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Cgi How-To: The Definitive Cgi Scripting Problem-Solver (Paperback)

by Stephen Asbury (Author), Jason Mathews (Author), Selena Sol (Author), Kevin Greer (Author)

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Over 100 step-by-step solutions are given to CGI problems. This reference supports both C and Perl and provides code that can be reused in CGI scripting projects.

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Provides detailed instructions for building Web-based applications using CGI scripts, including pitfalls, enhancements, and alternate solutions. - Over 100 practical step-by-step solutions to CGI programming problems

- Organized by function for easy look-up

- Includes reusable code for CGI Scripting projects

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Paperback: 544 pages
Publisher: Waite Group Press (September 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 157169028X
ISBN-13: 978-1571690289
Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 1.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds

Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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3.0 out of 5 stars VERY dated but still of considerable value, January 13, 2000

By	Geoffrey Brown (Taconic, CT United States) - See all my reviews

This is a 1996 book still being sold in year 2000 and that says something about it. It is a very useful book in many respects. A whole lot of the stuff in it is as useful today as it was in 1996. However, just for perspective, Win 3.1 was still the dominant Windows platform back then, and there was no Microsoft browser (or server, for that matter) in general use -- Netscape was it. In fact, the index shows Win 3.1 and NT 4.0 (no Win 95) and there's not even an index entry for Microsoft! (There are for Netscape, Mac, etc.) The short list of potential programming errors is still useful, and the security risks listed are things you always have to have in the back of your mind. I think the book would be most useful if you were going use it in a site where not a whole lot had changed recently or where there was not much money for newer technology. They do provide scripts for such things as a shopping cart and it makes you wonder how many e-commerce sites on the web right now basically just loaded up the scripts from the CD-ROM as a starting point. I found the book useful, but as a consultant my needs are not those of someone who writes Perl for a living.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent applications examples, June 28, 1999

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This book starts off with a bang, showing the reader how to transfer client data and decode it at the server. CGI cripts are built up in a step-by-step method easily comprehended by a beginning Perl user (me) and in most cases are translated into the equivalent convolutions of C; the comparison of the two sets of code make the utility of Perl dramatically apparent. "CGI How-To" is an effective practical companion to Larry Wall's "Perl Programming", which is complete but often theoretical in nature.

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3.0 out of 5 stars No online help, December 16, 1999

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There is a good deal of valuable information here for the intermediate perl programmer, but no online errata sheet is provided, and the book is not flawless. Plan on spending a fair amount of time debugging on your own.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Too simplistic approach
I found the book not very rewarding to read, and I feel the writers try to explain too much. So I found a lot of material I could have come up with myself, and just a few new... Read more

Published on September 9, 2001 by danger_sys

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good reference manual
A very good book for beginners and anvanced CGI programmers. However I would have liked all examples to include C code as well as PERL

Published on April 19, 1998 by moroney@gil.com.au

5.0 out of 5 stars CGI How-To empowers the reader with real CGI solutions.
CGI How-To: The Definitive CGI Scripting Problem-Solver empowers you with the ability to solve your CGI maladies. Read more

Published on February 12, 1997

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