Computer Book Reviews
Page One of TwoCGI for Commerce by Gunther Birznicks and Selena Sol
M&T Books, March 1997.Trade Paperback, 320 pages.
ISBN: 1558515593
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CGI for Commerce explains the nuts and bolts
of setting up a shopping cart script and how to
implement the script to work with your site.
Instruction includes valuable coding for
procedures such as sales-tax calculation and
credit card validation. The book instructs the
reader by teaching him or her how to install a complete
web store script (in the Perl language)
and provides a step-by-step explanation
of the script and its different components. Subjects addressed
in the book include frames, databases, JavaScript,
VBScript, secure servers and processing orders.
In addition to its value for providing a complete script for an online store, the book is also useful for web programmers creating their own program who are looking for snippets of code for certain procedures, such as calculating shipping and discounts from sales or multiple orders. A great reference book to help you jump start setting up your e-commerce website.
Dynamic HTML Web Magic by Jeff Rouyer
New Riders, August 1998.Trade Paperback, 296 pages.
ISBN: 1568304218
Ordering information:
Amazon.com.
This design aide provides instruction for the
more flamboyant webmaster looking to provide
appealing animated text and graphics on their
webpages using dynamic HTML (DHTML) and
JavaScript. Instruction
covers topics such as: flashing text, scrolling text,
fading text, zooming text, numerous types of
animations, toggle menus, scrolling menus,
pop-up menus and other bells and whistles. The book allows you to
provide dynamic interfaces on your site that
liven up your menus, text and graphics. Each
concept is explained using source code, screen
shots and step-by-step procedures. The book's
companion CD includes
additional DHTML techniques, examples and code
from the book and third
party software. Dynamic HTML Web Magic is a
great reference aide for those
looking to spice up their webpages in dramatic
fashion using animations and moving text.
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