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########################################################## # GDIdB demo script (c) 1997 Global Data Industries # Datasource=workweb.mdb (Access database) # # In this example, SQL queries are made to extract the # different categories of jobs contained in a single # database table. Because the jobs in each category are # the result of a database search, care is needed to define # SQL search criteria that will accurately sort the data. # It is always possible that some jobs will not be included # under any category, and that some jobs will be included # in several categories. ########################################################## ########################################################## # variable catpagecount is used to generate a unique link # for each of the category pages, and for the pages linked # under each category. It is incremented once for each # category produced. &defvar(?catpagecount?) &assign(?catpagecount?,1) ########################################################## # Print the information screen &cls &print("WorkWeb 2 Demo Script") &print("-----------------------------------") ########################################################## # declare the ODBC data source &datasource("Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};DBQ=workweb.mdb") ########################################################## # call the subroutine that generates the top-level HTML # index page &indexpage ########################################################## # Create and fill each of the job categories using &jcat # subroutine. (Defined later in the script) The first # argument to the function is used as the category name, # the second is used in the SQL query to fetch relevent # job vacencies. # Analogue Engineers &jcat("Analogue Engineers","Analogue") # Software Engineers &jcat("Software Engineers","software") # HTML Authors &jcat("HTML Authors","html") # RF Engineers &jcat("R.F. Engineers","rf") # Hardware Engineers &jcat("Hardware Engineers","hardware engineer") # ASIC Engineers &jcat("ASIC Engineers","asic") ########################################################## # print the finishing message &msgbox("All done!",iconinformation) &cls &print("Demo web site HTML generation complete. Click the HTML button to see the results.") &print &print # END OF SCRIPT ########################################################## # SUBROUTINES ########################################################## # This is the top-level page containing links to the pages # created from the database searches. This page is actually # static (it contains no database data) so could be created # as a normal HTML file and left on the web server. # It has been included in this script merely for information. &defsub("indexpage") { &html ("index.html") { <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Work Web</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BACKGROUND="wwbg1.gif" LINK=BLACK VLINK=BLACK ALINK=WHITE> <IMG SRC="ww1.gif"> <TABLE CELLPADDING=10 CELLSPACING=10 BORDER=0 WIDTH="100%"> <TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP> Select a Job Category: <UL> # subroutine jcat will produce all of the files that link # to the following links <LI><A HREF="cat1.html" onMouseover="window.status='View Jobs in category Analogue Engineers';return true">Analogue Engineers</A> <LI><A HREF="cat2.html" onMouseover="window.status='View Jobs in category Software Engineers';return true">Software Engineers</A> <LI><A HREF="cat3.html" onMouseover="window.status='View Jobs in category HTML Authors';return true">HTML Authors</A> <LI><A HREF="cat4.html" onMouseover="window.status='View Jobs in category RF Engineers';return true">RF Engineers</A> <LI><A HREF="cat5.html" onMouseover="window.status='View Jobs in category Hardware Engineers';return true">Hardware Engineers</A> <LI><A HREF="cat6.html" onMouseover="window.status='View Jobs in category ASIC Designers';return true">ASIC Designers</A> </UL> </TD> <TD WIDTH="45%" VALIGN=TOP> This Site demonstrates the use of GDI's Database publishing software. A single database table consisting of jobs is grouped into job categories, this is merged with the web site HTML and passed to the web server automatically. </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE CELLPADDING=10 CELLSPACING=10 BORDER=0 WIDTH="100%"> <TR> <TD> System Bullet points: <UL> <LI> Totally automated publishing of database and spreadsheet data using a dial-up Internet connection. <LI> The database does not need to be stored on the web server. <LI> No specialist knowledge is required by web site maintainer. <LI> Zero administration overhead- Just set the times/days when you want to update your web site from your database and forget it! </UL> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <CENTER> Web site design by: <A HREF="http://www.gd-ind.com">GLOBAL DATA INDUSTRIES</A> </CENTER> </BODY> </HTML> } } ########################################################## # Subroutine jcat handles the creation of the job category # pages, and is called once for each job category processed. # The function uses values passed as arguments, these are # accessed in the subroutine using ?argv? variable array. # Note the use of nested &html functions in this subroutine, # where the job content page is generated 1/2 way through # the generation of the job category page &defsub("jcat") { &html("cat?catpagecount?.html") { &print("Creating category ?catpagecount?") &inc(?catpagecount?) <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Jobs List</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BACKGROUND="wwbg1.gif" LINK=BLACK VLINK=BLACK ALINK=WHITE> <TABLE WIDTH="80%" CELLSPACING=10 BORDER=0> <TR> <TD><IMG SRC="wwbullet1.gif"></TD> <TD> ?argv[1]? </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <UL><UL> # this subroutine uses functions &sql, &if and &foreachrow. # A slightly simpler alternative would be to use the &getdata # function followed by a &else function. &sql("SELECT * FROM Jobs WHERE JobDesc Like '%?argv[2]?%'") { &if (?recordsetsize?==0) { Sorry! We currently have no jobs in this category. } &foreachrow { <LI><A HREF="p?catpagecount?n?rownumber?.html" onMouseover="window.status='View Job (?JobTitle?) details.';return true">?JobTitle?</A> &html("p?catpagecount?n?rownumber?.html") { <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Job Description</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BACKGROUND="wwbg1.gif"> <TABLE WIDTH="80%" CELLSPACING=10 BORDER=0> <TR> <TD><IMG SRC="wwbullet1.gif"></TD> <TD> ?JobTitle? </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <CENTER> <TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=10 BORDER=0> <TR> <TD> Job ref: ?JobNo? <TT> ?JobDesc?</TT> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> </BODY> </HTML> } } } </UL></UL> </BODY> </HTML> } }