CGI Programming with Visual Basic 5

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 578 pages
• Published by: Osborne Publishing October 1, 1997
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0079136885
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0079136886
• Book Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.6 inches
• Weighs: 2.2 pounds

Book Description
Develop Web Apps Fast! Master CGI with the complete library, including virtual cookies and apps using cookie parsing;

Create a full-featured 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;

Discover the complete CGI library for VB 5 on the CD-ROM, plus source code for the cookie-based shopping cart, generic search engine, secure user entry function, and interactive video files.

Back Cover Copy
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.

Reader Reviews
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'.