On Nov 5, 1:55 pm, Frank van Bortel <frank.van.bor..._at_gmail.com>
wrote:
> Jake wrote:
> > I know this isn't going to be popular, but here goes.
>
> > Looking at the HTP package, if I had to make a lot of web pages using
> > that, it looks like it would be, well, painful, compared to other
> > languages like PHP, Ruby, ASP, JSP for instance.
>
> > Is this commonly used to create web pages using PL/SQL, or is there
> > another preferred method?
>
> > Does PL/SQL have any templating mechanism where you can create a text
> > html template and just "fill in the blanks" procedurally?
>
> > thanks.
>
> What could be "painful"?
> Just run the page through a html to plsql converter, load it,
> and done - if you deliver the page, I'll stream it from the database
> 10 seconds later.
>
> And - if you plan on doing things from with the database, some
> form of wrapping might be handy. Application Express and Portal
> are two examples of Oracle products doing just that.
>
> If you want a bit more control, take a look athttp://vanbortel.blogspot.com/2006/07/authentication-in-modplsql.html
> or this:http://vanbortel.blogspot.com/2006/09/modplsql-and-flexible-parameter...
>
> Comes with a wrapper, too
>
> --
> Regards,
> Frank van Bortel
>
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By "painful" I was refering to all the frame() formOpen()
framesSetOpen() noframesClose() functions/procedures in the htp
package just to make a web page. I'll have to check out the other
ways of doing it though.
Received on Mon Nov 05 2007 - 17:11:17 CST
