Creating Web Pages

+Creating Web Pages

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Creating Web Pages

by Joel Aufrecht

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Install some API

As a workaround for missing content-repository functionality, copy a provided file into the directory for tcl files:

-    cp /var/lib/aolserver/service1/packages/acs-core-docs/www/files/note-procs.tcl /var/lib/aolserver/service1/packages/myfirstpackage/tcl/

To make this file take effect, go to the APM and choose "Reload all files" for "MyFirstPackage".

Build the "Index" page

Each user-visible page in your package has, typically, +

Install some API

As a workaround for missing content-repository functionality, copy a provided file into the directory for tcl files:

+    cp /var/lib/aolserver/service1/packages/acs-core-docs/www/files/note-procs.tcl /var/lib/aolserver/service1/packages/myfirstpackage/tcl/

To make this file take effect, go to the APM and choose "Reload all files" for "MyFirstPackage".

Build the "Index" page

Each user-visible page in your package has, typically, three parts. The tcl file holds the procedural logic for the page, including TCL and database-independent SQL code, and does things like