Amazon.com Review
Most Web developers use one set of technologies for most of their production work and another set that offers more flexibility at the expense of compatibility. Many of these advanced technologies involve scripting standards that are often browser-dependent, and keeping current with them is often next to impossible.
Windows Web Scripting Developer's Guide is a collection of the various advanced Microsoft scripting technologies--all in one place.
This book has a traditional tutorial style with a combination of technology overview and code examples, plus some discussion of the dos and don'ts, such as why you should or shouldn't use HTML applications. Useful examples--such as an HTML grid component, menu component, and mouse capturing with DHTML--illustrate many of the real-world benefits of these scripting technologies on the platforms that support them.
A full-blown example--an online time-tracking application--wraps things up, combining DHTML, XML, and development cycle issues into a single, coherent process. There is no companion CD-ROM, but the larger samples (such as the time-tracking application) are available from the publisher's Web site. Although many of the techniques in this tutorial are platform-dependent, this compilation will be quite useful when you want to unleash the full power of scripting. --Stephen W. Plain
Topics covered:
- HTML components
- CSS
- DHTML reuse and encapsulation
- XML Data Source Object (DSO)
- XML data binding
- XSL querying
- XML schemas
- Windows script components
- ASP scripting components
- Remote scripting
From the Back Cover
Integrate advanced scripting technologies to build powerful Web-based applications. Get superior performance and functionality from your Web applications using Microsoft's advanced scripting, technologies and the detailed information in this volume. Everything you need to know is here - from DHTML behaviors, Element behaviors, XML, XML DOM, and XML DSO to XSL patterns, remote scripting solutions, and ASP scripting components. Windows scripting experts Dan Heflin and Todd Ney provide detailed syntax explanations and real-world applications you can use or modify to fit your needs. Well-organized, cross-referenced appendices covering JavaScript, HTML Components, XML DOM, XSL, Windows Script Components, and ASP models will save you valuable programming time. Windows Web Scripting Developer's Guide is a must-have for Web content creators and developers of all skill levels. Create powerful Web-based applications using XML, DHTML behaviors, remote scripting, and Windows Script Components. Create reusable components using DHTML behaviors and Element behaviors. Bind HTML elements to XML data sets using XML Data Source Objects. Display, filter, test, and sort XML data with XSL. Implement dynamic ASP Windows Script Components. Retrieve, Store, and manipulate data from an XML document using the Document Object Model (DOM). Describe and share data in a standardized way with XML schemas. Use remote scripting to return data from the server without leaving the current Web page. Enable clipboard and drag-and-drop features using advanced DHTML features.
