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Getting Started
Thank you for choosing
Tango, the fastest tool for creating dynamic Web applications. To
begin running Tango applications, please ensure that both your Web
server and Tango Server are started. To start your Tango Server on
Windows NT, go to your Services control panel, find the Tango 3 Personal
Server option and start the service. In Windows 95/98, from the Windows
Start menu, choose Programs, and then point to Tango Enterprise 3.52
and Tango Server.
This introduction provides you with
useful information about how to get started using Tango. The topics
covered include:
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Registering will provide you with access to information regarding software
updates, sample Tango applications that we provide for free, contests, and
promotions. You can register Tango at http://register.pervasive.com/.
As you successfully develop your Tango applications, it will become necessary
for you to purchase the Tango Application Server component, which allows
you to deploy your solutions. The Tango Application Server is available
on several platforms, including Windows NT/95/98, Solaris, AIX and Macintosh.
For information on how to purchase, please contact our Sales department:
There are several demos and examples provided
for you to try and use when creating your own solutions. An Online Banking
System and an E-Commerce demo will help you to learn how to use various
features of Tango, including Tango meta-tags, using JavaScript with Tango,
Database actions, Transaction actions, as well as building the business
logic of your solutions. There is also an example provided that shows you
how to integrate Java Classes into your Tango solutions. These demos and
examples are located in Tango3 folder in the root folder of your Web server.
To access the demos that have been provided
for you, your URL must contain the following structure:
- http://{machine name or IP address}/{cgi
directory}/t3cgi.exe/{path to application file}/{taf filename}
To run the individual demos and examples, links have been provided for
you below. (Please note that these links assume you have chosen the default
locations for your web server directories. If you have modified these locations,
you will have to edit the URL's provided accordingly).
Online Banking Demonstration
Remember to start
your Web server.
The online banking demonstration provides
you with a real-world Tango based application. With this demo several fictitious
bank accounts will be set-up for you. You can then perform common banking
transactions such as viewing your account statements, transferring funds
between accounts, paying bills, you can even edit your personal information.
Running this demo is simple, just follow one of the URL's below:
I installed Tango with:
Apache
Internet Information
System (IIS)
To call your Tango applications
with IIS, you can use either the Tango CGI or the Tango plug-in.
http://127.0.0.1/scripts/t3cgi.exe/tango3/demos/ebank/ebank.taf
using the CGI.
http://127.0.0.1/Tango3/demos/ebank/ebank.taf
using the plug-in.
Netscape
To call your Tango applications
with Netscape servers, you can use either the Tango CGI or the Tango plug-in.
http://127.0.0.1/cgi-bin/t3cgi.exe/tango3/demos/ebank/ebank.taf
using the CGI.
http://127.0.0.1/Tango3/demos/ebank/ebank.taf
using the plug-in.
E-Commerce Demo
Remember to start
your Web server.
An e-commerce application is also provided
that shows you how to set-up an online retail system with Tango. There are
two components to this application - the end-user component, where people
can come in and purchase items from your online store, and the administration
component, where the administrator receives and processes orders as well
as maintains the store content and look-and-feel of the applications. A
readme file
installed in the commerce demo directory explains all of the Tango application
files that are installed, and how to edit their content. Running this demo
is simple, just follow one of the URL's below:
I installed Tango with:
Apache
Internet Information
System (IIS)
To call your Tango applications
with IIS, you can use either the Tango CGI or the Tango plug-in.
http://127.0.0.1/scripts/t3cgi.exe/tango3/demos/commercedemo/blueskyedemo/init.taf
using the CGI.
http://127.0.0.1/Tango3/demos/commercedemo/blueskyedemo/init.taf
using the plug-in.
Netscape
To call your Tango applications
with Netscape servers, you can use either the Tango CGI or the Tango plug-in.
http://127.0.0.1/cgi-bin/t3cgi.exe/tango3/demos/commercedemo/blueskyedemo/init.taf
using the CGI.
http://127.0.0.1/Tango3/demos/commercedemo/blueskyedemo/init.taf
using the plug-in (Netscape 3.x servers only; for Netscape 2.x servers, use the CGI).
Java Integration in Tango
You can access the Java application file by selecting
one of the options below:
I installed Tango with:
Apache
Internet Information
System (IIS)
To call your Tango applications
with IIS, you can use either the Tango CGI or the Tango plug-in.
http://127.0.0.1/scripts/t3cgi.exe/tango3/Javademo/jastest.taf
using the CGI.
http://127.0.0.1/tango3/Javademo/jastest.taf
using the plug-in.
Netscape
To call your Tango applications
with Netscape servers, you can use either the Tango CGI or the Tango plug-in.
http://127.0.0.1/cgi-bin/t3cgi.exe/tango3/Javademo/jastest.taf
using the CGI.
http://127.0.0.1/Tango3/javademo/jastest.taf
using the plug-in.
Remember to start
your Web server.
Configuration variables set options in the Tango
Server. You can set up all of your configuration variables using the config.taf
application file: see the Getting Started Guide
or the online help for more information. To access the config.taf,
you must know the system password, which is, by default, admin. For purposes of security, it is
strongly recommended that you change the default password. You can change the password by
stopping Tango Server and editing the value of the configuration variable, CONFIGPASSWD= in the
Tango 3 Server Preferences file. This change takes place when you restart Tango Server.
The URL to run
the config.taf
will vary depending on which Web server you are using, and where you installed
Tango. The following URLs are the default paths to running config.taf.
I installed Tango with:
Apache
Internet Information
System (IIS)
To call config.taf with
IIS, you can use either the Tango CGI or the Tango plug-in.
http://127.0.0.1/scripts/t3cgi.exe/tango3/config.taf
using the CGI.
http://127.0.0.1/tango3/config.taf
using the plug-in.
Netscape
To call config.taf with
Netscape servers, you can use either the Tango CGI or the Tango plug-in.
http://127.0.0.1/cgi-bin/t3cgi.exe/tango3/config.taf
using the CGI.
http://127.0.0.1/Tango3/config.taf
using the plug-in.
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The Tango training course is titled, simply,
"Use It!" The name says it all. If you are new to the Web, the
Internet, HTML, and the whole gamut of technology that has created new means
of mass communication and redefined old ones, then the Use It! program is
what you need. If you are a seasoned Web programmer and designer, then you
will appreciate the way Tango compresses the development timeline for your
projects, and the way it allows you to think about maintaining control of
the three forms of logic that make up any good Web Enterprise: business
logic, database logic, and presentation logic.
For a list of training courses near you,
please visit our Web site at http://www.pervasive.com/training/index.html
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Tango Seminars
Pervasive will be running
an extensive seminar program consisting of such useful information as how to
create Tango applications, how to become involved in the partner program, who
is using Tango and much, much, more. For information on when these seminars
are going to be held, and how you can register, please visit our Web site at
http://www.pervasive.com/ for more information.
A special telephone number and e-mail address has been set up for this version
of the Tango Development Studio. Free support is available for 60 days from
installation.
There are various other support options available to meet your needs. Contact
Pervasive or your local distributor for more information about technical support
contracts.
