HTML Templates for PL/SQL Cartridge

For those interested, there is now a free library available that provides HTML Template capabilities to Oracle8 PL/SQL Cartridge developers. Visit www.voug.org and follow the 'Tech Tips' link to the 'Web/Internet-Enabled RDBMS Techtips' section. Installation instructions, use instructions and sample code are provided.

For those who have not previously used HTML Templates, this technique can dramatically reduce the time, effort and complexity typically associated with development and maintenance of dynamically generated HTML web apps. You build your back-end Application Logic Layer in PL/SQL and you build your front-end Presentation Layer in HTML, using your favorite graphical HTML editor. (No more nasty HTP and HTF spaghetti required! :-) Design of and changes to the presentation (adding/removing columns and fields, changing layout, etc) are then done _entirely_ in HTML using a graphical HTML editor, without ever touching the PL/SQL code and without the need to regenerate the code (as is required with WebAlchemy).

Download the library and give it a try - it's very simple to use and can make life as a PL/SQL Cartridge developer _much_ more enjoyable. :-)

Jim Stoll

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