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Samples

Templating System : Demo As the links reveal, the "Data" files have the extension .tcl and the "Template" files have .adp . If you want to see a little behind the scenes, you can look at the Tcl code into which we compile the template. The last column will deliver the resulting page to your browser.

Mechanisms underlaid in red are known to not work.

General

Description	Data	Template	Compiled Template	Output
Simple variable substitution	View	View	View	View
Using bind variables in your query	View	View	View	View
A plain Tcl page that returns its own output	View	None	None	View
Conditional Expressions	View	View	View	View
Comments	None	View	View	View

Combining templates

Description	Data	Template	Compiled Template	Output
Include a template within another template	View	include included	include included	View
Wrap a page within a master template	None	Slave Master	Slave Master	View
Using the default master	None	View	View	View
Include with master and recursion. Remember Fibonacci from pset 1, exercise 1?	Start Included Master	Start Included Master	Start Included Master	View

Embedded Tcl

Description	Data	Template	Compiled Template	Output
Tcl escape with implicit output	View	View	View	View
Tcl escape with explicit output	None	View	View	View
Template chunks within escaped Tcl code blocks	View	View	View	View
Puts (if you absolutely must)	View	View	View	View

Iteration

To see the following examples with different data, you can enter additional users into the sample table with "a simple form" or change them with "editing: several pages in one" in section Using the Form Manager below.

Description

Data

Template

Compiled
Template

Output

Repeating template chunks for each row of a query result

View

Generating the multirow datasource in TCL

View

Repeating template chunks for each row of a query result, with custom manipulation of data

View

Repeating template chunks with grouping ViewViewViewView ViewViewViewViewViewViewViewView


Repeating template chunks as cells of a grid
Repeating template chunks for each element of a list

Both Iteration and Composition

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Absolute ViewOuter
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Description	Data	Template	Compiled Template	Output
Apply different skins to the same data
Passing a multirow datasource to an included page
Processing a template from a string (not file)

Using ListBuilder

Description	Data	Template	Compiled Template	Output
Simplest (single-column) list, no features	View .tcl postgres query oracle query	No master W/ master	No master W/ master	No master W/ master
Add some columns	View .tcl postgres query oracle query	View	View	View
Add the ability to sort by any column	View .tcl postgres query oracle query	View	View	View
Link the title to a one-note detail page	index detail	index detail	index detail	View
Add a bulk action to delete all checked notes	index delete postgres query oracle query	index	index	View
Add a single/non-bulk action to create a note	index add-edit	index add-edit	index add-edit	View
Add a filter	index postgres query oracle query	index	index	View
Add pagination with no page group cache	index postgres query oracle query	index	index	View
Add page group caching to pagination (no looks difference)	index add-edit delete	index	index	View

Forms

Description	Data	Template	Compiled Template	Output
Using ad_page_contract	Target	Form Target Error Page	Form Target Error Page	Form Target
Report an error related to a request.	View	View	Plain	View

Using the Form Manager.

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GriddedSimple
GriddedSimple
Gridded ViewViewViewViewViewViewViewInline Error MessageSitewide Error PageValid RequestViewViewViewViewViewViewViewViewViewSubmit
ConfirmSubmit
ConfirmViewViewViewViewViewViewViewViewView

Description	Data	Template	Compiled Template	Output
A simple form
A form with button groups
A form with Select widgets
Custom validation of a request


A form with the Date widget
Editing: several pages in one
A form with a custom confirmation page
A form with display/edit modes
A form with multiple submit buttons