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Re: [ECS] CGI advice needed Scott Reston Sat, 29 Jan 2000 20:44:38 -0500

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my first thought is CGI would probably be less desireable than something like java due
to the dynamic nature of ECS. i've got a setup now where i use perl to 
communicate with ECS via DDE and while it works pretty well, it's still very static.
by choosing java, i imagine you'd have a lot more flexibility in making things 
dynamically update. another bonus -  it's possible for javascript to speak to a java
applet. that would allow users to write their own interfaces using HTML and 
javascript that could communicate and control ECS.

i can give you advice about CGI and a little advice on perl if you need it, but everything
i've built with CGI has been very static... any java gurus out there??


scott reston
ih8gates@concentric.net


On Sat, 29 Jan 2000 20:08:09 -0500, Mark Gilmore wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>NOTE:An embryonic ECS/LINUX is now "operational", in that it
>executes Events and supports most serial-devices (less the
>modem and the NAPCO). Still lacking is sound support and a
>user-interface (other than scrolling status text).
>
>Rather than manually re-invent yet ANOTHER user-interface for
>ECS/LINUX, I thought that I would be better off creating a
>HTML/CGI-based interface that could be used on multiple platforms
>(e.g. Win AND LINUX). BUT before diving into anything, I would
>appreciate your sage guidance :-):

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