamlining your Domino Web serving with Java servlets and Java Server Pages.

While this book may not be the only book you'll want to own on any one of the topics it covers, it is certainly a good overview of the topic of Domino Web development. And it is a good introduction to Domino Web development for any non-Domino developer. I recommend this book.